Editor’s note: This article has been updated with comments from Vincent Bobot, SDC commissioner and interim CEO. Barbara Toles, chair of the Social Development Commission’s board, has resigned, … [Read more...]
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Pension Security Equals Retirement Security
By Barbara Toles A lack of retirement security can make the golden years of life anything but golden. Sadly, many people who have worked their entire lives find themselves struggling … [Read more...]
Elected officials oppose post office closings in Milwaukee
By Lynda Jones Wisconsin elected officials held a press conference this week in front of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Post Office to challenge the proposed closures of five Milwaukee area … [Read more...]
ACT Festival held in honor of the late Will Perkins, Jr.
On Saturday, July 9, 2011 city residents turned out for the ACT (Atkinson, Capitol, Teutonia) Festival, held in honor of the late Will Perkins, Jr. who owned Perkins Family Restaurant. The festival … [Read more...]
Annette Polly Williams honored for her years of service in the state legislature
State Representative Barbara Toles, Rev. Jesse Jackson, and Congresswoman Gwen Moore surround the newly retired former State Representative Annette Polly Williams at a celebration held in her honor … [Read more...]
AT&T Pioneers, Sen. Taylor, Rep. Toles donate dictionaries to improve childhood literacy, reading scores
Program donating more than 8,500 dictionaries across state, nearly 1,000 to Milwaukee The AT&T Pioneers - AT&T’s employee and retiree volunteer organization - along with State Senator … [Read more...]
Hundreds in Milwaukee rally to save high-speed rail
Monday afternoon 350 people rallied at the Talgo train manufacturing plant in Milwaukee to protest Governor-elect Scott Walker’s plan to scuttle the high-speed rail project. The size and energy of the … [Read more...]
Pulling efforts together for flood aftermath
Victims of the July 22 rainstorm received some encouraging news Monday during a public hearing held at the Quality of Life Center at Christ the King Church. Hundreds of surveys would be sent off … [Read more...]