By Alex Lasry One year ago, our country witnessed something that has never been seen in the United States – a sitting President and his followers attempted to disrupt and stop the peaceful transfer of power. Insurrectionists did not like the outcome of the election and they tried to discard the voice of the People. […]
Homeschooling Will Boom Long After COVID-19
By Lance Izumi Student enrollment in public schools has nosedived as parent disgust with school COVID-19 policies, student learning losses, and controversial education policies has gone through the roof. In the wake of this enrollment implosion, homeschooling has boomed across the country. At the beginning of the current school year, the U.S. Department of Education […]
There Can Be No Masters at The Table of Human Rights
By LaKeshia N. Myers Archbishop Desmond Tutu said, “I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of rights.” I was reminded of this quote last week when I learned of Bishop Tutu’s passing. It made me think […]
Assembly Democrats Elect Neubauer As Leader
Will succeed Gordon Hintz, with Rep. Kalan Haywood as assistant minority leader. By Laurel White Wisconsin Public Radio Democrats in the Wisconsin Assembly have elected new leaders to guide the party in the chamber for the rest of the current legislative session, including the lead up to the 2022 election. Lawmakers chose Rep. Greta Neubauer, […]
These Are A Few of My Favorite Things
By LaKeshia N. Myers “Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens; Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens Brown paper packages tied up with strings; These are a few of my favorite things.” My Favorite Things is one of my favorite holiday tunes, I don’t really know if it was originally written to be a […]
Get Your House in Order: Estate Planning Is Essential
By LaKeshia N. Myers The Bible says, “For everything there is a season, and a time for every [a]purpose under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a […]
To Be, Or Not To Be – More Elected Officials Are Choosing Not
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Nationally and locally, the slate of elected officials announcing that they are not planning to seek re-election is setting off alarms. According to Ballotpedia, “As of December 2021, 37 members of Congress—six members of the U.S. Senate and 31 members of the U.S. House—have announced they will not […]
Why We Need to Pass the Build Back Better Act
Among the bill’s many features is a provision to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity, an issue which disproportionately affects Black women. By Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) The Build Back Better Act passed by the House is many things: a jobs bill; an expansion of the social safety net; a down payment on a long-overdue investment […]
Broadband Access is an Urban and Rural Problem
By Alex Lasry Reliable broadband access is a major problem across Wisconsin. While most public discussions of the need for broadband focuses on isolated, rural communities, the reality is that families in our urban cities, especially Milwaukee’s poor urban neighborhoods, also struggle daily with this problem. Broadband has become as much a public necessity as […]
The Truth About Planned Parenthood
By LaKeshia N. Myers Planned Parenthood—a name that has become synonymously paired with abortion, or the termination of a pregnancy. It is a health care agency whose network provides access to quality health care to tens of thousands of women each year. What you may be surprised to learn is that Planned Parenthood is not […]
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