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‘Educators Answered the Call’: First Lady Dr. Jill Biden Visits Milwaukee
Earlier this week, Milwaukee received a special visitor when First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visited Milwaukee before continuing onto Des Moines. Biden made an appearance at Marvin Pratt Elementary School,…
The COVID-19 Equity Task Force is Looking at the Present and the Future
Disparities in health care, education, food and more existed long before the COVID-19 pandemic began. The pandemic brought these issues into focus and forced everyone to pay attention to the…
Guns At School Are Okay, But Not A Mask
Legislatively Speaking In the middle of my committee meeting this week, the absurdity of the mask mandate was on full display. Funny thing is that the word “mask” or “mandate”…
‘It’s Criminal’: Milwaukeeans Call for Speedier Lead Pipeline Removal to Cut Childhood Poisoning
This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Sitting in his North Side…
What You Can Do if You’ve Lost Pandemic Unemployment Benefits
This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Pandemic unemployment benefits from the…
Milwaukee Community Health Survey Underway
Every voice is needed in an online survey that is helping shape Milwaukee’s health priorities. Milwaukee County residents have the opportunity to have their voices heard about the health of…
Pediatric COVID-19 trends at Children’s Wisconsin
Over the past couple of weeks, Children’s Wisconsin has received multiple inquiries from the media and community about how the current increase of COVID-19 cases is impacting kids. With the…
The Value of the Public’s Trust is Priceless
When a person runs for elected office, it is not something that is done lightly. Once elected and even during the campaign, elected officials are scrutinized, their lives are examined…
Real Answers About the COVID-19 Vaccines
From the moment COVID-19 emerged in the United States, we have all been asked to make sacrifices to protect ourselves, our families and our neighbors from this terrible virus. At…
After 9/11, Some Found Healing by Helping
Diane Coxe’s mind could not accept what her eyes were seeing. Running late for her job at a law firm in the World Trade Center, Coxe had just emerged from…