“If your vote wasn’t important, why is that the first thing they take when they take your freedom?” asks Ray Mendoza. By Mario Koran Wisconsin Watch Ray Mendoza doesn’t care who you vote for. He just wants you to vote. To Mendoza, 54, the right to vote is too precious to squander. That’s how the […]
41 years and counting: Project Return Continues Mission to Support Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
By Edgar Mendez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service 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. It was 1980, and the social ministry committee at Cross Lutheran Church was looking for ways to better serve the community. “We discovered […]