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.
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Spin City
by Judith Ann Moriarty
“Movers and shakers on the local arts scene.” What does that mean? Are they the 35 who attended a panel discussion/luncheon way back in the spring of 2003 at the esteemed Haggerty Museum of Art on Marquette’s campus?
Posted inCommentary & Opinion
On Nader’s Service to Democracy
by David Coles
Ralph Nader’s recent entry into the field of presidential candidates was met, by and large, with a range of derisions from individuals in the media and the public: Democrats angry and scared that his bid will tip the scales in favor of the Republicans; Republicans smirking, confident that this hopeless run will seal the deal for George W.; cynics on all sides ridiculing this dreamer’s long-shot attempt, while they paint him as a receding attention-hound.
They are all misguided.
Posted inNeighborhood News
Fighting to Save Our Schools
Lisa Samper is a K-4 teacher at Elm Creative Arts, and she loves it. Recently, however, she learned that after this school year she won’t be returning to her classroom. “I can’t imagine teaching anywhere else,” she says. “It’s my dream school.”
Posted inMusic & Events
National Election Action Day
On May 8th, hundreds of grassroots groups and tens of thousands of us will join forces in the biggest one-day voter mobilization effort in American history. Together, we will contact over 1 million voters and register over 250,000 folks to vote. We’ll also prove to Republicans and the media that while President Bush may have more money, we have the people-power to win.
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