3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (126+ words) The Capital Times Cap Times: Madison news, opinion and culture 2,977 American flags honoring the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001 are displayed at Sanibel, Florida, Community Park on Sept. 8. The Field of Heroes memorial features flags with the names of those lost…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (962+ words) Premature birth and low birth weight are the leading causes of death for Black infants in Wisconsin. Babies born too early often require extensive neonatal intensive care. For too long, lawmakers have dragged their feet on improving outcomes for Black…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1040+ words) Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff In her Austin days as a girl, Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff turned her family’s detached garage into her own personal theater. She rigged an old curtain and rod over the garage door and invented her own…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1692+ words) Premature birth and low birth weight are the leading causes of death for Black infants in Wisconsin. Babies born too early often require extensive neonatal intensive care. This is the first story in the Cap Times series Deadly Divide, investigating…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (204+ words) “Inner Realms: An Arts for All Wisconsin Benefit Exhibition,” opens Sept. 4 and runs through Sept. 27. Journalist Amy Goodman is the subject of a new documentary screening, “Steal This Story, Please!” on Sept. 5. Journalist Amy Goodman, the host of “Democracy Now!...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (685+ words) Jane Alexander, the legendary actress of “The Great White Hope” fame will speak at Cap Times Idea Fest with David Maraniss. At the height of the Civil Rights Movement in 1967, James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander debuted “The Great White…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (164+ words) The Cap Times Letters to the Editor Dear Editor: The Meta settlement could make libraries cool again. Now kids will have more time and incentive to check out a book or two on a regular basis. Or use the other…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (192+ words) "My Room: An Evening of Stand-Up" takes place at 119 King St. Aug. 27. The Majestic Theatre hosts "The Taylor Party" on Aug. 28. My Room: An Evening of Stand-Up, hosted by Matt Jordan, features three comedians performing 20-to-25-minute sets. See three…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1696+ words) Pastor Staci Marrese-Wheeler and Jeff Pfund, co-chair of the development committee, tour construction of an apartment unit at Common Grace in Madison. The Rev. Staci Marrese-Wheeler can pinpoint the moment she heard a conversation that crystalized the need for Madison’s…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (346+ words) The author's tomatoes, in all their late-summer glory. STEVENS POINT — Gotta be quick today. The garden calls. That’s garden, as in sanctuary, and this is August, when those plants we’ve carefully tended are rewarding us for the attention. Call me…...