by Ellen C. Warren, photo by Kurt Johnson Karina Turner worked with volunteer coordinator Gib Caldwell this summer. Milwaukee kids were working this summer, thanks to an initiative put together by the City of Milwaukee and funded by the State. Mayor Barretts Summer Youth Jobs Initiative offered 350 jobs to young people in a variety […]
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Larraine McNamara-McGraw: A Passion for Justice
by Michael Timm, photo by Kurt Johnson To Riverwest resident and civil rights lawyer Larraine McNamara- McGraw, a good community prosecutor is a cross between a priest and an undertaker: You dont want em if you dont need em, but you want to know you can trust them, she said. The physically slight but verbally […]
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For The Sake of Our Children
stories and photo by Charlesetta Thompson Malcolm Townsend, Tevin Byrd, Adonis Mitchell and Dell Luckett of J.O.Y. House. Anthony Drane, a young parent and educator is busy trying to make a difference in the lives of young people. Drane has begun a parents association on the north side of Milwaukee. It is his dream that […]
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Fresh! Fresh! Fresh! New Vegetarian Lunch Buffet at Shahrazad
by Jean Scherwenka Roughly 40% of our regular customers are vegetarians, says Nazer Barakat, chef and co-owner of Shahrazad Middle Eastern restaurant at 2847 N. Oakland. A full menu page is dedicated to vegetarian and vegan choices, and this fall Nazer and his brother and business partner Sam, in their fifteenth year at the same […]
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Health Matters: NEW Vaccine Can Help Prevent Cervical Cancer!
by Emily DeLeo A vaccine that can prevent cancer? Its true, and its available in many doctors offices right now. This new vaccine is recommended for adolescent girls. It protects them against HPV, or human papillomavirus. HPV is the most common sexually transmitted virus in the US. About 20 million Americans are infected with HPV, […]