Dan Fitch
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Tone Madison’s favorite songs of 2025
A sampling of the local music that helped us get through the year.
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Propaganda hoedown: How the Dane County Sheriff tried to sell the Smart Communications contract
Mail-scanning systems are spreading, not for safety purposes, but to strengthen punishment bureaucrats’ surveillance powers and corporate extraction.
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The Dane County Jail scrambles to back up its case for eliminating paper mail
County Supervisors are asking some tough questions about a proposed contract with prison-telecoms vendor Smart Communications.
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Another layer of isolation could be coming for Dane County Jail “residents”
The grounds for scanning inmate mail are dubious, and vendors profit from the high price of connection.
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Tone Madison’s favorite records of 2024
A selection of 20 highlights from a widely varied year of Madison music.
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Tone Madison’s favorite songs of 2024, pt. II
The Madison songs that beat the odds and helped us get through the year.
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Tone Madison’s favorite songs of 2024, pt. I
The Madison songs that beat the odds and helped us get through the year.
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We set out in search of rapid on Metro Transit
Ground-level views from the long-awaited arrival of BRT.
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Wisconsin escalates its long tradition of prison book-banning
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections’ new ban on Wisconsin Books to Prisoners highlights the arbitrary rules governing incarcerated people’s access to books.
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Tone Madison’s favorite records of 2023
These albums and EPs helped define what 2023 meant for Madison music.
