A Madison woman found the RNC pipe bomb in D.C.
Madison native Karlin Younger was outside her Washington, D.C., apartment when she saw what she thought was garbage. Then she looked a little closer.
A UW Alum Pens an Untold Watergate Tale
When James Barron was studying for a master’s degree at UW–Madison in the late 1960s, crossing paths with soon to be notables like Paul Soglin and Dick Cheney, his best moments were spent with Capital Times journalist John Patrick Hunter, who was ready with some advice.
Madison’s Mar-a-Lago Connection
News reports of President Donald Trump’s plan to spend the holidays at Mar-a-Lago, his Florida resort, reminded me of something Hanns Kuttner mentioned when I profiled him several years ago in Madison Magazine.
Madison author has a new book and memories of legendary test pilot Chuck Yeager
In Lenore McComas Coberly’s view, Yeager’s character — and her own — were formed by the West Virginia hills town where they grew up.
Roach: Shot in the dark
Wow. Almost didn’t get this column written because I was sick this past month.
Editor's Note: Moving forward into 2021
Forward we trudge into 2021, with gratitude, humanity and hope in our hearts.
Auctioning Oscar Mayer history
More than 300 items of memorabilia from prolific local collector are up for auction through Dec. 20
A Madison native’s love letter to Cubans and their vintage cars
Michael Shapiro was sitting on a park bench in Havana one day in 1999 when a Cuban woman told him how a Chevrolet Impala helped christen her marriage.
Farm boy to fighter pilot: George Kohn’s 'Vector to Destiny'
This is a story of a Dodge County farm kid who messed up a high school English paper and because of it wound up learning to fly fighter jets.
Roach: Winter is coming
For most of us, COVID-19 arrived last March. We hoped its visit would be brief. But instead it has moved in with us, taking no hint that it has long outlasted its welcome.
UW Radio alums snag a British legend
Retired Madison broadcast engineer recounts the unlikely story in a BBC radio interview listened to by six million-plus.
Editor's Note: Taco pizza and other indulgences
That’s the thing about food traditions — very seldom do they have to do just with the food.
Neil Heinen: Dr. John Y. Odom embodied the concept of 'elder'
'I can't imagine Madison without him,' says retired WISC-TV and Madison Magazine editorial director.
A new book, an old whiskey and the birth of a legend
Wright Thompson's latest, "Pappyland," sends Doug Moe on the hunt for a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle.
The West High grad who took the ‘The Lion King’ to Broadway
“The Lion King” went from a vague animated film idea to a $9 billion smash Broadway musical. And 1968 Madison West High School graduate Peter Schneider helped make it happen.
After 42 years in the hotel biz, it’s check-out time for Scott Faulkner
October 30 is Scott Faulkner’s last day as manager of the Wisconsin Union Club Suites at the Memorial Union and Union South, the position he assumed in 2013 after selling the Edgewater to Hammes Co.
Roach: The morning after
As a person who has lived more years than most, I can not remember a weirder time in America.
Editor's note: Proceed with caution
This unusual year has made the small details of everyday life stand out like never before.
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