Story by Jan Christensen , Photo by Vince Bushell Even though it was a rainy day, Mike Marek was working on his landscaping business. April is the start of a busy season. He was on his way back from Jackson with eight yards of soil for a small native plant nursery that hes working on, […]
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, […]
Scooter Foundation Helps Kids, Keeps Memories Alive
by Tim Lambrecht Scott Scooter Schmidt enjoyed life to the fullest. Regular patrons of Water Street bars and businesses knew Scooter from his time spent working at Rosies. He also worked security for Summerfest. I met Scooter when I worked for the Shepherd Express when their offices were on Water Street. He always had a […]
Peace Learning Center
by Jackie Reid Dettloff A week after Lance Corp. Raul Bravo lost his life in Iraq, 10-year old Luis Solís faced his partner at a day-long workshop at the Friends Meeting House. Are you ready and willing to solve this problem peacefully? he asked. A month after two men were killed in violent clashes in […]
Locally grown: Feeding our hunger for a and knowledge about a local food
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 […]