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From the editor: The way it was
From the editor

The way it was

Cronkite felt that journalists had a duty to hold up a mirror to society, to tell and show what had happened. “And that’s the way it was,” was his customary sign-off.

Simply Health: Take it with a grain of salt, pt2
Simply Health

Take it with a grain of salt, pt2

Be aware that some over-the-counter medicines contain a lot of sodium. Two tablets of dissolvable Alka-Seltzer have a whopping 1,134 milligrams of sodium.

Greening our schools

Greening our schools

Sustainability is all about those wonderful virtues we grew up with; giving without expecting to get back, finding enlightenment even from your mistakes, sharing the knowledge, recording the failures as well as the successes, implementing and reflecting and doing it again.

The Efficient Kitchen: Eating right
The Efficient Kitchen

Eating right

"Eat Right Racine” was formed earlier this year, and its mission is to “partner with community, business, agriculture, and schools to develop a food system that supports healthy children, communities, economies and environment.

Natural Gardner

Natural Gardner

August and September are payoff time for vegetable growers. However, this is the time when hot and humid conditions promote insect or disease problems; so keep monitoring plants.

Pantry Raid: Yes we can
Pantry Raid

Yes we can

…cooking or canning tomatoes actually increases the amount of lycopene – a super anti-oxidant that’s shown to protect against certain types of cancer.

Passing grades: Parents push for nutritious school lunches
Passing grades

Parents push for nutritious school lunches

I realized that there were more standards in place for dog food than there were for our own kids

Green Corps: Growing the next generation of green leaders
Green Corps

Growing the next generation of green leaders

Shenstone is very excited about her future and says Green Corps has prepared her well to assume other environmentally-focused posts.

Tidbits: News you need to know
Tidbits

News you need to know

We are fighting for food security from an industrial agriculture system that is destroying our health and the health of our ecosystems; for a connection to (the) cycle of life, and good, tasty food … from garden to plate.

Baloney on Wry: Puppy love
Baloney on Wry

Puppy love

When not galloping in figure-eights around the backyard, she was collapsed in her bed, head hanging off the edge, a fine thread of drool hanging from one floppy lip.

Upcoming Events for the Week of July 27th, 2009

Upcoming Events for the Week of July 27th, 2009

Urban Milwaukee’s Upcoming Events & Meetings Calendar should help you keep up to date on important events effecting our neighborhoods, the City of Milwaukee, and our region. July 27, 2009 Special Finance & Personnel Committee Meeting July 27, 2009 9:00 am The Finance and Personnel Committee considers appropriations, finances, taxation, revenues, labor relations, personnel, pensions and other benefits, insurance, audits and city budget.This Finance and Personnel Committee meeting will start at 9:00 a.m. and are held in the Room 301-B, City Hall.[…] July 28, 2009 Common Council Meeting July 28, 2009 9:00 am City Hall 200 East Wells St. Common Council Chambers Milwaukee, WI 53202[…] July 30, 2009 Board of Zoning Appeals July 30, 2009 4:00 pm BOZA is authorized to hear appeals in matters relating to all zoning ordinances.All hearings are held in Room 301-B of City Hall.[…]

Baloney on Wry: Shared bounty
Baloney on Wry

Shared bounty

We may as well make room for the animal neighbors.