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City of Milwaukee welcomes holiday season with 107th Christmas Tree lighting
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett officially welcomed the 2020 holiday season by lighting the City of...
Sheldon Lubar: Climbing mountains for adventure and as a metaphor of life’s journey
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill...
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Shattering Glass: Kamala Harris is paving the way for all types of women to reach their dreams
There is a long-standing acknowledgment and pattern that when women take one step forward, women...
America talks about immigrants pulling themselves up by the bootstraps, yet we didn’t even get boots
“The islands from Charleston, south, the abandoned rice fields along the rivers for thirty miles...
Beyond a political Thunderdome: Our feelings are being weaponized against us
“This is the truth of it. Fighting leads to killing, and killing gets to warring, and that...
The Milwaukee Flyers: Up in the air but still soaring
If you have ever been to Summerfest, any other summer festival or a Milwaukee Bucks or Marquette...
Shorewood residents worry that proposed Atwater Beach fee could restrict recreational access
One of the first times I ever stepped foot in the ocean was at the Inkwell on Martha’s Vineyard....
Documenting History in Images: A photojournalist’s journey to remain safe in the Age of COVID-19
The COVID-19 crisis has exposed many fault lines in American society. One of the many issues that...
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Loyalty is a two-way street: Black voters in Wisconsin plan to remind Democrats about election promises
Three months ago, a Kenosha police officer shot my nephew, Jacob Blake, seven times in the back in...
What we choose to say goodbye to this year will define our national identity for generations
America, we will soon say goodbye to something. One way or another, this year will end with a...
Truth Decay: Trump continues to subvert Biden’s win by leveraging the power of his office
The news today remains Trump’s unprecedented attempt to steal an election in which voters chose...
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Milwaukee’s election recount proceeds smoothly but Trump campaign continues voter suppression tactics
Milwaukee’s presidential recount entered its fourth day on November 23, with very few changes in vote totals as President Donald Trump’s attorneys appeared to be focused on a legal challenge that sought to toss tens of thousands of ballots, including the one cast by an attorney for the Trump campaign.
