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“Guardian Angel” battalion returns home to Wisconsin after one year deployment in Afghanistan
Senior Wisconsin National Guard and state leaders joined families and friends in welcoming 190...
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John Ridley: On graphic novels and connecting art with social justice in Milwaukee
“Community service is the rent we pay for living.” – Judge Derek C. Mosley Milwaukee-native...
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Kenneth Cole: The new kind of talk parents struggle to have with their kids
And just like that, it was time to have “the talk” with my daughter. Seems like only yesterday she...
Reggie Jackson: Why I Don’t Celebrate Columbus Day
The things Americans don’t know about Columbus explains to me why the nation celebrates Columbus...
Pardeep Kaleka: When a diverse community gathers in fellowship on the spiritual toll of gun violence
Oftentimes I find myself reflecting on two things; choices and solutions. If the issues that we...
The hit broadway play Hamilton opens in Milwaukee with a message for modern revolutionaries
When Alexander Hamilton and the Marquis de Lafayette proclaimed “Immigrants, we get the job done,”...
On saying goodbye to a dying America
I’m saying goodbye to America, the land that I love. As I stand beside her, I realize that...
Making a “statement” by not voting only silences your own voice and abdicates that power to others
If there’s any statement choosing not to vote makes, it’s “I don’t care if I count.” I usually...
The social structure of America is like an unfaithful lover who we cannot accept has always cheated
“We the People” believe we live in a democracy and have a say in how our lives are governed. Yet...
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Spirit of Thanksgiving: Sheriff Earnell Lucas and MCSO Deputies deliver holiday dinners to local families
“This is only the beginning. In our first year, we learned more about the process and how to get...
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A Metro Merry-Go-Round: New study analyzes the negative impact and true economic cost of commuting
People don’t like to commute. It’s time consuming and can be frustrating. More...
