“A young mother rents a house near Milwaukee. The previous tenant tells her, ‘Baby, they shouldn’t have let you move in.'”
Wisconsin
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Writing from Home: Lessons from a Novelist-Slash-Small-Town Newspaper Columnist
“Small towns around Wisconsin are depopulating, the main streets emptying and shuttering. An American way of life is disappearing, and with it, an exchange is made. If there is no future for small-towns, what about local media like the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram? Who will report on the illegal acts of multinational corporations polluting the countryside? […]
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The Eighth Wonder of the World*
“In exchange for billions in tax subsidies, Foxconn was supposed to build an enormous LCD factory in the tiny village of Mount Pleasant, creating 13,000 jobs.” The Verge investigates the empty promises (and empty buildings) of “Wisconn Valley.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes
Miles and Coltrane’s Milwaukee Gigs That Never Happened
They were scheduled to play Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1959. So why did the gigs never happen?
Posted inArts & Culture, Crime, Current Events, Nonfiction, Quotes
Native Americans’ Persecution Continues; Only the Uniforms Have Changed
Between deadly police shootings and a white correctional officer sexually assualting Native American women, the Bad River Band of the Ojibwe nation feels more preyed upon than protected.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
Assertiveness Training
Susan Sheu considers her estrangement from her conservative mom, who tried to teach her to stand up and be heard in a male-dominated world — but not to be too unladylike about it.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women
Assertiveness Training
Susan Sheu considers her estrangement from her conservative mom, who tried to teach her to stand up and be heard in a male-dominated world — but not to be too unladylike about it.