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Wednesday, December 31,2008
Hero of the Week: MPS Board President Peter Blewett
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Finally! MPS Board President Peter Blewett stood up for public education and democracy in the pages of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel with his Dec. 28 op-ed titled "Cheap Advice from a Newspaper that Supports Failed Experiments." Blewett recounted the many floundering reforms the JS's editors have supported at taxpayers' expense-such as the Neighborhood Schools Initiative and the voucher program. Blewett also called out the...
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Tuesday, December 23,2008
Issue of the Week: An Appointed School Board? Get Serious.
Plus Heroes and Jerks of the Week
The latest simplistic solution to the very, very serious problem of Milwaukee Public Schools' low performance results is to create an appointed school board. This "silver bullet"...
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Thursday, December 18,2008
Issue of the Week: Foreclosure Mediation
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The number of home foreclosures has risen exponentially nationwide, and Wisconsin is no exception to the rule. With rising unemployment and perhaps the worst of the mortgage default crisis still to come, many Wisconsin families may soon face the prospect of losing their homes to foreclosure. In this no-win situation...
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Thursday, December 11,2008
Blog of the Week
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Obama Encourages Workers Protesting Shutdown. President-elect Barack Obama gave encouragement Sunday to the members of United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America Local 1110 who have occupied the Republic Windows & Doors factory in Chicago to demand fair treatment from a...
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Monday, December 8,2008
Making Money
Creating a local currency in Riverwest
Riverwest organizers hope to jump-start the local economy using a local currency- "River Currency"
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Thursday, December 4,2008
Event of the Week: Shop Local
Plus Heroes and Jerks of the Week
Come on, Milwaukee. Keep your favorite locally owned companies in business during these tough economic times. Make a promise to buy local this holiday season at www.expressmilwaukee.com and you could win great prizes from local businesses. The Shepherd Express’ computers will randomly pick winners throughout...
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Saturday, November 29,2008
Event of the Week: Phoenix Rising
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The literary community was saddened by last week’s news that Broad Vocabulary bookstore would be closing for good at month’s end. Owned by Jennifer Morales and Tina Owen, the enterprise fell victim to big-box media stores and online sellers. Happily, a community group is organizing to save one of Milwaukee's...
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Wednesday, November 19,2008
Issue of the Week: Confidential Help for Underage Drug and Alcoh
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Much has been written lately about drug and alcohol abuse by minors,as though it was a recent phenomenon—something to be blamed on television advertising, the breakdown of the “traditional” family unit or other societal bogeymen. The sad reality is that underage substance abuse is not new, but for those caught in...
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Wednesday, November 5,2008
Hero of the Week: You
The heroes of the week are all of you who volunteered in the elections, whether it was making phone calls, going door to door, putting up yard signs or any of the other numerous ways that contributed to an active involvement in our democratic process. Whether you worked for a winning or losing candidate does...
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Wednesday, October 29,2008
Issue of the Week: Voucher Backers Air Race-Baiting Ads
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Milwaukeeans are familiar with All Children Matter as a pro-voucher educational reform group. But the Michigan-based organization— with heavy financial backing from Milwaukeeans George and Susan Mitchell, the Wal-Mart heirs and Dick DeVos, of the Amway- Blackwater dynasty—is airing race-baiting...
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2009-01-05 1-2:30pm
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FIRST SUNDAY FREE CLASS JANUARY 4, 1-2:30PM
Come one and all and refresh yourself for the holidays. Here is a great opportunity to introduce yourself, family and friends to the transformative practice of Iyengar yoga. Peggy Hong will teach the January free Introductory class.
Our Mission: Riverwest Yogashala, a nonprofit yoga center, brings yoga to a diverse population, promoting strength, clarity, and overall well-being through the practice of
Location: East Milwaukee
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Welcome To Rock Netroots: Confusion Over Newspaper's Publishing Policy
Last week Sunday (Dec.28), the Janesville Gazette included the marriage announcement of an openly gay local couple among a listing of ?straight? marriage announcements on their ?Celebrations? page. As it turns out, the couple exchanged vows in California on Nov. 3, the day before Proposition 8 banned same-sex marriage in [...]
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