by Jacklin Bolduan Operation Fresh Start (OFS) executive director Greg Markle said, “It’s all about what’s next” when it comes to one of Madison’s longest-running community employment, education, and training organizations. Located on Winnebago street on Madison’s near-East side, OFS has been in the business of empowering Madison’s youth for 45 years. Markle described their […]
UW Alumna Doctor Opens Her Own Full-Service Emergency Room in Houston
by Jeffrey L. Boney Special to the NNPA News Wire from the Houston Forward Times In a time where, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the United States faces a shortage of as many as 90,000 physicians by 2025, including a critical need for specialists to treat an aging population that will […]
Hiring Slowed In Wisconsin Last Year, Early Numbers Show
The State Added Fewer Private-Sector Jobs In 2015 Than In Any Year Since The Recession by Shawn Johnson Wisconsin added fewer private-sector jobs in 2015 than in any year since the recession ended, according to preliminary data released by the state’s Department of Workforce Development. The numbers from a monthly survey of employers show Wisconsin […]
12th annual All Dressed Up Event Provides Free Prom Dresses & Accessories for Teens
Donated dresses may be dropped at area Klinke Cleaners Feb. 8 – 20, 2016. The Junior League of Madison seeks to empower women to make a difference in their communities through direct service to those in need. They are a 100% volunteer organization that focuses on causes that promote healthy kids and healthy families through […]
Civil Service Bill Gets Some Applause For ‘Banning The Box’
Measure Eliminates Questions About Criminal History On Application For State Positions by Gilman Halsted Those pushing for changes in the criminal justice system say the civil service bill approved by the Legislature this week includes a provision that would help ex-felons get a fair shot at a state job. Opponents of the new bill say […]
Wisconsin Dems Push Measure For Free In-State College Tuition
Students Would Have To Work In Wisconsin For 3 Years After Graduation by Gilman Halsted Democratic state legislators are proposing a new college grant program that would cover the cost of tuition, books and housing at state schools for any resident who signs a pledge to work in Wisconsin for three years after graduation. Authors […]
Former Cop Daniel Holtzclaw Sentenced to 263 Years
Victory is the Biggest Rape Case You’ve Never Heard Of by Attorney Benjamin L. Crump NNPA News Wire Guest Columnist “Wrong is wrong: justice needs to be served,” is a statement that my client Jannie Ligons made when she was interviewed shortly after Daniel Holtzclaw was found guilty of rape, forcible oral sodomy and other […]
Blackonomics: The Economics of Water
by James Clingman NNPA News Wire Columnist “Water, water, everywhere, and not a drop to drink.” — Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. I can hear the backroom discussion now: “We can save money if we stop taking our drinking water from Lake Huron and start using water from the Flint River […]
Gaps in Teacher Effectiveness Hurt Young, Minority Students
by Freddie Allen NNPA News Wire Senior Correspondent Minority and low-income students are less likely to have consistent access to effective teachers between preschool and the third grade than students from high-income households, according to a new report by the Center for American Progress (CAP), a Washington, D.C-based think tank. Rachel Herzfeldt-Kamprath, a researcher at […]
Shattering the Stigma: Mother of Murder-Suicide Perpetrator Speaks Out
By: Dr. Jasmine Zapata, MD This month marks the 1 year anniversary of a tragic event that gripped the hearts of Wisconsinites and others around the nation. On January 2, 2015, Morgan Faye Slaight, age 27, shot her two young sons, Jaxon and Joseph, as well as herself in the head. One son, Jaxon, died […]
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