by Belle Bergner Its hard to pick up a newspaper anywhere in the U.S. these days and find an article about how healthy and well fed people are. Milwaukee is no exception. How can that be? In the third wealthiest country in the world, how is it possible that we could have undernourished children? Or […]
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Riverwest Cycling Services
photo by Johannah Rose Doug McKey has a Pedicab Drivers license from the city of Milwaukee. Its numbere 001 the first and only one issued this year. So if you get a ride with him, you know youre getting something unique. Doug is offering rides to people at festivals and events throughout the summer. […]
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Jackie Robinson, My Grandmother and Me
by George Paz Martin Recently, news headlines commemorated Jackie Robinsons 60th anniversary of breaking the racial barrier in major league baseball. To America generally, Jackie Robinsons legend was not only being the first Negro to integrate major league sports but also of being one of the greatest baseball players ever. To Negroes at that time, […]
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Ask the Ecologist:
by Belle Bergner Q: Ive heard that our honey bees are dying. What is killing the bees and is this going to affect our crops? A: Its true: bees are critical for the fertilization of many of our agricultural crops and we might have to figure out an economical surrogate fertilizer if current rates of […]
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Why Ellen Bravo Wants Us To Take On The Big Boys
by Jean Scherwenka Milwaukee author and labor activist Ellen Bravo why she didnt run for political office. We all thought she was just the ticket smart, gutsy, funny, well connected, and a speaker you actually enjoyed hearing. Her answer was always the same: she thought she could be more effective in the labor movement […]
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