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Malignant Groth
Dave Zweifel’s Plain Talk: For Glenn Grothman, the ‘Marxists’ — not QAnon — are the problem Share
read moreCivics and History
Dave Zweifel’s Plain Talk: Civics education prepares young adults to safeguard democracy Share
read moreGOP End Is Near
Dave Zweifel’s Plain Talk: Today’s Republican Party doesn’t want government to work Share
read moreWatch Night
On December 31st, 1862, free and enslaved people across the nation gathered together at night to wait for news of the Emancipation Proclamation. From Boston and Washington to South Carolina and Saint Augustine, the next day was one of joy, exuberance and celebration. In March of 1862, the Union Navy captured St. Augustine, Florida. The nation’s oldest city was under Union occupation for the remainder of the War. On January 1, 1863 the people of St. Augustine, Florida were read the Emancipation Proclamation. To this day Emancipation Day...
read moreFitz Loves Trump Lies
Dave Zweifel’s Plain Talk: Scott Fitzgerald has never been an honorable public servant Share
read moreSpirit of 2021
Dave Zweifel’s Plain Talk: Johnson, Fitzgerald and Tiffany must be held to account for fueling an insurrection Share
read moreCovid Apartdied
Dave Zweifel’s Plain Talk: Wisconsin Republicans are missing their wake-up call on Medicaid expansion Share
read moreCongressman Rutherfraud
Here’s my letter to the St. Augustine Record: To the Editor: Thanks to the Record for reprinting Nate Monroe’s courageous column. I agree that John Rutherford’s behavior is despicable. He must resign. Even after the insurrection, Rep. Rutherford still had the audacity to support Trump’s lethal lies that lead to the deaths of four people. Now we learn that a fifth, Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick, was murdered by Trump’s storm troopers. In his floor speech, Illinois Senator Dick Durbin reminded us that contesting a legal...
read moreVos’s Jim Crow Voting Laws
Dave Zweifel’s Plain Talk: Republicans’ election law ‘fixes’ will make it harder to vote Share
read moreMike Konopacki Capital Times Cartoons for 2021
The Madison Capital Times is a former afternoon daily in Madison, Wisconsin. Today it is a web newspaper with a weekly print version. Each week Mike Konopacki’s cartoons illustrate a column by editor emeritus Dave Zweifel. December 23, 2021 December 15, 2021 December 8, 2021 December 1, 2021 November 24, 2021 November 17, 2021 November 10, 2021 November 3, 2021 October 27, 2021 October 20, 2021 October 13, 2021 October 6, 2021 September 29, 2021 September 22, 2021 September 15, 2021 September 8, 2021 September 1, 2021 August 25, 2021 August...
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