EDITORIAL OUR VIEW: Tailgate the state spelling bee to celebrate academics with gusto Wisconsin State Journal editorial board Mar 10, 2024 Mar 10, 2024 Updated Mar 17, 2024 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Here’s a fun word for the Badger State Spelling Bee on Saturday in Madison:kAm%\2\:\=\8\2\E\6]k^AmkAm(@F=5 J@F =:<6 2 567:?:E:@?n “%@ A:4?:4 2E @C ?62C @?6’D 2FE@>@3:=6 @C :? 2 A2C<:?8 =@E[ 2D 367@C6 2 DA@CE:?8 6G6?E[” k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]J@FC5:4E:@?2CJ]4@>^E2:=82E6Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm244@C5:?8 E@ (63DE6C’Dk^2m]k^AmkAm{2?8F286 @7 @C:8:?n p>6C:42? t?8=:D9[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]6EJ>@?=:?6]4@>^H@C5^E2:=\82E6RiOiE6IElE2:=\82E6Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmtEJ>@=@8J s:4E:@?2CJk^2m]k^Am People are also reading… Gateway helps graduate help family Gateway shows graduate the way to reaching career and life goals Lake Geneva Police Department’s expenses expect to increase by $411,000 in 2027 Bucks sign 7-foot center ahead of training camp Residents receive information about proposed transmission line project Pitcher providing little evidence Brewers should have confidence in him for playoffs Kenosha Laborfest set to return in lakside park on Labor Day Rookie wide receiver looks to continue Packers' decades-long tradition Kyle Harrison did himself no favors in Brewers' loss to Cubs by tipping pitches Yerkes Foundation hosting 'Cosmic Construction' fundraiser Prominent UW-Madison professor agrees to resign after investigation Where does Brewers prospect Andrew Fischer rank on minors HR record? 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Yoga in the middle of State Street? That's just one idea for a pedestrian mall in the heart of Madison this summer
Wisconsin's top 2 spellers earn trip to National Spelling Bee Red and gold trophies in hand and Nationals trip secured, the two winners of the Badger State Spelling Bee dispensed with the long, scary word…
