In 1980, when boxing still mattered to much of the nation, Roberto Durán was the welterweight champion of the world.
During a memorable title fight against Sugar Ray Leonard held at the Louisiana Superdome, Leonard put on a show with his remarkable speed and movement and dominated Duran.... + continue reading
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The results in the Cross Plains Village Board race on Tuesday night were delayed due to a technical problem.
Village administrator/clerk Caitlin Stene said the “M-Stick” onto which election results are loaded after the polls close failed, and the village had to obtain a new voting... + continue reading
Residents and members of a local chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) appeared before city council to ask that the city once again revisit an ordinance relating to fines for cannabis possession. In an effort initiated by county executive Joe Parisi in 2015... + continue reading
Two Town of Middleton write-in candidates Tuesday rode a wave of voter indignation over proposed zoning changes on their way to a pair of upset victories.
Cynthia Richson, a town plan commission member, defeated incumbent Town Chair Bill Kolar 707 to 651.
Richard Oberle defeated incumbent Tim... + continue reading
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In 1980, when boxing still mattered to much of the nation, Roberto Durán was the welterweight champion of the world.
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The Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District has released the following message regarding "Jesus Lunches," a controversial series of gathering that have sparked a debate about evangelism... + continue reading
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When Hong Gao was growing up in Taigu, a county in China’s Shanxi province, she never ate rice.
“I remember noodles, dumplings, pancakes from my mother and grandmother,” she... + continue reading
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Diane A. Lange, age 63 of Middleton, WI, died on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at her home. She was born on April 21, 1953 to Oscar P. and Vera H. (Smith) Lange.
She is... + continue reading
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Wendy Lee Rush (Wixson), 48, and James (Jim) Carl Rush, 52, were killed in an automobile accident on Friday, February 19, 2016, in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Jim and Wendy were parents, aunt and... + continue reading
The Geiger Counter
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John Steinbeck said he wanted to write about people “who merge successfully with their habitat.” “In men, we call this philosophy, and it is a fine thing,” he added. He wished... + continue reading
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One night I saw the glint of light on broken glass, and I knew the moon was shining.
A burnt sienna-haired woman was draped in black. She stormed back and forth across a little room, sneering and... + continue reading
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A local man who hoped to avoid having his name listed in this newspaper’s court report, which usually runs near the back of the newspaper, has found his way onto the front page after being... + continue reading
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From the desk of Pamela Westby, director of the Middleton Public Library:
Preprinted income tax forms will no longer be available at Middleton Public Library in 2014. The late release of printed... + continue reading
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