Columns

madison capitol building with various news sources around

Heinen: Madison media, we’re in this together

Neil Heinen,

Local news gathering is a responsibility and a privilege and those of us who do it take it seriously.

The end of college boxing

Doug Moe,

A somber anniversary was a chance for Doug Moe to reconnect with Evert Wallenfeldt, the author of a seminal book on the history of collegiate boxing.

‘Never stop singing’ says opera star Jeni Houser

Doug Moe,

Jeni Houser and her husband, tenor David Blalock, were scheduled to sing the leads in the Madison Opera production of “Orpheus in the Underworld” before COVID-19 caused its cancellation.

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Roach: Will COVID-19 be an uninvited wedding guest?

John Roach,

Well, didn’t the Roach clan pick an interesting time to plan a wedding?

Voices of Resilience spread in the magazine

Editor's note: Simple acts during a pandemic

Maija Inveiss,

How are we doing here at the magazine? We’re doing pretty well, all things considered.

Madison man Evan Hill wins Pulitzer Prize

Doug Moe,

“When I was in [Cairo's] Tahrir Square in 2011 is still probably the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen. But catching a Russian war plane in the act of bombing a hospital is right up there,” Evan Hill says.

Leo Burt, the Unabomber and me

Doug Moe,

The 50th anniversary of the bombing of Sterling Hall on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus is not an anniversary that Madison will celebrate, but it’s a significant milestone, nonetheless. And it contains some unfinished business — one of this city’s most enduring mysteries.

Clara Colby’s crusade for women

Doug Moe,

Susan B. Anthony called Clara Colby the best writer in the women’s movement, a sentiment shared by Anthony’s famous colleague, Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

Heinen: What separates us keeps us together

Neil Heinen,

Working from home was never something to which I aspired.

Walking with memories in the Arb

Doug Moe,

"What the Arboretum walks have done for me — in addition to providing the obvious benefit of time spent in a truly beautiful natural environ right in the city — is trigger memories," Doug Moe writes.

Roach: Love in the time of COVID-19

John Roach,

In the middle of a pandemic, my family is having a party.

Editor's Note: Better Days

Andrea Behling,

It’s day 26 of my quarantine as I type this from my work-from-home desk.

City Attorney Mike May's last day nears

Doug Moe,

For more than a decade, Mike May’s distinguished run as Madison’s city attorney coincided with my somewhat less distinguished run as a daily newspaper columnist in the city.

Ben Sidran's 'love song' to a legendary producer

Doug Moe,

Tommy LiPuma's work with legends — including Miles Davis, Paul McCartney, Barbra Streisand and Willie Nelson — produced a deep well of stories Ben Sidran includes in the book.

Podcast traces ink in Maraniss blood

Doug Moe,

The podcast "Ink in Our Blood" is David and Sarah Maraniss in conversation, including all aspects of David's career and how writing has been the through line for several generations of their family.