News
Local pols announce cooperative plan for MPS
RACE for Success allows mayoral input, but not control of MPS
Nov 16th, 2009 by Patti Wenzel
No need for media-fueled, inter-generational Cola Wars
The idea of a 3-way workplace cage match makes for interesting punditry, but at the ground level it doesn't hold much water.
Nov 16th, 2009 by Jon Anne Willow
Barrett announces run for governor
Wisconsinites might have choice between two Milwaukeans for governor in 2010 Updated 11/16/2009 2:50 p.m.
Nov 15th, 2009 by Patti Wenzel
Chip Duncan walks the walk
Filmmaker/author looks at turmoil with a different lens in a book that strives to dispel stereotypes and to offer hope.
Nov 9th, 2009 by Lisa Townsel
Is Barrett being coy?
Looks like Barrett's camp is building a new website. It's called Barret4Wisconsin.com. Has he made his decision? Is it finally time to let the cat out of the bag?
Oct 29th, 2009 by Jon Anne Willow
What’s up with the City Hall clock?
The City of Milwaukee's iconic clock remains stuck in time until parts can be replaced.
Oct 26th, 2009 by Patti Wenzel
Chicago schools show no improvement
Chicago school reform may not be the panacea the Obama administration would like to think it is.
Sep 15th, 2009 by Ted Bobrow
City’s troubling decision to sit out sick leave appeal
Mayor Barrett earned kudos for intervening on behalf of a woman shouting for help. But his decision not to defend the city's sick leave ordinance leaves him on the sidelines of an important fight.
Sep 15th, 2009 by Ted Bobrow
Democracy in action?
Even on this day that once evoked pain (and still evokes controversy), there is beauty.
Sep 11th, 2009 by Judith Ann Moriarty
Obama focuses his health care vision
President Obama endorses "public option" and vows to pay with savings found in Medicaid waste and fraud.
Sep 10th, 2009 by Patti Wenzel
Much ado about nothing
Despite the hand-wringing about President Obama's speech to schoolchildren, his message mirrored what parents tell their children all the time: work hard.
Sep 8th, 2009 by Patti Wenzel
Milwaukee Finances “On the Precipice”
The City may soon find itself choosing between potholes and police protection.
Sep 1st, 2009 by Jon Anne Willow
