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The combat ship USS Milwaukee seizes cargo of suspected cocaine with estimated value of $22M

The combat ship USS Milwaukee seizes cargo of suspected cocaine with estimated value of $22M

Posted by | Feb 6, 2022

The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee with an embedded U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) announced recently that it had seized an estimated $22 million in suspected cocaine on January 7. While on patrol, a maritime patrol aircraft spotted a suspected drug smuggling go-fast vessel (GFV) and Milwaukee was vectored in for an intercept. Milwaukee deployed her MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “Sea Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron and a rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB). The LEDET observed packages jettisoned into the water and then gained positive control of the GFV. After receiving permission to...

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Always Facing Left: What collecting Mao pins in China taught me about art and ideology

Always Facing Left: What collecting Mao pins in China taught me about art and ideology

Posted by | Feb 4, 2022

By the 1960s, Cоmmunіsm in Chіnа permeated every aspect of life by promoting a political ideology designed to abolish the hierarchy of social classes. The “Chаіrmаn Mао Bаdgе,” a small pin with the face of Mао Zеdоng embossed on it, was worn by people to show fidelity to their leader in Beijing. I came to Chіnа decades later as a foreigner, and found many of those relics from the Cultural Rеvоlutіоn era. At a time when people were socially pressured to conform as a group and not be individualistic, it was interesting that I never saw two identical looking...

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Dr. Lester Carter: Pharmacist and pioneer of herbal remedies for Milwaukee’s Black community dies at 90

Dr. Lester Carter: Pharmacist and pioneer of herbal remedies for Milwaukee’s Black community dies at 90

Posted by | Feb 1, 2022

As an African-American pharmacist from Omaha, Nebraska in the 1960s, Lester L. Carter, Jr. took the unprecedented step of opening his own store in a predominantly German neighborhood in Milwaukee. When Dr. Carter founded the Carter Drug Store at 24th and Burleigh Streets 47 years ago, it was the only Black-owned drug store in the city. He remained a pillar of the Amani neighborhood and beyond, known for his deep commitment to the local community and his efforts to inspire others. He turned 90 on August 10 of last year. The Milwaukee Common Council named a street in Dr....

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Keeping families healthy: Wisconsin distributes 5.4M of personal protective equipment so far in 2022

Keeping families healthy: Wisconsin distributes 5.4M of personal protective equipment so far in 2022

Posted by | Jan 27, 2022

Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced on January 24 that the state has distributed more than 5.4 million pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) since the beginning of the year. As part of the Evers Administration’s continued response to the coronavirus pandemic, 5.4 million N95/KN95 respirator masks have been distributed to over 130 different locations across Wisconsin since the start of January, including more than 3.35 million masks just last week. As part of these distribution efforts, more than 533,000 masks have been distributed to school districts across the state, including nearly 400,000...

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Milwaukee County Historical Society’s feature exhibit for 2022 explores “Where the Waters Meet”

Milwaukee County Historical Society’s feature exhibit for 2022 explores “Where the Waters Meet”

Posted by | Jan 25, 2022

The Milwaukee County Historical Society launched its 2022 feature exhibit, “Milwaukee: Where the Waters Meet,” on January 13, showcasing the role that water played in the County’s foundation. Water was central to brewing, tanning, and a number of other industries that helped the Milwaukee grow from a frontier village to the metropolis it is today. The exhibit also explores Milwaukee how established itself as a global freshwater center. “A lot of people say that in the near future, water is going to be more precious than gold or any other mineral,” said Ben Barbera, Director of Collections and Exhibitions....

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Thich Nhat Hanh: Remembering the influential Buddhist monk who taught me to be a better Christian

Thich Nhat Hanh: Remembering the influential Buddhist monk who taught me to be a better Christian

Posted by | Jan 22, 2022

Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, one of the world’s most influential spiritual leaders and pioneer of the modern mindfulness movement, died on January 22 at the age of 95. I had the unexpected honor of meeting him in my youth. That brief encounter and his insightful teachings had a direct influence on the course of my life. I owe the early formation of my adult Christian faith to Master Thich Nhat Hanh, and his book Living Buddha, Living Christ. Setting aside the very long and personal story of my theological background for another time, as a young adult in...

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