
O. Ricardo Pimentel: Conflict and agony in the Middle East
There is no conflict in acknowledging that both Israelis and Palestinians have legitimate grievances and both sides have bad actors who undermine these claims.
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There is no conflict in acknowledging that both Israelis and Palestinians have legitimate grievances and both sides have bad actors who undermine these claims.

You have to pay the price for what you have done. It’s time that you stopped playing with the lives of innocent Palestinians, who are not Hamas. You should all leave Gaza, move to a bunker where nobody can find you.

In the end, Israel’s war in Gaza will not result in peace. In destroying the Palestinian people along with Hamas, they will only reap the new warriors that will rise from the dragon’s teeth.

The political dynamics that shaped the Senate vote on shared revenue provide us with a reasonably good guide to the politics of the stadium deal.

Wisconsin’s Congressional Delegation — both Democrats and Republicans — need to come together to pass Biden’s emergency funding request for child care as soon as possible. Providers and parents simply cannot afford to wait.

Life in the idyllic city of Wauwatosa must be free from worry about municipal taxes and spending, the condition of city streets, crime or any other challenges facing communities across Wisconsin and the nation to be able to focus their attention on holiday decorations.

In new Speaker Mike Johnson the Democrats may be dealing with a much stronger and smarter opponent than they had in Kevin McCarthy. Johnson’s opening moves seem masterful.

Milwaukee is losing people due to declining birthrates and people leaving. Without the influx of immigrants, the metro’s population would have shrunk considerably.

It’s time to think boldly about what Milwaukee should look like decades to come. The removal of 794 will be a resounding success for downtown.

Kennedy crisscrossed Wisconsin from January through April 1960, burning shoe leather and tire tread to win over Wisconsinites.

It was always an empty threat by Brewers, yet neither the Legislature nor Gov. Evers made any attempt to protect the taxpayers.

Yet more reason for more legislative control over spending of federal bucks.

While Wisconsin leaders continue working to restrict and stigmatize abortion, we want our story to serve as a reminder that these laws have life-threatening, heartbreaking implications for women and families across our state.

Abortion is an essential and life-saving aspect of women’s health care.

Mike Johnson is the very embodiment of right-wing extremism. Unfortunately, he accurately mirrors what the present day Republican Party stands for.

The tricks that super wealthy individuals and corporations employ at tax time go unchallenged because the Internal Revenue Service hasn’t been given the resources to keep up with them.

The tone set by those in higher offices does matter, because whether they know it or desire it, they do set examples for others in our society to follow.

Does it help to be stupid?

When our servicemembers return home and hang up their boots for a final time, we have a sacred commitment to do right by those who served us. But, sadly for some veterans, we have come up short on our end of the bargain.

For the over 150 communities with designated shortages of primary care physicians, help may soon be on the way from the Wisconsin State Legislature.

There is no conflict in acknowledging that both Israelis and Palestinians have legitimate grievances and both sides have bad actors who undermine these claims.

You have to pay the price for what you have done. It’s time that you stopped playing with the lives of innocent Palestinians, who are not Hamas. You should all leave Gaza, move to a bunker where nobody can find you.

In the end, Israel’s war in Gaza will not result in peace. In destroying the Palestinian people along with Hamas, they will only reap the new warriors that will rise from the dragon’s teeth.

The political dynamics that shaped the Senate vote on shared revenue provide us with a reasonably good guide to the politics of the stadium deal.

Wisconsin’s Congressional Delegation — both Democrats and Republicans — need to come together to pass Biden’s emergency funding request for child care as soon as possible. Providers and parents simply cannot afford to wait.

Life in the idyllic city of Wauwatosa must be free from worry about municipal taxes and spending, the condition of city streets, crime or any other challenges facing communities across Wisconsin and the nation to be able to focus their attention on holiday decorations.

In new Speaker Mike Johnson the Democrats may be dealing with a much stronger and smarter opponent than they had in Kevin McCarthy. Johnson’s opening moves seem masterful.

Milwaukee is losing people due to declining birthrates and people leaving. Without the influx of immigrants, the metro’s population would have shrunk considerably.

It’s time to think boldly about what Milwaukee should look like decades to come. The removal of 794 will be a resounding success for downtown.

Kennedy crisscrossed Wisconsin from January through April 1960, burning shoe leather and tire tread to win over Wisconsinites.

It was always an empty threat by Brewers, yet neither the Legislature nor Gov. Evers made any attempt to protect the taxpayers.

Yet more reason for more legislative control over spending of federal bucks.

While Wisconsin leaders continue working to restrict and stigmatize abortion, we want our story to serve as a reminder that these laws have life-threatening, heartbreaking implications for women and families across our state.

Abortion is an essential and life-saving aspect of women’s health care.

Mike Johnson is the very embodiment of right-wing extremism. Unfortunately, he accurately mirrors what the present day Republican Party stands for.

The tricks that super wealthy individuals and corporations employ at tax time go unchallenged because the Internal Revenue Service hasn’t been given the resources to keep up with them.

The tone set by those in higher offices does matter, because whether they know it or desire it, they do set examples for others in our society to follow.

Does it help to be stupid?

When our servicemembers return home and hang up their boots for a final time, we have a sacred commitment to do right by those who served us. But, sadly for some veterans, we have come up short on our end of the bargain.

For the over 150 communities with designated shortages of primary care physicians, help may soon be on the way from the Wisconsin State Legislature.