Opinion essays and letters from our readers.
by Vince Bushell
One proposal that has been getting short shrift in discussions is the inclusion of Green or Open space into the plan. Neither Peter Park nor the demands arising out of the CBA place much emphasis on this goal. A few parcels have been identified as “green,” but that designation seems to be driven by the unsuitability of the parcels for anything else.
by Daniel Pryzbyla
With Wisconsin and Milwaukee public school districts footing the bill for charter schools, “small high school” charter experiments will keep feeding at the taxpayers’ trough. It’s not at the war profiteering level beginning to surface in Iraq, but it has a similar code of conduct invented by wordsmiths seeking privatization of public education.
by Jackie Reid Dettloff
This year I had to be away for most of October and I missed the autumn colors. One of the first things I did after unpacking my suitcase was to head for the woods along the Beerline trail. I love the way we have a patch of forest right in our very backyard. Here in Riverwest, we don’t have to drive to find natural beauty; it is only a short walk away. . . . And then, like a tumor on the landscape, there was a huge heap of discarded tires – at least fifty dirty, scattered rings of ugly rubber. Someone had dumped them alongside the trail between Clarke and Wright Streets.
by Jan Christensen
In the end, the Resistance was known for one thing — they simply would not participate. Not in the 24-hour economy, the 60-hour work week, the flag-waving parades, the media manias, the permanent fear, the cheers for the troops. And then there was their mark, of course. It crept into daily life, until it became a constant reminder that these really were bleak times. Until one day you no longer knew who was in control — the empire that was everywhere — or this invisible revolution.
by Kanika Ward, Life Science Practitioner and Natural Health Consultant
The answer to the state of your health lies within what you eat. More than 85% of all women have the “orange peel” look, also known as cellulite. Over half of all Americans are overweight. Our lifestyles have made us accustomed to eating fast foods. The fast food routine has us shoveling food into our faces in less than five minutes. This allows just enough time to make it for that one o’clock meeting.
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