By Nyesha Stone TALGO—a Spanish manufacturer of intercity, standard, and high-speed passenger trains, announced that it won a contract to service 121 rail cars for the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA). Currently, TALGO has 27 employees in Milwaukee, but with the new contract, 90 people are needed. Depending on an individual’s skills, the pay […]
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The Dangerous Bipartisan Enthusiasm for Drug Price Controls
By Sandip Shah For years, politicians have railed about the high cost of prescription drugs. But now, they appear poised to take action. Democrats and many Republicans want to impose price controls on medicines. One proposal would allow patients to import price-controlled medicines from Canada. Another would allow federal bureaucrats to effectively dictate the price […]
In Danger of Addicting a New Generation: How Wisconsin Can Protect Its Youth
Kids are sneaking hits from it in school bathrooms. Students younger than eighth grade are trying it. Kids are selling their belongings to buy it. Wisconsin is the epicenter of the e-cigarette epidemic. We are at a critical time in the fight against tobacco products. After years of declining rates of teenagers smoking cigarettes, we […]
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Them Texas Chickens!!!
By Vincent L. Hall Activist, author award-winning writer Many historians have tried to dilute the power of Malcolm X’s frankness by comparing him to Martin Luther King Jr. Not only is that an unfair comparison, but it’s a useless argument. When it was all said and done, both men had their own strategies of liberating […]
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Candles in the Dark
By LaKeshia Myers Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) have a unique and storied history in the United States. HBCUs are colleges that were founded prior to 1964 with the principal mission of educating Black Americans. These institutions were founded and developed in an era of Defacto segregation and by providing access to higher education, […]
26th Annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s® Sunday, September 15 at Henry Maier Festival Park
Former Governor Marty Schreiber and Olympic Speed Skating Legend Bonnie Blair will Attend the Celebration Milwaukee, WI – The 26th annual Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s® in Milwaukee County, the 14th largest event of its kind in the nation, will be held on Sunday, September 15 at Henry Maier Festival Park. The Walk to […]
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A Tale of Two Colleges
By Michael Dannenberg At the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UW-Milwaukee), college-move in day looks similar—filled with the same excited hustle and bustle of unloading suitcases, squeezing storage bins under twin-sized beds, and filling shelves with overpriced, required course books. But there’s a major difference for students at UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee—and it’s […]
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School Daze: It’s Time to Wake Up
Legislatively Speaking By State Senator Lena Taylor In Spike Lee’s early film School Daze, his central character, Dap Dunlap screams “wake-up” in an effort to get members of his community to come together for a common cause. I have replayed that scene a thousand times as we discuss the issue of gun violence in our […]
Sen. Lena Taylor Tosses Her Bid into the Ring for 2020 Milwaukee Mayor
By Dylan Deprey As State Senator Lena Taylor stood on her block at 15th and Capitol, she reminisced about the Milwaukee she grew up in. She said it was a City of opportunity, a place where neighbors took accountability of each other. It was a time when she could walk to school safely and bike […]
Carvd N Stone Inc. Announces Three Scholarships for this 2019 Fall Worth $1,000 Each to Wisconsin Students and Creatives
Deadline to apply is Sept. 30, 2019 By Carvd N Stone team MILWAUKEE—Carvd N Stone Inc., for the first time ever, will be giving away three scholarships valued at $1,000 each this 2019 Fall through their CNS 2019 Scholarship Fund. The first scholarship will be given to a Milwaukee Public Schools college-bound graduating senior or […]
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