On the Block: Hoping for a normal life

December 15, 2015 by Edgar Mendez Leave a Comment

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Randall Yocum, 21, said he spends some mornings panhandling outside of the Pick ‘n Save on West National Avenue in Clarke Square, hoping to rustle up enough change to buy some cigarettes and maybe a beer. He said he’s been struggling for a while, but in the future he hopes to have a car, a job and a girlfriend.

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Edgar is a senior staff reporter for the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service. Mendez is a proud graduate of UW-Milwaukee, where he double majored in Journalism and Sociology, and of Marquette University, where he earned a master’s degree in Communication. As an accomplished journalist, Edgar’s awards include a 2018 Regional Edward R. Murrow award, several press club awards and a Society of Professional Journalists’ regional award for columns dealing with issues such as poverty, homelessness and racism.

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