by Mary Vuk I never entertained the idea of just becoming a writer and writing a few poems and publishing a few books. To be a poet meant being a cultural worker or cultural ambassador. One embraced politics while advocating the importance of love and brotherhood. It was what took one into school classrooms, community […]
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EDITORIAL- Thank You Interns & Volunteers
by Vince Bushell This issues lead story is on a summer youth employment program in our neighborhood. We all learn from the experience of having students and young adults working with us. Some are paid and many, young and old, volunteer their time and skills. The photos below show some volunteers planting trees this spring, […]
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Debbie Davis
Story by Ellen C. Warren, Photo by Barbara Miner Thats Debbie Davis towering over the crowd in her Statue of Liberty regalia in the Riverwest Fourth of July parade. Shes the stilt-walker everyone loves to see. She has quite a large fan base, admitted her partner, Dimitri. He works in Waukesha and meets people out […]
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Brady Street Beat
The first Saturday of May didnt feel like spring yet – it was cold and overcast – but Brady Street was in full bloom for Flower Power. Merchants and residents decorated their porches, storefronts, and sidewalks to make a bright, bold statement in support of spring. Channel 4s Mike Jacobs and WUWMs Bob Reitman judged […]
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