As part of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh’s annual tribute to U.S. military members, 100 Vietnam War veterans were honored with a Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight to Washington DC on July 25. The mission, now in its 11th year at the aviation convention, provided a no-cost visit to national memorials and a public welcome home decades after their service.
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The Milwaukee Press Club awarded “Milwaukee Independent” top honors for excellence in Wisconsin journalism for its flagship 2024 editorial project, recognizing the 72-part series “Exploring Korea: Stories from Milwaukee to the DMZ and across a Divided Peninsula” with a Gold award for Best Explanatory Series. The accolade, announced during the 95th Annual Gridiron Awards on May 9, marks a significant milestone for the publication’s most ambitious work to date. Spanning more than 117,000 words and 2,200 images, the series ran in October 2024 and traced deep-rooted connections between the Korean Peninsula and Milwaukee, a relationship rarely acknowledged in mainstream...
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밀워키 프레스 클럽은 위스콘신 저널리즘의 우수성을 기리는 2024년 시상식에서 “Milwaukee Independent”의 대표 기획 기사인 “Exploring Korea: Stories from Milwaukee to the DMZ and across a Divided Peninsula”를 최고의 설명 기사 시리즈 부문 골드상 수상작으로 선정했다. 이번 수상은 5월 9일 개최된 제95회 Annual Gridiron Awards에서 발표되었으며, 본 매체가 지금까지 시도한 가장 야심찬 프로젝트에 있어 의미 있는 이정표가 되었다. 2024년 10월에 연재된 이 시리즈는 총 11만 7천여 단어와 2,200장 이상의 사진으로 구성되었으며, 한반도와 밀워키 사이의 깊고 오래된 인연을 추적했다. 이는 주류 언론에서 거의 다뤄지지 않았던 주제였다. 이 시리즈는 한국과 직접적인 연결 고리를 지닌 약 20여 명의 인물들을 중심으로 구성되었으며, 독자들에게 세계와...
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Durante más de 170 años, la congregación de la Iglesia Metodista Unida Summerfield sirvió como un ancla moral en el lado este de Milwaukee. Fundada en 1852 por abolicionistas, se mantuvo firme a lo largo de épocas de reforma y es recordada como el lugar de nacimiento de Goodwill Industries. Desde 1904, su edificio de estilo neogótico en las calles Cass y Juneau ha sido un punto de referencia visual y un centro de acción comunitaria basada en la compasión. Esta serie editorial retoma el legado de Summerfield en el segundo aniversario de su último servicio, realizado el 25...
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For more than 170 years, the congregation of Summerfield United Methodist Church served as a moral anchor on Milwaukee’s east side. Founded in 1852 by abolitionists, it was sustained through eras of reform and remembered as the birthplace of Goodwill Industries. Since 1904, its Gothic Revival building at Cass and Juneau has stood as a visual landmark and a center for compassion-based outreach. This editorial series revisits Summerfield’s legacy on the second anniversary of its final service, held June 25, 2023. In a city with deep industrial roots and immigrant memory, one church stood as a moral compass through...
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Thousands of demonstrators packed Cathedral Square Park in Milwaukee on June 14 in a powerful display against Donald Trump and his military-themed birthday celebration in Washington DC. The protest, part of the nationwide “No Kings” movement, was one of the largest in Wisconsin.
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