Scott Walker
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Who Will Lead Milwaukee County?

by Jan Christensen

 

County Executive Primary Set forFebruary 15

by Janice Christensen

 

The Riverwest Neighborhood Associationand the Riverwest Currents are sponsoring a Milwaukee CountyExecutive Candidate Forum on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 7-9 PM at the GordonPark Pavilion, Humboldt and Locust. All five candidates have beeninvited to participate. It will be moderated by peace activist GeorgeMartin. The Forum is free and open to the public.

 

Five candidates have declared for theMilwaukee County Executive position vacated when Scott Walker becameWisconsin’s governor. A nonpartisan primary set for Tuesday, Feb.15 will narrow the field to two candidates who will face off for theApril 5 election.

 

Posted inNews

Calendar • April 2010

by Jan Christensen

1 THURSDAY    

4TH STREET FORUM Turner Hall, 1034 N 4th St Clean Energy, Jobs, and Wisconsin’s Future. Bring your lunch & ask questions of the panelists. NOON free

5th DISTRICT CRIME PREVENTION MEETING Location TBD.  5:30PM

PINK HOUSE STUDIO 601 E Wright St Capoeira for Kids & their Parents w/ Arturo. 6-7PM $10 drop in

PINK HOUSE STUDIO 601 E Wright St Samba Class w/ Jacob. 7-8PM $10 drop in

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING about East Capitol Drive reconstruction project. Village Center Public Meeting Room, Lower Level of the Library Building, 3920 N Murray Ave, Shorewood. 5-7PM

ST FRANCIS 1927 N 4th St Holy Thursday. 7PM

ST MARY CZESTOCHOWA 3055 N Fratney St Holy Thursday. 7PM

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Neighbor Spotlight: Jim Hawley

by Currents Staff

Photo and story by Amy Budnowski , Alex Riley, Abbey Swasko, , Emily Nixa, Nicole Jaworski, Nikhil Naik, Samuel Markwardt, Kao Seng Thao, Samantha Tripp-Greenman, Dr. Melissa Schoeffel, Lecturer

“I liked to think that in some small way I was doing my part to preserve some of America’s past. Now I have a more exciting job. I’m cleaning up after America’s future.”

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“Fairness is My Guiding Passion”

by Editor
by Jackie Reed Dettloff, photo by John Ruebartsch

Gwen Moore made history last November when she won her bid to represent Wisconsin’s 4th Congressional District. Not only is she the first African-American to represent Milwaukee, she is also the first woman our district has ever sent to Washington. She won a clear mandate from Riverwest voters in the primary, where she gained 71% of the Democratic vote in local precincts. District-wide, she garnered 69% of the vote in the final election.