For a group of white kids in Milwaukee, growing up just when he arrived in 1954, Henry Aaron’s impact went well beyond baseball.
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.
If you had two minutes with the new president and vice president, what would you say?
As we begin an historic Inauguration Day, we asked community members what messages they have for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
‘It is not my fight to surrender’: Read rousing words from the 2021 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Writing Contest winners
For the 38th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Writing Contest, students around southeastern Wisconsin responded to the theme, “Keep Moving Forward.” We’ve collected inspiring essays from the six age category winners spanning elementary to high school.
OPINION: The pandemic is disrupting education. And we need to reduce the stress students-and their parents-are enduring.
As parents and students struggle with the demands of online schooling, two South Side medical professionals propose new goals for school-aged children and their families.
Lessons we can’t forget: Community members look back at 2020 to set goals for 2021, part two
Community members tell us how hard-earned lessons from 2020 are fueling their goals for 2021.
Lessons we can’t forget: Community members look back at 2020 to set goals for 2021
We asked community members to tell us their goals for the new year. Here’s what they said.
OPINION: Inside the ‘bubble’ at Vel R. Phillips Juvenile Justice Center School
Students from the Vel R. Philips Juvenile Justice Center School share their thoughts on the pandemic and sports, comparing the “NBA bubble” to the precautions their community is taking.
OPINION: We don’t want the COPS grant today, tomorrow or in January
The Common Council voted to deny additional funding to an already bloated and unaccountable police department, and the community wants it to stay that way.
OPINION: Before we pick the next chief, let’s fix Milwaukee’s broken system of policing
Men with guns and men with cages are not the solution, no matter who their boss is. Hiring a new man to drive the same broken train is not going to get us where we need to be.
We asked you what you’re thankful for. Here’s what you told us.
To celebrate the season of gratitude and giving, we asked contributors to our “Community Voices” column to name a person or organization they’re thankful for.
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