From the personal to the pillars in our community, Milwaukeeans tell us why they are grateful.
Opinion: Community Voices
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OPINION: Milwaukee gives thanks: 3 reasons why we’re grateful in 2021
In this season of gratitude, we asked contributors to our “Community Voices” column to honor a local person, organization or institution for which they feel thankful.
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OPINION: ARPA funding should go toward community, not police
The City of Milwaukee is set to receive its second installment of American Rescue Plan Act Funding. Ryeshia Farmer of the African American Roundtable explains why the money shouldn’t go toward the police budget and how residents can ensure it doesn’t happen.
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OPINION: What I’ve learned organizing across the Colombian and Palestinian struggles in Milwaukee
Due to a shared pain and a shared struggle, we were able to use culture as a bridge between our communities in order to begin building a unified struggle.
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OPINION: ‘Heartbreaking and avoidable’: Reckless driving in Milwaukee needs to end.
Every time I am in the community, people talk about the number of people who run stoplights, speed or pass recklessly on the streets. We must act.
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OPINION: My journey from artist to life insurance agent — a pandemic story
Last year, if you told me that I would go from being a full-time teaching artist to a life insurance agent, I would have surely laughed in your face!
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OPINION: ‘My proving ground was the cell’: How I found freedom as a reader and writer while incarcerated
Shannon Ross shares how he kept his mind sharp, developed his vocabulary and became a better citizen through reading and writing, all while serving 17 years in prison.
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OPINION: Now is the time to invest in Milwaukee youths. And we can do that by using American Rescue Plan Act funding.
We call on city leaders to act now on behalf of children and youths in our city with an immediate investment of $30 million of ARPA funding.
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OPINION: We don’t need to destroy Felmers O. Chaney Correctional Center to offer a local alternative for Lincoln Hills
The Chaney center has long been considered by men who resided there to offer the best support for a successful return to Milwaukee in contrast to the state’s other facilities.
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OPINION: Voter suppression laws and abortion bans are just the beginning. But to what end?
Every single indicator of our poor health and access to care can be linked to racism, which is synonymous with control. Having our freedom and being able to control what happens to our bodies are one in the same.