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After the Roman Catholic bishop overseeing the Madison area last week issued guidance that suggested some gay people could be denied funeral rites, the community is circulating a national-attention-getting petition to have the bishop removed .
Education
Wisconsin has the largest racial disparity in well-being between white children and black children. The future of school resource offers in Madison schools is being discussed halfway through the pilot program. Two Sun Prairie teachers established a scholarship fund for students to pursue engineering education, and they named the first recipient .
Development
Grants will ensure the completion of a Madison College campus expansion by 2019 . Angel Attic is converting its nursing home to assisted living in part of a larger trend across the state. St. Paul’s Church construction is nearing completion, and this week the mosaic was unveiled .
Community
Willy Street Co-op might add beer and wine to its shelves , but neighborhoods aren’t embracing the plan wholeheartedly. Madison Public Libraries are seeking to document the people, places and events that shape neighborhoods through oral histories in a project called “Living Histories.” A vendor pulled out of the program not because of faulty biodegradable bags, but instead participants were putting trash in with their organic matter.
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[2] https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/thousands-support-petition-to-remove-madison-bishop/2017/10/30/ea4c2abc-bd95-11e7-9294-705f80164f6e_story.html?utm_term=.f7fc1bf6f569
[3] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/we-have-to-get-on-top-of-this-report-shows/article_6c8b6b00-8706-5a48-af6b-658ebd8146cd.html
[4] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/education/committee-on-police-in-schools-hears-student-demands-and-grapples/article_94342ca1-bbb6-5486-a537-015bc02adc3c.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=madison.com
[5] http://www.hngnews.com/sun_prairie_star/community/article_b49ca1f4-2432-5c7a-a8df-282ce58baba9.html
[6] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/grants-allow-madison-college-south-campus-to-build-full-campus/article_a9211438-e387-5237-a901-8d9f7c46cace.html
[7] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/health-med-fit/attic-angel-converting-nursing-home-to-assisted-living-a-possible/article_abb792de-2145-5a4d-af1a-f2df0d1c669e.html?utm_content=buffer14e8e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign
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[9] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/prospect-of-beer-wine-at-willy-street-co-op-spurs/article_6798d4ce-eb26-5e15-99b8-4309eea20f80.html
[10] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/madison-public-library-pursues-living-history-project/article_2f3c896a-21ef-52e0-b6e1-a790ea9054fe.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=madison.com
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