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Neighborhood Public Schools Strive to Make Up for Budget Cuts

by Eryn Moris / photo by Tess Reiss

Schools here in Riverwest, like public schools throughout Milwaukee, are struggling to deal with the effects of the new budget on their individual operations. Though our public schools — Frederick J. Gaenslen, Franklin Pierce, and Escuela Fratney — were able to hold on to most of their classroom staff, teaching positions in programs such as art, music, and physical education were either cut from full-time to part-time or eliminated altogether.

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August 2003

1 FRIDAY BREMEN CAFE: Desperate Measures String Band. 8 PM. $5. CIRCLE A: Rockin’-A Friday with Chuk Le Fuk. COA: Creative Playground: 2:30-6 PM for ages 7-10. KING LIBRARY: Read-to-me Story Time. 10 AM. LINNEMAN’S: Finch and Parduhn. MAC’S RED EYE: Geoff Lanton & The Wolfpack, WAMI nominee. 9 PM. $5. MAD PLANET: Retro Night. […]

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Pet Tales: Are Vaccines Harmful?

by Stacy Conroy Most caregivers of dogs and cats receive annual cards in the mail from their vet’s office reminding them to make an appointment for the next round of vaccinations. It is a cost pet owners incur with the hope that their beloved companions won’t fall victim to a deadly disease. However, some veterinarians […]

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Exciting Changes In Store For Urban Ecology Center

Evolution. It is a natural process through which all things grow and change. Most of the time these changes are for the better, allowing species to run faster, fly higher, or do things that previous generations couldn’t do. Now, it is time for the Urban Ecology Center to take a step forward in its evolutionary path, and from the looks of things it’s going to be a mammoth one.