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From Milwaukee to Oshkosh: How EAA’s blueprints of innovation shaped the homebuilt aviation movement
Before Oshkosh became synonymous with the world’s largest aviation gathering, it was the...
Aly Miller: Playfully navigating the relationship between place and identity with illustrative maps
In parallel with the uniqueness of an individual’s identity are the maps each of us formulates of...
Microsoft’s purchase of 240 acres in Kenosha is expected to launch a new era of tech-driven growth
The state of Wisconsin and city of Kenosha announced on January 27 that Microsoft had purchased...
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Milwaukee’s Urban Farming: How a Rust Belt City cultivated a grassroots idea into a national model
Milwaukee’s reputation as a manufacturing powerhouse once defined its economic and cultural...
A letter from the future: How America went from detaining Hispanics to a migrant holocaust by 2028
EDITOR’S NOTE: This scenario, developed by Milwaukee Independent, is not a prediction. It is a...
Churches face a new spiritual dilemma from algorithms as Americans turn to AI for faith guidance
A growing number of Americans are turning to artificial intelligence tools for spiritual guidance,...
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Holocaust survivors still seek atonement from railway companies for their role in Nazi deportations
By Sarah Federman, Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution, Kroc School of Peace Studies,...
Trump-backed redistricting of Texas deemed “un-American” as Democrats revolt to block power grab
Republicans in the Texas legislature are working to redistrict the state before the 2026 midterm...
The real threat to American freedom is not big government but one too small to serve its people
They are lying to us again. The American government is not too big or too bloated: it is too...
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Thousands attending EAA AirVenture 2025 welcome Vietnam veterans on the Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight
As part of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh’s annual tribute to U.S. military members, 100 Vietnam War veterans were honored with a Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight to Washington DC on July 25. The mission, now in its 11th year at the aviation convention, provided a no-cost visit to national memorials and a public welcome home decades after their service.
