Redonna Rodgers
Cleverly Staged Hotel Confrontation
It's the Best Western right across the street from the Federal Building. The intersection of 3rd and Wisconsin was a little sleepy this past Saturday night. A quick jaunt out from the faltering Grand Avenue Mall and there were directors Juanita .. more
The Good, The Bad, The Weird
It’s an interesting concept: the idea of transposing the spaghetti western to the Wild East of 1930s Manchuria. South Korean director Kim Ji-woon, better known for horror (A Tale of Two Sisters), turns to hybrid genre pastiche in The Good, The Bad.. more
Non-Milwaukeeans and Conservatives Contribute to ReDonna Rodgers
I’m just taking a look at MPS candidate ReDonna Rodgers’ campaign finance forms—unfortunately, I don’t have them in digital form—and a couple of things are jumping out at me: While Rodgers is campaigning as the voice of her district,.. more
Issue of the Week: Campaign Transparency
It’shighly ironic that Advocates for Student Achievement (ASA) is trying toposition itself as a “good government group,” sinc,Expresso more
A Note About ReDonna Rodgers
To the Editor: We are dismayed by the Shepherds biased reporting of the MPS school board contest between ReDonna Rodgers and Peter Blewett, and deeply offended by the mischaracterization of Ms. Rodgers. For more than 20 years, ReDonna R.. more
Citizen Action of Wisconsin Files a Complaint Against Advocates for Student Achievement and Three Candidates
A controversial “reform” group involved in the Milwaukee Public Schools campaigns—Advocates for Student Achievement (ASA)—is the target of a complaint by Citizen Action of Wisconsin. The complaint, filed with the state Government Accounta.. more
Connecting the Dots
A new “reform” group was launched in late-2007 to recruit anti-union, pro-voucher candidates for the Milwaukee Public Schools board of directors. ,News Features more
Fruit Fascists
The European Union allows fruitsand vegetables to be sold only in prescribed sizes Washington Post ,Chuck Shepherd's News of the Weird more
Greetings from Hayward
While the Brewers were rolling past the Cardinals and taking aim at the Cubs, the Observer ,Art for Art's Sake more
German Fest
Last call for knoedel! If you’re still got a craving for kuchen, sauerbraten, rollbr Blender ,Today in Milwaukee more
“Relative Spaces”
Sculptor Joel Hunnicutt and fellow artist Jody dePew McLeane are both obsessive and meticulous builders; the former with bits of wood, the latter through staccato strokes and layers of pastel. It is the re,Today in Milwaukee more
