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A Time of Terror: National broadcast details story of how James Cameron survived a lynching
“For those of us who believe in God, no explanation is necessary. For those of us who don’t believe in God, no explanation is possible.” – James Cameron, on surviving a lynching The most amazing man I ever met, lived the most incredible life imaginable. James...
Coastal flooding and shoreline erosion expected along Lake Michigan region until end of 2019
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announces that record high water levels are forecasted on several of the Great Lakes over the next six months. Due to recent wet conditions, the six month water level forecast now predicts higher forecasted water...
Trauma-Informed Care offers Milwaukee children a new approach for finding hope and healing
Over the past few decades, a culture developed that seemed to place a higher value on bureaucratic outcomes of health care than on fostering positive human connections. The effort to make a sweeping shift in the practice of behavioral health has come to be known as...
Exhibit based on Matthew Desmond’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book “Evicted” to display in Milwaukee
Inspired by Matthew Desmond’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, the “Evicted” exhibition will bring visitors into the world of low-income renter eviction during its Milwaukee display from June 14 through September 30. The exhibition was designed to challenge visitors to...
Maybe one day people of faith will actually love other living people as much as they do embryos
Conservatives tell us all the time how much they love embryos. They speak effusively about them in conversation, publicly revere them, shed crocodile tears over them, accost strangers entering clinics over them, viciously troll people on social media over them,...
The Alt-Constitution: A corrupt interpretation of America’s supreme law
By John E. Finn, Professor Emeritus of Government, Wesleyan University Constitution worship does not encourage or even tolerate critical thinking about the Founders or their work. Nor does it make room for any inquiry into where they might have got things wrong or...
Economic Engine: Metro Milwaukee fuels revenue growth for Wisconsin’s tourism industry
VISIT Milwaukee released final statistics from the Wisconsin Department of Tourism indicating strong growth in the tourism market for 2018 on May 6. The data shows that the Greater Milwaukee area continues to be the state’s largest tourism market, accounting for 26...
Tangled web of politics ensnares Wisconsin with Foxconn, Terry Gou, Donald Trump, and China
To assist the explanation, this infographic details the relationships between Wisconsin, the United States, Taiwan and China, as well as Foxconn, Gou, and Trump. To assist the explanation, this infographic details the relationships between Wisconsin, the United...
Corporate Welfare: Latest legislative audit finds WEDC still paying for undelivered jobs
The May 10 audit found continuing problems at Wisconsin’s economic development agency, the state entity that manages the Foxconn contract and remains mired in mismanagement controversies. The review from the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau (LAB) examined...
Dr. Malika Siker: A search for joy and meaning as an inspiration to repair the world
Beyond her expanding medical role as a radiation oncologist and associate professor with the Medical College of Wisconsin, Dr. Malika Siker is an advocate for healing the human spirit. From the experience of finding her own identity in a multiracial family, striving...
Wisconsin remains highly vulnerable to measles outbreak with fifth highest rate of vaccine refusal
The United States declared measles eliminated in 2000, thanks to a sustained public health effort built around near universal use of a safe and effective vaccine. But less than two decades later, measles is back, and at a level not seen for a quarter-century, meaning...
Rural areas remain in persistent decline as economic shift drains jobs and people
By David Swenson, Associate Scientist of Economics, Iowa State University Since the Great Recession, most of the nation’s rural counties have struggled to recover lost jobs and retain their people. The story is markedly different in the nation’s largest urban...
