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As author Bill Markley observed, America has long been drawn to outlaws who “personify that rebellious spirit. Americans overlook the crimes and see the romance of the rebel.”
On May 6, the power of communities was on display when students from choice, charter, private, and public middle schools and high schools traveled to Lambeau Field for the annual Bridge & Build event.
In April alone, seven people were murdered in domestic violence incidents in Milwaukee. Indeed, these deaths were so unprecedented that they spurred a news conference by Sojourner Family Peace Center aiming to reach people living in abusive situations as well as a coalition-led town hall, which largely focused on domestic violence. Milwaukee is clearly in pain.
The Milwaukee Public School District is absolutely awash with money. Already one of the highest spending districts in the state, the district received hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars from state taxpayers, COVID money, and a new tax increase. They have so much money that they cannot even tell anyone where they are spending it. And yet, the kids in their charge continue to receive a terrible education.
As candidates for the 116 seats in the Legislature to be filled in November elections prepared to file nomination papers, one development stood out: One out of every four members of the 99-member Assembly will be new when they report to the Capitol in January.
Why not honor a man like Jamal Mitchell instead of a man like George Floyd? Both were Black men and both were murdered. But Floyd was a victim while Mitchell was a hero.
Months before voters narrowly approved $252 million in extra spending by Milwaukee public schools, the WI Department of Instruction was concerned that the state’s largest school district was cooking its books.
As the nation participates in and observes Gay Pride Month it is important to look back and consider how we landed at a time when gay rights have made such strong and positive gains in society.
Hamas’s Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel has sparked an alarming resurgence of antisemitism on college campuses across the country. As discussions on this growing threat continue, it is important to recognize the double standard that exists when it comes to addressing antisemitism.
An unprecedented legal maneuver from the Biden administration could dramatically curtail investment in critical sectors like artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and the life sciences.
Trump was not convicted in spite of democracy. He was convicted because of democracy.
Congratulations to all the candidates for state legislature who have obtained and filed the required signatures to appear on the ballot this August and November. You’ve taken an important first step. Now, the real work begins.
Imagine I sue a school district for refusing to provide copies of records. Do I have to prove I’m entitled to them, or does the district have to prove it can withhold them?
Thirteen years ago, 2011 Act 10 was signed into law. At that time there was much angst and opposition to this legislation. Without reform, Wisconsin was headed for a $3 billion annual budget deficit. Since then, labor relations in Wisconsin have moved forward in a positive direction and Wisconsin’s Budgets have reflected fiscal responsibility.
Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Keith Posley should be terminated over the district’s failure to submit financial reports to the state, but the repercussions should not end there.
Blaska promised to smell the roses. That day came this morning when The Lovely Lisa placed in a slender silver vase (“vahse”) a single pink rose right where your irascible bloggeur could not miss it — that being in front of his battered computer keyboard. Beautiful: the rose, the thought, the wife, my life! Now for today’s angry rant.
On the evening of February 15, 2023, Stephen Fleck was walking his dog on Schroeder Road on Madison’s Southwest Side. The father of five and Marine Corps veteran, “Steve was known for his towering height, quick wit, intelligent dialogue, lyrical writing, intricate art, philosopher’s mind, and compassionate counselor heart,” according to his obituary.
For years some people in New York City who knew Donald Trump said that based on his lack of ethics in both business and his personal life he should not have sought the Republican Party nomination. Trump would not fare well, they said, with every aspect of his life under the microscope.
My name is Ed Delgado. I am an American. And I will be voting for Donald J. Trump for President of the United States of America this November. What we have seen today’s guilty verdict in the Trump trial should scare the hell out of every one of us.
Last weekend, Donald Trump spent his limited free time on the trail courting the gun lobby – delivering the keynote speech at the NRA’s annual meeting in Dallas, Texas. This is no surprise.
As author Bill Markley observed, America has long been drawn to outlaws who “personify that rebellious spirit. Americans overlook the crimes and see the romance of the rebel.”
On May 6, the power of communities was on display when students from choice, charter, private, and public middle schools and high schools traveled to Lambeau Field for the annual Bridge & Build event.
In April alone, seven people were murdered in domestic violence incidents in Milwaukee. Indeed, these deaths were so unprecedented that they spurred a news conference by Sojourner Family Peace Center aiming to reach people living in abusive situations as well as a coalition-led town hall, which largely focused on domestic violence. Milwaukee is clearly in pain.
The Milwaukee Public School District is absolutely awash with money. Already one of the highest spending districts in the state, the district received hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars from state taxpayers, COVID money, and a new tax increase. They have so much money that they cannot even tell anyone where they are spending it. And yet, the kids in their charge continue to receive a terrible education.
As candidates for the 116 seats in the Legislature to be filled in November elections prepared to file nomination papers, one development stood out: One out of every four members of the 99-member Assembly will be new when they report to the Capitol in January.
Why not honor a man like Jamal Mitchell instead of a man like George Floyd? Both were Black men and both were murdered. But Floyd was a victim while Mitchell was a hero.
Months before voters narrowly approved $252 million in extra spending by Milwaukee public schools, the WI Department of Instruction was concerned that the state’s largest school district was cooking its books.
As the nation participates in and observes Gay Pride Month it is important to look back and consider how we landed at a time when gay rights have made such strong and positive gains in society.
Hamas’s Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel has sparked an alarming resurgence of antisemitism on college campuses across the country. As discussions on this growing threat continue, it is important to recognize the double standard that exists when it comes to addressing antisemitism.
An unprecedented legal maneuver from the Biden administration could dramatically curtail investment in critical sectors like artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and the life sciences.
Trump was not convicted in spite of democracy. He was convicted because of democracy.
Congratulations to all the candidates for state legislature who have obtained and filed the required signatures to appear on the ballot this August and November. You’ve taken an important first step. Now, the real work begins.
Imagine I sue a school district for refusing to provide copies of records. Do I have to prove I’m entitled to them, or does the district have to prove it can withhold them?
Thirteen years ago, 2011 Act 10 was signed into law. At that time there was much angst and opposition to this legislation. Without reform, Wisconsin was headed for a $3 billion annual budget deficit. Since then, labor relations in Wisconsin have moved forward in a positive direction and Wisconsin’s Budgets have reflected fiscal responsibility.
Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Keith Posley should be terminated over the district’s failure to submit financial reports to the state, but the repercussions should not end there.
Blaska promised to smell the roses. That day came this morning when The Lovely Lisa placed in a slender silver vase (“vahse”) a single pink rose right where your irascible bloggeur could not miss it — that being in front of his battered computer keyboard. Beautiful: the rose, the thought, the wife, my life! Now for today’s angry rant.
On the evening of February 15, 2023, Stephen Fleck was walking his dog on Schroeder Road on Madison’s Southwest Side. The father of five and Marine Corps veteran, “Steve was known for his towering height, quick wit, intelligent dialogue, lyrical writing, intricate art, philosopher’s mind, and compassionate counselor heart,” according to his obituary.
For years some people in New York City who knew Donald Trump said that based on his lack of ethics in both business and his personal life he should not have sought the Republican Party nomination. Trump would not fare well, they said, with every aspect of his life under the microscope.
My name is Ed Delgado. I am an American. And I will be voting for Donald J. Trump for President of the United States of America this November. What we have seen today’s guilty verdict in the Trump trial should scare the hell out of every one of us.
Last weekend, Donald Trump spent his limited free time on the trail courting the gun lobby – delivering the keynote speech at the NRA’s annual meeting in Dallas, Texas. This is no surprise.
