NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, August 10, 7PM Riverwest Neighborhood Association General Meeting Minutes, July 13, 2004 Center Street YMCA/CDC In Attendance: Michele Morris, Devon Wichelt, Kara Sebach, Tim Vertz (Board Member), Tim Carpenter (Candidate for Congress), Tracey Golden, Zachary Knutson, Donald Sargent (Riverworks), Stephen Servais, Ellen Servais, Nancy Certz (Board Member), Mark Lawson, RoseMary Oliveira, Sonya […]
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Book Review: Banana Republicans
There’s a This Modern World cartoon on the front cover of Banana Republicans and chapter titles like “Pumping Irony,” but it’s not a remotely funny book. Perhaps it was intended to be so, but its authors ended up on quite a different track…
Posted inA&E Briefs
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If you missed art critic James Auer‘s March 31 comments in the Journal Sentinel, stop and pay attention. He’s piqued by artists who, when speaking to the public about works they’ve produced, express themselves with “like you know, ah, um.” He suggests art schools should incorporate public speaking into their curriculum. Wise words from one who is not only a concise speaker and writer, but also a fine photographer. There is help out there: for instance, Woodland Pattern Book Center hosts a free, ongoing Writers Workshop on Wednesdays. Perhaps you’re already skilled in both speaking and writing, then share your talents with those needing a leg up. Call Literacy Services of Wisconsin, 414/344-5758…
Posted inNeighborhood News
Walker’s Pre-Election Pension Pass: Journal Sentinel Misfires
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s belated, post-election reporting on County Executive Scott Walker’s broken promise to stop huge pension payouts for county managers left the paper trying to explain away the obvious: the JS blew it.
Posted inNeighborhood News, Politics
McGee Brings “Organized Confusion” to 6th District
“People are expecting me to go down there and act like a nut… But I think totally outside the box. Everything I do is unconventional to people who are within that box. But for people who think outside the box, they’re like, ‘Oh yeah, that’s how it should be: creative.’”
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