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Home Talent League: Columbus uses five-run eighth inning to rally past Marshall

Columbus took advantage of six walks, an error and a hit batter in a five-run eighth inning to rally from a two-run deficit and defeat visiting Marshall 9-6 in an Eastern Section Home Talent League amateur baseball game Sunday.

 

NL Central-leading Brewers drop series to host White Sox

The NL Central-leading Brewers dropped two of three against the team with the second-worst record in the majors after winning six straight series following a two-game split with Cleveland last month.

 

Madison police say school threat not credible, juvenile arrested

The juvenile who posted the threat on Snapchat was arrested for two counts of unlawful use of computerized communications systems, said Sgt. Steph Drescher.

 

Tax cuts are ruining our nation -- Dave Topp

As I suspected, last December's tax cuts are now leading to proposed cuts in government services which will make us poorer as a nation.

 

Concerned about elder abuse, states loan out secret cameras

Wisconsin is taking a radical step to curb abuse and get reliable evidence for prosecutions — handing out free surveillance cameras to family members so they can secretly record caregivers suspected of hurting their loved ones.

 

Act to solve climate change crisis -- Robin Greenler

We saw record snows in April, record rain in May and now record heat. Spring in much of Wisconsin has been extreme -- and totally consistent with climate change predictions.

 

Lawmakers must stop school shootings -- Charles Pauls

I am deeply saddened by the school shooting in Texas. I am also very angry at our legislators' lack of action and their disinterest in even debating legislation to protect school children.

 

Remember who earns our tax money -- Patrick M. O'Loughlin

In Dana Milbank's column on Tuesday, "Reports of a Democratic Party rift are exaggerated," he ended a paragraph with the following observation on why the party has lurched to the left:

 

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