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Bruce J. Kremer: Rare 1954 color photos from soldier taken in post-War Korea preserved in Milwaukee
As a resident of Milwaukee, the daughter of Bruce J. Kremer wanted to see her father’s...
David Crowley: A Day in Photos during the Pandemic with the County Executive
With a love of community and lifelong determination for helping people, David Crowley is part of a...
A weaponization of the Eucharist: When the Church authority rejects your access to unconditional love
Conservative Roman Catholic Bishops in the United States have voted on a new guidance for the...
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- Reggie Jackson
- Pardeep Kaleka
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Why my head might explode if I hear another White person say they don’t have a racist bone in their body
“Dumboriss Smith has lips the size of Michelin tires.” – John Gruden, 2011 email “All I can...
Addicted to bad narratives: When Milwaukee refuses to see that Blacks are disadvantage by design
“White people go around, it seems to me, with a very carefully suppressed terror of Black...
America’s vitriol after 9/11: Remembering the innocent victims of our misguided patriotism
It can be said that it is one thing to remember, but yet another thing entirely to understand and...
We Need Imagination: A glance at my 2020 bookshelf
In the early days of the stay-at-home orders, I woke up and immediately – as if guided by...
Reopening Schools in Wisconsin: The dilemma of returning to normal during abnormal times
This is an opinion piece. No more and no less. Just an opinion shared in an online publication,...
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Wealth and political clout: What a growing middle class in China means for the rest of the world
By Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, Rochester Institute of...
A Lakefront Art Museum: Iconic Santiago Calatrava–designed Quadracci Pavilion commemorates 20 years
The Milwaukee Art Museum is commemorating the 20th anniversary of its acclaimed Quadracci Pavilion...
The GOP civil war: Republicans struggle to stop their party’s transformation into Trump’s autocratic cult
Both the New York Times and the Washington Post ran OpEds on October 11 from Republicans or former...
The Trauma of Denial: Why children are suffering from self-serving adults who have weaponized the pandemic
It is open season on American school children. In the wake of nearly two years of a pandemic that...
We Deserve Better: How the unlimited political bribery of dark money robs Americans of quality health care
“I live in Sweden. We have social security, affordable health care, strict gun laws, 5 weeks paid...
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United by loss: Milwaukee veterans and first responders commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11
“Milwaukee County Remembers 9/11” memorial ceremony was held at the War Memorial Center, featuring a “Never Forget 9/11” exhibit and a commemorative ride with Medal of Honor recipient Gary Wetzel. Members of the Milwaukee community attended the somber event in-person, after COVID-19 forced the event to take place virtually in 2020.
