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In his brilliant new biography on Martin Luther King Jr., titled simply “King: A Life,” author Jonathan Eig describes the civil rights leader’s formative years and how he built his astounding oratorical skills.
The transgender community and the process of transitioning are under fierce attack.
A small sailboat with a huge mission — to end the existential threat of nuclear weapons — entered Wisconsin’s waters of Lake Michigan this week, nearing the end of an 11,000 mile voyage for peace. It will dock in Sheboygan, Milwaukee and Racine for public events.
The biggest winner of the first Republican presidential debate wasn’t on the stage. He wasn’t in Milwaukee and no, he wasn’t on Twitter talking with Elon Musk. He was somewhere south of Richmond continuing to take the world by storm.
Misconstruing the first Republican presidential debate.
The best part of Wednesday night was Trump’s interview with Tucker Carlson. Trump was on his game and laid out the policy issues at the core of his campaign.
It was good to see an actual debate that displayed the rich spectrum of opinions in the Republican Party on important issues.
He didn’t win with me, understand. But I think he won with Republican voters.
Coming into 2023, one thing that both sides of the aisle seemed to agree on was that Wisconsin had a workforce problem.
U.S. women’s soccer, Bud Light, Target took their eyes off the ball.
I don’t say the Pledge of Allegiance because I think this country is perfect; I say it because I am committed to making it better.
Through humor, contextualization, and historical anecdotes, Kevin Boyle weaves the story of a once idealistic, patriotic, America who loses her innocence.
Dane County’s median home is now $420,000.
The inside story of how the county exec and mayor helped pass state legislation to save Milwaukee.
Even as Trump snubs the Republican Party by refusing to attend the debate in Milwaukee this week, his corrosive influence continues to permeate Wisconsin.
The future of American republic as a free and representative democracy is the defining issue, and none of them will touch it.
With the beginning of another school year bursting with hope and promise, it is sobering to pause and reflect on just how bad Wisconsin’s schools are.
As the school terms begin across Wisconsin there are many reminders in the press that teachers are not only a vital spoke in our society’s wheel, but all too often an undervalued and underpaid one.
Through flawed or biased algorithms, datasets and default camera settings not optimized to capture darker skin, Black people have run into problems with AI facial recognition software and the justice system.
Introduced by state lawmakers earlier this year, Assembly Bill 51 would allow local law enforcement agencies to hire DACA recipients if they choose to do so.
In his brilliant new biography on Martin Luther King Jr., titled simply “King: A Life,” author Jonathan Eig describes the civil rights leader’s formative years and how he built his astounding oratorical skills.
The transgender community and the process of transitioning are under fierce attack.
A small sailboat with a huge mission — to end the existential threat of nuclear weapons — entered Wisconsin’s waters of Lake Michigan this week, nearing the end of an 11,000 mile voyage for peace. It will dock in Sheboygan, Milwaukee and Racine for public events.
The biggest winner of the first Republican presidential debate wasn’t on the stage. He wasn’t in Milwaukee and no, he wasn’t on Twitter talking with Elon Musk. He was somewhere south of Richmond continuing to take the world by storm.
Misconstruing the first Republican presidential debate.
The best part of Wednesday night was Trump’s interview with Tucker Carlson. Trump was on his game and laid out the policy issues at the core of his campaign.
It was good to see an actual debate that displayed the rich spectrum of opinions in the Republican Party on important issues.
He didn’t win with me, understand. But I think he won with Republican voters.
Coming into 2023, one thing that both sides of the aisle seemed to agree on was that Wisconsin had a workforce problem.
U.S. women’s soccer, Bud Light, Target took their eyes off the ball.
I don’t say the Pledge of Allegiance because I think this country is perfect; I say it because I am committed to making it better.
Through humor, contextualization, and historical anecdotes, Kevin Boyle weaves the story of a once idealistic, patriotic, America who loses her innocence.
Dane County’s median home is now $420,000.
The inside story of how the county exec and mayor helped pass state legislation to save Milwaukee.
Even as Trump snubs the Republican Party by refusing to attend the debate in Milwaukee this week, his corrosive influence continues to permeate Wisconsin.
The future of American republic as a free and representative democracy is the defining issue, and none of them will touch it.
With the beginning of another school year bursting with hope and promise, it is sobering to pause and reflect on just how bad Wisconsin’s schools are.
As the school terms begin across Wisconsin there are many reminders in the press that teachers are not only a vital spoke in our society’s wheel, but all too often an undervalued and underpaid one.
Through flawed or biased algorithms, datasets and default camera settings not optimized to capture darker skin, Black people have run into problems with AI facial recognition software and the justice system.
Introduced by state lawmakers earlier this year, Assembly Bill 51 would allow local law enforcement agencies to hire DACA recipients if they choose to do so.