Politics - April 17, 2008
Empowered Milwaukeeans find a Common Ground
Common Ground, nearly two years in the making, describes itself as an organization of organizations. With slogans like, "Building a Stronger Community Together" and "Transforming Lives, Strengthening Communities," Common Ground held a Founding Convention Sunday at Midwest Airlines Center.
Tags: common ground, reverend willie davis, reverend brian sonderman, crime, guns, education, health care, housing, poverty, immigration

Politics - Aug. 29, 2007
Going for the guns
Gov. Jim Doyle’s headline grab in introducing an anti-crime package aimed at Milwaukee didn’t excite everyone.
Tags: guns, NRA, Doyle, Breske, Clara Mohammed, MPS, Montessori, Woodson, Xcellar8, Ke'Laff, DPI, Trust for America's Health, obesity

Milwaukee Buzz - May 13, 2007
Sunday Sound-off: Do you feel safe in Brew City?
Safety is a big issue in Milwaukee, but we're not alone. It seems as if "feeling safe" despite crime and violence is a challenge for people living just about anywhere these days, from the smallest to the largest cities. What do you think?
Tags: safety, safe, gun violence, gun control, guns

Politics - May 8, 2007
Is gun control a magic bullet?
In Wisconsin, legislators are attempting to pass a bill that would allow concealed carry, which allows properly licensed citizens to carry a concealed weapon. Wisconsin is one of only two states that does not allow concealed weapons at all.
Tags: gun control, virginia tech, guns, concealed weapons, west allis hale

Milwaukee Buzz - Nov. 27, 2006
Civil War
Our military leaders are still reluctant to call the chaos in Iraq "civil war," long after it's become apparent to everyone else on the planet that that is exactly what it is. So let me be the first to call our children's fight what it is: a civil war. Kids are threatening, hurting and killing their peers.
Tags: Milwaukee Public Schools, guns, Jennifer Morales