by Marlene De La Cruz-Guzman
“There are black children and there are blond children. I do not distinguish amongst them because of color or race. There is no reason not to love children. They are children, and that is that.”
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Posted inEditorials
What Makes this Publication Worth Supporting?
As one of the three publications that sprang out of Riverwest early this year, the Riverwest Currents has a well-defined niche. Unlike Vital Source or The Press, our primary audience is not city or county-wide. Our focus is first on the Riverwest neighborhood. . . . Our main focus is not consumption, whether it be of disposable goods, arts, entertainment, etc. But it’s a tricky line to walk, because newspapers depend on advertisers to stay afloat.
Posted inNeighborhood News
COA and Riverwest Residents Propose Kilbourn Park Trust
Once a great park with a spectacular view of Milwaukee’s skyline, Kilbourn Park has been little-used and barely maintained for several years. Today, the north end of the park, known as Reservoir Park, is an eyesore surrounded by barbed wire fences.
Posted inCommentary & Opinion
School Choice: Uniting — and Dividing — a Nation and a Neighborhood
by Peter Reese
Should parents be able to choose where their children go to school? Should taxpayer money fund religious education? These are just two of many sometimes misleading questions used to sway voters’ hearts and minds in the battle over school choice.
Posted inCommentary & Opinion
Gentrification: Artists and Yuppies Working Together
Artists who just want a space of their own may have difficulty with the idea that their own way of life might drive them and other people out of the neighborhood. This special feature includes links to many readings on the web, excerpts from Milwaukee’s Housing Strategy, a poem about Chicago’s Wicker Park Yuppification, and Gentrification Resistance Tools for Freak Bohemians.
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