The offices of Alds. Michael Murphy and Jim Bohl have organized a public meeting Thursday evening at Milwaukee School of Languages, 8400 W. Burleigh St., to discuss a community proposal to merge the early childhood program of 68th Street School into nearby 81st Street School.
Since the Milwaukee Board of School Directors gave MPS superintendent Dr. Gregory Thornton an extra month to work out a relocation site for the early childhood education program at 68th Street School, which the board voted in December to close at the end of this school year, community activists have been busy working on a plan of their own. Next week, their plan will face off with the district's proposal at the January meeting of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors.
It was great to see the Common Council do a flip-flop this morning on Janet Zweig's flip-photo project for Wisconsin Avenue, getting what would have been a major Milwaukee flop back on the rails. At a morning committee hearing, aldermen were wowed by the turnout and by the messages received in advance of it from constituents.
Perhaps he's overwhelmed or depressed by the onset of winter, but Rhinelander attorney Sam Gold insists Barack Obama's campaign has violated state law against misrepresentations in political ads. As a result, he wants the Democratic presidential nominee charged with crimes.