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Also: Baseball fever hits political ads Share with a friend   (Photo by Romulo Ueda/Ueda Photography) This photo captures the second-best part of our live event last night with David Crowley and Josh Kaul. The best part came later, when the teammates who busted their butts to plan it all gathered around a table at…

Also: Election interference concerns Share with a friend   Time to book my usual table at the Tornado Room (my favorite supper club in Madison)… …because UpNorthNews is holding a live candidate forum next week with two special guests. Join UpNorthNews on Wednesday evening, Oct. 14, at the Playhouse at Overture Center in Madison for…

Also: Embracing uncomfortable conversations Share with a friend   🍔 Let’s get into the beef… over beef. After all, lots of us carnivores love a good steak dinner or a perfectly grilled hamburger. 🥩 Of course, a good supper club always keeps the salad bar well-stocked for our vegan friends, too — but we’ve got…

Also: Hong fires up supporters (again) Share with a friend   Don’t you love it when you frequent the same supper club (or some other establishment) and always see a familiar face at the bar, behind the counter, or at your table? It makes things more comfortable when you’re served by someone who seems happy…

Also: Fighting political corruption, for real Share with a friend   I’ve watched a lot of politics over the past 40 years from “behind the bar” of our mythical supper club. There are momentary victories and a fair share of setbacks, of course. And then there are the little nuggets of wisdom that seem so…

Also: Packers face a private equity threat Share with a friend   At UpNorthNews, we celebrate politics. We consider public service to be a vital part of our national DNA. We do it for a simple reason: We love this state. We love our country. And we believe its ideals are worth taking the time…

The UpNorthNews Voter Guide is here Share with a friend   First and foremost: Cheers! Happy Labor Day weekend — a long weekend brought to you by American workers. Specifically, this weekend was made possible by the sacrifices of many, many American workers who literally fought (and sometimes died) for the working conditions we take…

Also: Trump’s mystery meat Share with a friend   This week’s poll question deals with the extremes of our two-party system, but I want to begin with a little story about how people at opposite ends of the spectrum can occasionally share a moment in the middle, in this case it was with a staffer…

Also: Republicans in disarray Share with a friend   It’s a quiet time of year in the supper clubs. Folks are out on the lake and doing other fun summer things. A few Brewers fans come in on days like these when there’s a matinee game. And what a game today! The Brewers beat Seattle,…

The Crowley-Tiffany matchup Share with a friend   Around here, you don’t leave your barstool until the final whistle. The game can change in an instant. You need an example of what I’m talking about? Here you go: “4th and 26.” I’m sorry. I know you weren’t expecting a painful gut punch memory from a…