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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Editorial: How to Get Better Representation on the City of Milwaukee Common Council
by Vince Bushell The answer is simple. Have an informed, participating electorate choose them! The problem with the current situation in the sixth aldermanic district is that the elected representative, Alderman McGee, is the target of a recall petition. He would say that he is the victim of a recall effort by those with a […]
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UW Poetry Prize Winner Visits Woodland Pattern:
by Mary Vuk Betsy Andrews, winner of the University of Wisconsin 2007 Brittingham Prize in Poetry, will read from her award-winning book New Jersey at Woodland Pattern, March 23. Andrews is a 43-year old poet from New York City. She received an MFA in creative writing from George Mason University where she was a student […]
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East Side Thought: From the Mind of a Smart 16-Year-Old
by Laura Richard What were you doing when you were sixteen? I was a part-time busgirl in a local restaurant, and my hobbies included driving my parents to drink. At sixteen, Tom Cramer is not like many kids his age. In 2003, when he was only twelve, Tom started a publication called The East Side […]
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Mr. Yuk
by Emily DeLeo Your home should be a comfortable place where you and your family can feel safe. However, your home may not be safe if you leave medications or other dangerous substances where children or pets can reach them. Cosmetics, cleaning supplies, medications and even vitamins can be very dangerous to children. All of […]