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Considered a voice of social justice and the civic leader who began the renaissance movement for Bay View, Bill Sell has spent his life as an activist and champion of building better communities in Milwaukee. | Q&A with Bill Sell Milwaukee Independent: How did you become an activist, and is that the correct term to describe your work? Bill Sell: Activism seems to have been in my blood since I grew up in a working class household. My Dad was a steward and became president of a local union, during which time faced a brutal strike against GE X-Ray. Fast...

Born and raised in Milwaukee with a nostalgic passion for the city, MSOE’s Rick Gagliano has dedicated his career to using education as a tool to mentor and empower students of all ages. | Q&A with Rick Gagliano Milwaukee Independent: What is it about Milwaukee that makes you most happy to live here? Rick Gagliano: I love the atmosphere. I know we are the 25th largest city in the Midwest, but there is an atmosphere of a small town. People a neighborhood restaurant, or bar, or store they love to go to, with some that have been around for generations....