By Alderman Jim Bohl With competing plans for governing the Milwaukee Public Schools now petering out in Madison, I’m suggesting a modest compromise that gives each side something it … [Read more...]
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Letter to MPS Superintendent on Hair Cutting Incident
By State Rep. Annette Polly Williams Mr. William G. Andrekopoulos, Superintendent Milwaukee Public Schools 5225 W. Vliet Street PO Box 2181 Milwaukee, WI 53201 Dear Superintendent … [Read more...]
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Hines seeks role in reforming Milwaukee child care
The following is a statement released by Common Council president Willie J.. Hines, Jr. For several years, the State of Wisconsin and Milwaukee County have overseen and administered Early Childhood … [Read more...]
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State’s managed care changes could cost local economy hundreds of jobs
A decision by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) to make changes to state health care programs in Southeast Wisconsin could adversely impact the local economy, affecting hundreds of … [Read more...]
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NAACP Milwaukee Branch: Focused on Civil Rights
By Henry Hamilton III Ever since Milwaukee Branch NAACP president Jerry Ann Hamilton won the November 2008 NAACP election, she and other volunteers have been hounded by a small group of individuals … [Read more...]
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How to make responsible education reform a reality
Feingold Column Education is often one of most frequently raised issues at these town hall meetings. With Congress set to take up education legislation next year, I am committed to making … [Read more...]
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Grigsby Makes Statement on coming Special Session for MPS
Madison - State Representative Tamara Grigsby (D-Milwaukee) made the following statement this week, following Governor Doyle’s announcement of the coming Special Session on the future of Milwaukee … [Read more...]
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White House may need to take a second look at social secretary
It has made the headlines for days, ‘The couple that crashed the President’s first state dinner’. The secret service quickly took the blame, but now another look is pointing responsibility to another … [Read more...]
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Why was this mother sent to jail?
By Irene Weiser, executive director StopFamilyViolence.org (Oconto Falls, WI) Recently, an Oconto County family court judge sentenced a mother to jail because she was unable to force her daughter … [Read more...]
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Placebos of Black Political Power
By Ezrah Aharone The election of President Barack Obama is shifting America’s axis of race in ways that have yet to be politically quantified. But from a standpoint of Black political leadership, … [Read more...]