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Christina Lieffring

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Christina Lieffring is Tone Madison’s Managing Editor, a free-wheelin’ freelancer, and lifelong Midwesterner.

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What’s ahead in Wisconsin politics in 2026?
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Politics
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January 12, 2026

Madison politics reporters discuss their perspectives on WORT-FM's "A Public Affair."

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Could an exhibition like “Guiding Ethos” find a home in Madison?
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Culture
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December 22, 2025

A group show at Appleton's Trout Museum stands up for "political" art in an era of cowardice and compliance.

A cropped screenshot from a standard-definition online video shows a Black sheriff in uniform speaking directly into the camera. He stands in his office with bright natural light streaming in through the blinds behind him. A blurry American flag borders the video image, along with two sheriff badge seals along the bottom corners. Subtitles appear in between: "the Dane County Sheriff's Office didn't receive anything."
What Dane County needs vs. what Sheriff Barrett wants
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Politics
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November 12, 2025

The Dane County Board's 2026 budget amendments meet the moment.

Help Tone Madison live to fight another day
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Misc
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November 3, 2025

With advertising revenue down, we need your help more than ever.

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Bats in the bedroom
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Culture
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October 22, 2025

Spooky season coincides with increased human-bat encounters.

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Unlearning the impulses of austerity
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Microtones
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October 10, 2025

If we're going to not only survive but thrive, we will have to do it together.

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Juliana Bennett announces run for Francesca Hong’s Assembly seat
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Politics
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September 30, 2025

Bennett promises to be "a real agitator in a space that tries to constrict innovation."

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Finding a refuge for the unhoused
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Microtones
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September 12, 2025

With regressing attitudes towards unhoused people and winter looming, the City and County need to embrace imperfect solutions.

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A secluded summer
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Microtones
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September 5, 2025

Climate change is directly making our quality of life worse.

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Hippie Christmas has come and gone again. But what exactly are we celebrating?
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Microtones
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August 29, 2025

Get some free stuff, but let's stop putting a cutesy spin on housing instability and waste.