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What you need to know to cast your vote in Milwaukee for the April 7 spring election
Because of COVID-19, voting will be much different Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know.
Posted inArts and Recreation, News
How four artists are flexing their creative muscles during COVID-19
Artists around Milwaukee are finding new ways to virtually connect their art to the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Checking in: How are you doing as we confront the coronavirus?
During the quarantine, it is good to check in with your neighbors to see how they are doing. Today we ask two neighbors about life indoors.
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How to help senior citizens during the coronavirus pandemic
Now, more than ever, it’s important to stay connected. Here’s how you can help senior citizens during the pandemic.
Posted inNews, Opinion: Community Voices
OPINION: Quarantine within a quarantine: The intersectionality of African Americans, historical trauma and coronavirus
“We know that COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate, but racialized U.S. public policy has for centuries, in ways that now leave black and brown people more vulnerable to the effects of the pandemic.”
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Community Heroes: MATC gives Hunger Task Force large donation
The Milwaukee Area Technical College on Friday donated fresh produce from its culinary arts program and food service to the Hunger Task Force.
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‘Pay what you can, if you can’: What you need to know about evictions and foreclosures during COVID-19
The governor’s emergency order prevents landlords from evicting tenants until at least May 26, and you can’t be foreclosed on right now. But there’s a catch.
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5 things to know this week in Milwaukee: The COVID-19 edition
This week: register to vote online; check out St. Joe’s free mobile testing clinic; get free legal help; tune into 88Nine’s new program; and visit the Milwaukee Public Library from the safety of your home.
Posted inNews, Opinion: Community Voices
OPINION: Even during these dark times, we should take time to see the light
Pardeep Singh Kaleka reflects upon the disparate responses to COVID-19 and the personal commitment he’s made to learning through the crisis.