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Should UW-Madison be hawking Mentos?

 In Microtones, our newsletter-only column.

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September 14, 2017

Who has power in Madison,

and what are they doing with it?

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Scott Gordon

Scott Gordon co-founded Tone Madison in 2014 has covered culture and politics in Madison since 2006 for publications including The A.V. Club, Dane101, and Isthmus, and has also covered policy, environmental issues, and public health for WisContext.

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