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Wisconsin swing voters express concern over Harris’s intelligence and hiding Biden’s cognitive decline
Wisconsin swing voters shared concerns about Vice President Kamala Harris’s honesty and intelligence. During a segment airing Wednesday on MSNBC‘s Morning Joe, NBC political analyst Elise Jordan asked a panel of Wisconsin swing voters how they perceived the vice president “in terms of competency and experience” in comparison to President Joe Biden. “She’s worse,” one […]
'Brat summer' vs bratwurst summer: How Wisconsinites are reacting to trend on social media
Ask anyone in Wisconsin: We know brats. So when “brat summer” started trending on Twitter, Wisconsinites were confused. “I’m from Wisconsin so every time I see someone post 'brat summer' I’m like ‘sure the heck is,’” read one Tweet. ...
Support given for inpatient behavioral health facility in northern Wisconsin
SHELL LAKE — The Washburn County Board is supporting Polk County in an initiative to address concerns for lack of access to facilities in the region for inpatient acute behavioral health beds. According to the letter of support drafted by Board Chair Tim Kessler, the lack of facilities for behavioral health in the region has caused pressure on other local entities such as law enforcement, related to transportation and personnel costs, bed location and access. Much of this stemmed from the closure of the facilities...
Funeral traditions merge with growth of ‘green burials’ in Wisconsin
When Tanya Mudrick searched in 2012 for a place to bury her stillborn son, Oren, she chose Circle Cemetery in Barneveld — one of the nation’s pioneer green cemeteries. Wrapped in a quilt and placed in a hand-weaved wicker basket, Oren is buried among 60 others inside a nature preserve lush with the wetlands, springs and sandstone rock of Wisconsin’s Driftless Area.
Little Gems, July 24, 2024
The last two murals from the BID’s Murals in Motion event back in May are finally getting approval to be placed downtown for everyone to enjoy. This has been a much longer process than anyone expected even the BID members were under the impression the murals would be placed in early June. These two panels left to be placed were waiting for ordinance changes to allow the panels to be installed. Both of the murals were completed offsite to be installed at a later date. The installation of the panels will require half a day to drill in the mortar and hang the panels.
Jim "The Shark" Dreyer is ready to swim across Lake Michigan alone
GRAND HAVEN,Mich.-- Jim "The Shark" Dreyer announces his third attempt at swimming alone across Lake Michigan on August 6th. His journey will start from McKinley Beach in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to City Beach in Grand Haven, Michigan, which totals out to be approx. 82.9 miles. “This announcement should come as no...
CBD hanging tough while other Milwaukee office submarkets continue to struggle
A tough second quarter. That’s what JLL says that the Milwaukee office market experienced this year. And the numbers back that up. JLL reported that the Milwaukee office market saw nearly 460,000 square feet of negative absorption during the second quarter. The good news? Most of this negative absorption...
MPS board recall; over 37k signatures gathered, questions arise
MILWAUKEE - Organizers of the effort to recall half of the Milwaukee Public Schools school board say they've gathered 37,000 signatures, and they're looking for more. But it's a lot more complicated than that. With a little under three weeks to go, the m-p-s recall collaborative touts the progress of...
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