Commentary & Opinion

Food for Thought: Become Your Own Best Doctor

by EditorApril 2004

by Dr. Dave Schemberger

There are times when we all need a good doctor to fix some problem like a broken arm or a serious infection, but the best doctor to guarantee optimum health and long life is in our own hands and minds. Over the past hundred years, we have surrendered our responsibility for good health to an elite group of medical professionals. I will admit these professionals have made some great advances, but many of us now live in fear that without a doctor, a hospital, or an insurance policy we are sure to succumb to some dreadful disease.

Editorials

Community Building Through Journalism: Neighborhood Newspapers Make a Difference

by EditorApril 2004December 2013

by Sonya Jongsma Knauss

When David Burton at the University of Missouri wrote the words above, he was describing a trend towards smaller, more localized newspapers in his state. He says, “Southwest Missouri is dominated by small community newspapers, which throw their news and editorial weight behind providing local coverage. The finest community newspapers know they are key stakeholders in the forces that help build and grow their communities.”

Commentary & Opinion

Why Tom Barrett Should be the Next Mayor of Milwaukee

by EditorApril 2004December 2013

by Leon Todd

As a past mayoral candidate, our campaign theme was focused around clean government, clean elections and clean environment. With all of the past City Hall scandals, corruption and convictions, and more expected to come, we were convinced that the central underlying issue in this campaign should be one of clean government.

Commentary & Opinion

Why Marvin Pratt Should be the Next Mayor of Milwaukee

by EditorApril 2004December 2013

by Sue Blaustein

I’ve lived in Riverwest for two and a half years — first as a renter, and now as a homeowner. For 12 years prior, I lived at 17th and Hadley. When Marvin Pratt started his career on the Common Council, he was my alderman there, and I’ve known him since that time. I want to see him elected mayor on April 6.

Commentary & Opinion

What Do Standardized Test Scores Really Prove?

by EditorMarch 2004

by Brian Kalish

Suppose for a moment that they had gotten away with it, that no one had found out. Suppose for a moment that the scores had come in, showing a quantum leap in student achievement without any suspicion of wrongdoing. The assumption would be that Palmer Elementary School, 1900 N. 1st St., had been doing everything right, that they were perhaps the only school in the district that had adequately prepared its students to master the content of the Terra Nova exam.