Author Sara Gabler Sara Gabler is a writer and editor based in Madison. She covers topics such as literature, culture, and the environment. Sponsor Sara's Latest Articles Workday and the excesses of higher-ed “efficiency” consultants By Sara Gabler ● Politics ● April 28, 2025 In higher ed, consulting fees and big technology buys go hand-in-hand with austerity. We set out in search of rapid on Metro Transit By Maddie Batzli, Dan Fitch, Sara Gabler, Scott Gordon, Sam Harrington, Rachel Litchman, C Nelson-Lifson, Grant Phipps & Kay Reynolds ● Politics ● September 30, 2024 Ground-level views from the long-awaited arrival of BRT. It’s still a good time to shut down Line 5 By Sara Gabler ● Politics ● July 31, 2024 Enbridge plans to reroute the aging pipeline, but that wouldn't change the threat it poses to northern Wisconsin and Tribal communities' watersheds. Republicans use milquetoast phrases to dress up the same old attacks on public education By Sara Gabler ● Politics ● March 18, 2024 Don't let the presentation of Wisconsin's "curriculum transparency" bills fool you. My service isn’t half-off during happy hour By Sara Gabler ● Microtones ● December 15, 2023 Five truths about being a server that every customer needs to know. Dear UW-Madison: Stop spamming me about the new chancellor By Sara Gabler ● Politics ● June 23, 2023 A tiresome spectacle by and for academic gentry. Sand in your backyard, natural gas in your kitchen By Sara Gabler ● Politics ● April 26, 2023 Tracing the perverse routes that link Wisconsin’s frac-sand industry to points across our fossil fuel-addicted country.