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Many of us have looked for removal of Sheriff David Clarke from office, not only for his outlandish views on matters like gun violence (arm yourself citizens, he once urged), immigration abuses (round ‘em up and ship them back) and policing (I’ll clean up city neighborhoods better than Milwaukee police), but also because of his…
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How an innocent 15-year-old boy inadvertently learns about life. To his embarrassment!
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Is Milwaukee less racist than it was 50 years ago when the disturbances in the summer of 1967 ended up with three deaths, many injuries, looted storefronts and put the city in a weeklong curfew? As one who has lived in Milwaukee for nearly all his 88 years and has seen change occur, you’d hope…
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Rather than being content to sit back and cry in their beer over the 2016 election losses, some 200 or more activists gathered in Stevens Point on a cool summer weekend to see if they could fashion a way to restore Wisconsin to its former place as a beacon of progressivism. For the most part,…
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Wisconsin’s Gov. Scott Walker appears to be a clone of Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback. Both are are leading their states in a downward slide of economic devastation, where schools find it more difficult to educate, the roads become havens of potholes and health care dries up for those with few resources. Brownback has been leading…
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Family and friends will celebrate the life of Ann E. Germanson, who died April 22, 2017 after a short but difficult struggle with melanoma cancer. Ann E. Germanson – Feb. 11, 1930 – April 22, 2017 Sunday, June 11 Beulah Brinton House, 2590 S. Superior St., Milwaukee Reception and visiting from 2 p.m. to 5…
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Ann Elizabeth Germanson, 87, died April 22, at her home, ending a four-month battle with melanoma cancer. Beloved wife of Kenneth and children, Laurie Stott, David Germanson and Joanne (David) Monyelle, all of Milwaukee, and Richard (Susan) of New York City, five grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends. A daughter, Jill Lozier, preceded her in death.…
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A recent New York Times obituary of a prominent member of the arts community brought forth a weird recollection. During my high school years (1943-47), I worked at the corner drug store*, employed as a soda jerk, clerk and stockboy. If you’re under 40 you may not know what a soda jerk was, but he…
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I am as scared today for the future of humankind as I have ever been in my 87 years. Mind you, I’m not personally scared; I’ve far too few years left for that. My fright, of course, is for our children, grandchildren and the generations to follow. In three weeks, President-elect Donald Trump will…
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Seventy-five years ago – Dec. 7, 1941 – was in the words of President Franklin D. Roosevelt “a date which will live in infamy,” so named because of the sneak attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor. Most Americans may know the day from the history books as the historical event that prompted the President…
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