Supermax: Psychiatrist alleges Dept. of Corrections retaliation Narinder K. Saini says refusal to change inmate's diagnosis cost him his job Bill Lueders on Thursday 05/22/2008 A veteran state psychiatrist testified in court last year that he was asked to change the diagnosis of a state prison inmate and fired because he refused. He stated that in mid-2004, he was asked by his boss, Dr. Kevin Kallas, to agree that Brian Locke did not have a bipolar disorder, a serious mental illness, "so he could be sent successfully to Boscobel." >MoreFalling off the Medicare eligibility cliff How a $24-a-month boost caused a $96-a-month setback Vikki Kratz on Thursday 05/22/2008 Carin Johnson has $17 in her checking account, less than half a tank of gas in her car, and is running low on groceries. So you'd think a cost-of-living increase in her monthly Social Security disability payments would help her out. In fact, getting the increase made Johnson lose the federal assistance she received to pay her Medicare premium. >More
MadTracks -- 'I'm a Disgrace' by Whatfor Rich Albertoni on Thursday 05/22/2008 11:34 am Maybe I'm doing Whatfor a disservice by reviewing their song "I'm A Disgrace." After all, the brooding guitar and dissonant cello that define these two minutes of music are a marked departure from the rest of its debut album, Sooner Late Than Never. >MoreMapping 'Camp' Dane for summer fun around Madison Isthmus Staff on Thursday 05/22/2008 12:30 pm Tired of that big muskie up in Hayward stealing all the attention? Sick of Dane County being characterized as an elite, Nader-voting, high-art-loving, "alternative" to the rest of the state? Show the world that we have as many weird landmarks as any other county in Wisconsin. Your favorite spots of camp, kitsch, and general otherworldliness can be viewed in our map of Camp Dane. >More
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian:Back to the land The new Chronicles of Narnia is a lot like the old one Kent Williams on Friday 05/23/2008 Forgive me, Aslan, but I wasn't exactly praying for a return to Narnia, that land of beastly enchantment. Nevertheless, here we go again, thanks to The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. To say that this second installment in the global franchise seems quite a bit like the first would be to defy Aslan himself, who tells little Lucy, near the end of the movie, that "things never happen the same way twice." Well, you could have fooled me. >More
Willi Lehner, cave man A cheese maker reaches new heights underground Marc Eisen on Friday 05/23/2008 How good can Willi Lehner's cheese making get? That question occurs to me as Lehner leads me on a tour of the underground curing cave he's built on his 16-acre spread in the picturesque town of Vermont near Blue Mounds. >More
Cieslewicz sought 911 center probe, has concerns Bill Lueders on Thursday 05/22/2008 Mayor Dave Cieslewicz knew within hours that the Dane County 911 Center had gotten a call from the cell phone of Brittany Zimmermann on April 2, the day she was murdered. But like others in the know, he kept mum about it. >More
Santogold (Downtown) Rich Albertoni on Friday 05/23/2008 Santi White and her band Santogold are making cultural waves for one simple reason: White challenges the racial status quo of pop music. >More
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