A changed battlefield: Ukraine’s bold gamble on an incursion moves deeper into Russian territory
Ukraine’s stunning incursion into Russia’s Kursk border region was a bold gamble for the country’s military commanders, who committed their limited resources to a risky assault on a nuclear-armed enemy with no assurance of success. After the first...
Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield shares message of hope on 12th anniversary of Sikh temple shooting
On the 12th anniversary of a tragic shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, United States Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield visited the Oak Creek gurdwara to honor the victims and engage with the local Sikh community. Ambassador...
Darryl Morin: Watching Americans come together as Kamala Harris began her Presidential campaign
I stood in the rain waiting for my turn to go through the security check outside of West Allis Central High School on July 23. I was there to see Vice President Kamala Harris at her first campaign event since announcing her candidacy for President of the United...
The strange “insanity trial” of presidential candidate Theodore Roosevelt’s would-be assassin in Milwaukee
“Friends, I shall ask you to be as quiet as possible. I don’t know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot; but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose. But fortunately I had my manuscript, so you see I was going to make a long speech,...
Silent City Honey: The sweet story of utilizing Forest Home Cemetery’s Arboretum as an apiary
Among its many historical distinctions, Forest Home Cemetery has one of the oldest preserved forests within a metropolitan area that exists in Wisconsin. An unexpected byproduct of the silent city’s lush biodiversity is its ability to produce premium honey, with a little help from Chad Nelson and Barbie Brennan Nelson.
From detective to apiculturist: Why Sherlock Holmes found solace in nature when he retired
Few fictional characters have captured and endured for so long in the public’s imagination as Sherlock Holmes, the brilliant English detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Presumed to have died in the 1893 story “The Final Problem,” Holmes would live on and...
Chinese retailers and Trump allies race to profit from merchandise depicting Butler rally aftermath
Images of the moment have already been splashed across the world’s front pages and papered many corners of the internet, former President Donald Trump with his ear bleeding and his right hand clenched in a fist above the Secret Service agents surrounding him...
Milwaukee weighs costs and benefits of hosting the RNC after seeing an underwhelming economic reward
Downtown Milwaukee turned red for the week of July 15 as thousands of Republican National Convention delegates and other party stalwarts gathered in Wisconsin’s largest Democratic stronghold to formally rally behind convicted felon Donald Trump as their...
Conservative group hosts policy event outside RNC to defend its authoritarian Project 2025 guidebook
At the edge of the cordoned-off perimeter around the Republican National Convention on July 15, hundreds of conservatives filed into the ornate home of the Milwaukee Symphony to hear a parade of fascist luminaries talk about authoritarian policies and Project 2025...
Medical Silence: Health concerns follow Trump after withholding official info about his gunshot wound
For days after a registered Republican attempted to shoot former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally, the public is still in the dark over the extent of his injuries, what treatment the Republican presidential nominee received in the hospital, and whether...
January 6 curtain call: Takeaways from the third day of programming at Trump’s RNC pageant of fealty
Republicans were welcoming JD Vance as Donald Trump’s running mate on the same night devoted to blasting President Joe Biden’s leadership on the world stage. The 39-year-old Ohio senator accepted the vice presidential nomination on July 17. He was offered...
Republicans lean into Trump’s immigration and border message on second day of National Convention
Immigration took center stage as the Republican National Convention resumed on July 16 in Milwaukee, with speakers spotlighting a key element of the convicted felon and former President’s political brand that helped endear Donald Trump to the radical GOP base...
