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Killing of Michael Brown inspires local poetry

August 19, 2014

Tamara Grigsby named community relations director

August 19, 2014

MADISON —  Dane County Executive Joe Parisi has named Tamara Grigsby to serve as the new community relations director in the office of the county executive.  Grigsby will work with community organizations, public officials, and the private sector to advance the county executive’s initiatives to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in employment, education, and the […]

Interview with 100 Black men of America Chairman Curley Dossman: “Four For The Future”

August 12, 2014

  Interview with 100 Black men of America Chairman Curley Dossman    “Four For The Future”   by A. David Dahmer    The 100 Black Men of Madison got a special treat at their breakfast on Aug. 12 when Curley Dossman, Jr., the chairman of the board of directors for the 100 Black Men of […]

5th annual Simpson Street Neighborhood Reunion: Bringing people together for family fun

August 12, 2014

  5th annual Simpson Street Neighborhood Reunion Bringing people together for family fun   by A. David Dahmer   Nobody is more excited about the 5th annual Simpson Street Neighborhood/Finest Family Reunion than long-time resident and reunion organizer Diane Small. “We are trying to get as many people as we can out to this reunion. […]

LUCES Banquet to benefit local students

August 12, 2014

Interview with Pedro Albiter LUCES Banquet to benefit local students   by A. David Dahmer   Latinos United for College Education Scholarships (LUCES) will host its fourth annual scholarship banquet at the Madison Concourse Hotel on Friday, Aug. 15. LUCES is a nonprofit organization that works to ensure bright futures for young Latinos in Wisconsin […]

AVID/TOPS students learn about the inner workings of CUNA Mutual

August 12, 2014

MADISON — For the entire summer, five AVID/TOPS college students have been completing a full time (40 hours per week) professional internship at CUNA Mutual Group, joining about 80 other college students to learn about the inner workings of a national mutual insurance company. Julian Walters will begin his first year at North Dakota State […]

Jesse Jackson calls Michael Brown shooting ‘crime of injustice’

August 12, 2014

By Chris King, The St. Louis American ST. LOUIS — Jesse Jackson told The American he hopes that the U.S. Department of Justice sees the Ferguson Police shooting of Michael Brown on Saturday and resulting community violence as “systematic of a national crisis.”Jackson said, “It was a crime of injustice.” Jackson said.The injustice, he said, […]

Dane County expands lake weed eating fleet to cut more phosphorus out of local lakes

August 12, 2014

By Dane County Executive Dane County’s growing fleet of lake weed cutters has removed thousands of tons of weeds and 1500 hundred pounds of phosphorus from local waters this summer, County Executive Joe Parisi announced recently.Parisi made the announcement along Monona Bay, with a team of weed cutters and new lake weed removal equipment the […]

Minimum wage, Minimum cost

August 12, 2014

By Peter Costantini SEATTLE (IPS) —In 1958, when New York State was considering raising its minimum wage, merchants complained that their profit margins were so small that they would have to cut their work forces or go out of business.  In 2014 in Seattle at hearings on a proposed minimum wage increase, some businesses voiced […]

Youth suicides sound alarm across the Pacific

August 12, 2014

By Catherine Wilson SYDNEY (IPS) — Suicide rates in the Pacific Islands are some of the highest in the world and have reached up to 30 per 100,000 in countries such as Samoa, Guam and Micronesia, double the global average, with youth rates even higher.On International Youth Day, which this year focuses on ‘Youth and […]

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