The district’s academic record does not warrant MPS Board’s decision to give its members a 4.7% pay raise.
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service invites community members to submit opinion pieces of 500-800 words on topics of interest to central city Milwaukee. To send a submission for consideration, please email info@milwaukeenns.org. The views expressed are solely those of the authors.
OPINION: ‘The goodness continues’: How the new Table Vocational Center answers a call to serve our community
At 5305 W. Capitol Drive, we are launching The Table Vocational Center. It will focus on both the inner work, and the outer work, humanity needs to be restored to wholeness.
OPINION: Why I want to be ‘Mixx Wisconsin’
As the first nonbinary contestant (that I know of) running in this Wisconsin state pageant, I want to put some respect on my identity and my journey.
OPINION: Women are missing from Milwaukee’s street names. Here’s how to fix that.
I believe democracy, equity and diversity should guide Milwaukee’s street commemoration framework. Women should have a much more significant presence in our street names.
OPINION: Residents are the key to unlocking Milwaukee’s potential
My top three priorities as mayor would be ensuring the safety and well-being of residents, being a responsible steward of the city’s finances and dismantling white supremacy that upholds inequitable systems and processes.
OPINION: Milwaukee is majority-minority and nearly 40% Black. Why don’t our political maps reflect that?
Milwaukee’s Black voters must have the opportunity to elect candidates of their choice. Neither the Democratic proposal nor the Republican proposal give them that opportunity.
OPINION: Women’s history every Milwaukeean should know
Melody McCurtis, Celeste Contreras and Leana Yang share the stories of women who make or have made the difference in their lives.
OPINION: Giving Milwaukee a better name: A Messmer high school senior shares what she would do if she were Milwaukee’s mayor
It would be my priority to take on every issue from an empathetic perspective while also considering the well-being of the city.
OPINION: Honesty and transparency are critical priorities for Milwaukee’s next mayor
We asked Milwaukeeans to share what they would do in their first 100 days if they were the city’s mayor. Janan Najeeb looks at the city’s chronic challenges — including division, public safety and mental health — and how to improve them.
OPINION: ‘Another siren’: Reflections on chaos from a man raised in Milwaukee and living in Ukraine
Born in the Soviet Union, raised in Milwaukee and currently in Ukraine, Victor Valionta reflects on the chaos created by the Russian invasion and how it connects to Milwaukee.
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