Madison News from The Capital Times

Campus Connection: UW study links sleep apnea to higher mortality from cancer
Sun May 20

Campus Connection: UW study links sleep apnea to higher mortality from cancer
Capital Times (blog)
Todd Finkelmeyer has been covering higher education for the Capital Times since April 2008. He started contributing to the newspaper in 1990, was hired full-time in 1994 and has since covered everything from the Super Bowl to stem cell research.

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Kathleen Parker: Faux-raging for a story
Sun May 20

Kathleen Parker: Faux-raging for a story
Wisconsin State Journal
The proposal, which highlights the Obama-Wright relationship and resembles an ad rejected the last go-round by the McCain campaign, has made tsunami waves thanks to a story on The New York Times' front page. Who leaked the 54-page proposal may be the ...

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Brewers hit bottom of barrel vs. Twins
Sat May 19

Brewers hit bottom of barrel vs. Twins
77Square.com
Dennis Punzel joined The Capital Times in 1982, just in time to cover the Milwaukee Brewers on their run to the only World Series appearance in franchise history. After a 16-year tenure as business editor, Punzel returned to sports in 2008, ...

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Brewers notes: 'Quiet' clubhouse deafening for Roenicke
Sat May 19

Brewers notes: 'Quiet' clubhouse deafening for Roenicke
Wisconsin State Journal
Dennis Punzel joined The Capital Times in 1982, just in time to cover the Milwaukee Brewers on their run to the only World Series appearance in franchise history. After a 16-year tenure as business editor, Punzel returned to sports in 2008, ...

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77 Square and Cap Times win 12 Press Club awards, including best local news ...
Sat May 19

77 Square and Cap Times win 12 Press Club awards, including best local news ...
77Square.com
Staff for 77 Square and The Capital Times won 12 honors at the Milwaukee Press Club's annual Gridiron Dinner Friday, including two first-place gold awards, for work produced in 2011. 77 Square took top honors in the statewide Press Club competition for ...

Q&A: Former Police Chief Couper dislikes tactics being used against protesters
Sat May 19

Q&A: Former Police Chief Couper dislikes tactics being used against protesters
Capital Times (blog)
He joined The Capital Times in 2000, where he has covered city, county and state government in addition to law enforcement. He has also worked for the Portage Daily Register and has written for the Isthmus weekly newspaper in Madison.

Josie Lathrop: Farm to School program supports healthy eating
Sat May 19

Josie Lathrop: Farm to School program supports healthy eating
Wisconsin State Journal
The Capital Times recently profiled the Freshmobile — an effort to bring vegetables and fruits to Madison communities considered food deserts. We applaud this effort as one of many strategies to make healthy eating choices easier.

Uproar over Uthoff, others prompts NCAA review of transfer restrictions
Sat May 19

Uproar over Uthoff, others prompts NCAA review of transfer restrictions
Wisconsin State Journal
The Clintonville native covered UW football for 13 years for The Capital Times and is the author of “Badgers by the Numbers,” a book published in 2009 that profiles the best UW football player at each jersey number. Polzin lives in Sun Prairie with his ...

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State Journal, Capital Times earn awards in Milwaukee Press Club contest
Fri May 18

State Journal, Capital Times earn awards in Milwaukee Press Club contest
77Square.com
The Capital Times/77 Square received 12 awards, including two golds, one for best local news website for 77 Square. Shawn Doherty won both first- and second-place awards for best blog. Second-place awards also went to Doherty for best background, ...

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Biz Beat: City, Union Cab team on rooftop solar installation
Fri May 18

Biz Beat: City, Union Cab team on rooftop solar installation
Wisconsin State Journal
Mike Ivey writes on all matters money in the spirit of Capital Times founder William T. Evjue, who believed that the concentration of wealth in the US is not healthy for the Democracy. The solar power industry has been taking its lumps of late.