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Menominee activist Ada Deer Dies at 88

August 16, 2023

In this Episode:

  • The Former Director of State Courts files a complaint against the liberal justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
  • UW-Madison students pay big bucks in a tight housing market.
  • Madison's Landmark Commission approves a home near Old Spring Tavern.
  • We honor the passing of Menominee activist Ada Deer.
  • A new type of end-of-life care home opens on Madison's East Side.
  • We air clips from Ada Deer's interview during her historic congressional race in 1992.
  • Contributor Rob McClure talks weather to us.
  • and "Madison in the Sixties" takes us back to 1969, when Madison was experiencing protests and a wobbly bus system.