Politics - April 18, 2007
Little KK River draws national recognition
Milwaukee’s Kinnickinnic River isn’t exactly known as the recreational gem of the metro area. The KK is now a nationally recognized river in the eyes of environmental groups -- albeit for the amount of pollution carried in its waters when they run.
Tags: Kinnickinnic River, Tom Barrett, MMSD, sewage, Barack Obama

Politics - March 16, 2007
Picking on PIC: Job training might need to be switched
Mayor Barrett received a huge boost this week in his effort to wrest control of federal job training funds from the Private Industry Council and put them under the auspices of City Hall. Gov. Jim Doyle said he would support a change that would give the city $14 million in federal funds to run job-training programs.
Tags: PIC, Barrett, Doyle, Clinton, McGee, MMSD, Miller Park, sewage, Wi-Fi, Gschwind, Alderman

Milwaukee Buzz - Oct. 3, 2006
We can stem the tide of sewage release
Milwaukee skies have been restless the past few days and all that rain should remind us that we can help make up for the inadequacies of our storm sewers. And the additional benefit -- besides helping to prevent our stank from getting dumped into the lake -- is that we save water
Tags: MMSD, Lake Michigan, storm water, sewage, sewer, deep tunnel

Travel & Visitors Guide - Aug. 14, 2004
Great Lakes provide inspiration for Michigan author
The Great Lakes are important to Barbara Spring. Not just because she enjoys living nearby, but because they provide inspiration for her work. Spring is the author of "The Dynamic Great Lakes" and a book of poetry.
Tags: Spring, lakes, sewage, Michigan

Milwaukee Buzz - June 29, 2004
Chicago columnist hurls curds up north
The Milwaukee media spankings go on, and for the most part, we're OK with it. But Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg took it a curd too far when he wrote a column titled, "Leave the cheeseheads alone, for their sake and ours."
Tags: Chicago, FIB, sewage