http://onmilwaukee.com/rss/rss_eugenekane.xml Milwaukee's Daily Magazine Eugene Kane en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 12:15:40 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://onmilwaukee.com/images/layout/rss_logo.png http://onmilwaukee.com 144 30 It's all part of the continuing attack on low income people who depend on government assistance by scheming politicians looking to score points and win elections by demonizing the poor. http://onmilwaukee.com/family/articles/junkfoodban.html http://onmilwaukee.com/family/articles/junkfoodban.html?33711 Wed, 8 May 2013 15:05:00 CDT When some people in Milwaukee heard about the three missing women finally rescued from captivity after nearly 10 years, they immediately thought about Alexis Patterson. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/clevelandwomen.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/clevelandwomen.html?33699 Tue, 7 May 2013 15:05:00 CDT For many immigrants, working in the taxi cab industry is a career that only requires a safe driving record and the ability to get around the city. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/taxicabdrivers.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/taxicabdrivers.html?33688 Mon, 6 May 2013 15:05:00 CDT Some people weren't exactly sure why Milwaukee ranked so high although they'll take the compliment. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/eugenekane/milwaukeeseventh.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/eugenekane/milwaukeeseventh.html?33653 Thu, 2 May 2013 21:05:00 CDT Many Milwaukee residents who have probably attended numerous events or conventions at the center over the years would be hard-pressed to recall what name was on the side of the building at the time. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/deltacentergone.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/deltacentergone.html?33645 Thu, 2 May 2013 15:05:00 CDT Wendy Ashlock, director the Affiliated Health Services clinic on Milwaukee's East Side that regular performs safe and legal abortions, has been following the Gosnell trial and has strong opinions on the public reaction. http://onmilwaukee.com/living/articles/gosnellabortioncase.html http://onmilwaukee.com/living/articles/gosnellabortioncase.html?33631 Wed, 1 May 2013 15:05:00 CDT The main folks who seemed upset this week after the gay NBA player came out appeared to limited to those people who just don't understand why the gay lifestyle is just not a big deal for other people anymore. http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/firstgayathleteouted.html http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/firstgayathleteouted.html?33606 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:05:00 CDT The expanding prominence of "rent-to-own" stores in some parts of Milwaukee that some accuse of using predatory lending practicing to entice consumers into dubious deals for merchandise has been a concern of consumers and legislators for years. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/renttoownstores.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/renttoownstores.html?33591 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:05:00 CDT Five presidents, four white males and one African-American. No women, obviously. Lots of history and important events connected to each of their administrations. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/fivelivingpresidents.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/fivelivingpresidents.html?33571 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:05:00 CDT Believe me, tonight most of my out-of-town friends will be watching the Bucks game from the BMO Bradley Center tonight and they will have no problem remembering in which city the game is being played. http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/milwaukeebuckstnt.html http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/milwaukeebuckstnt.html?33555 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:05:00 CDT The only good thing to come out of the false AP White House bombing tweet yesterday was the fact it wasn't true. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/faketweetwhitehouse.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/faketweetwhitehouse.html?33538 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:05:00 CDT School choice remains a political and racial football because its origins as a movement by African-American parents to give their children the same quality of education that some white families get. http://onmilwaukee.com/family/articles/voucherschooltesting.html http://onmilwaukee.com/family/articles/voucherschooltesting.html?33523 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:05:00 CDT According to a recent study by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Employment and Training Institute released last week, Wisconsin has the highest rate of incarceration of African-American men in the nation, significantly higher than the next leading state. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/blackmaleincarceration.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/blackmaleincarceration.html?33512 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:05:00 CDT After FBI video and photos of the two suspects were widely broadcast Thursday, most experts predicted that it wouldn't be long before the men were identified by friends, acquaintances or neighbors. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/bostonbombsterror.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/bostonbombsterror.html?33489 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:05:00 CDT That was the reason CYD began to offer application workshops so young people could learn an important first step in seeking a job: Learning how to fill out an application. http://onmilwaukee.com/family/articles/jobapplicationworkshop.html http://onmilwaukee.com/family/articles/jobapplicationworkshop.html?33471 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:05:00 CDT King's letter is regarded as a brilliant essay about the need for non-violent social protest regardless whether it made some uncomfortable. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/letterfrombirmingham.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/letterfrombirmingham.html?33456 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:05:00 CDT Like most Americans, watching coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing brought back uncomfortable memories of the way a terrorist attack that takes lives and mangles limbs does almost equal damage to the sense of safety that most take for granted. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/bostonmarathonbombs.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/bostonmarathonbombs.html?33444 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:05:00 CDT It's good that every generation gets to learn about the sacrifices Robinson made in order to be the first African-American to integrate professional baseball. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/eugenekane/jackierobinson.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/eugenekane/jackierobinson.html?33435 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:05:00 CDT In his new song "Accidental Racist," Brad Paisley sings about wearing cowboy hats and Confederate flag T-shirts and having some think he's racist. http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/accidentalracistsong.html http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/accidentalracistsong.html?33429 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:05:00 CDT The influential Associated Press news service has decided that "illegal immigrant" will no longer be the description of choice in their mainstream media reporting. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/apstylechange.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/apstylechange.html?33415 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:05:00 CDT Time and time again, whenever some city official wants to sound the alarm why residency rules are important to sustain the economical and social life of the city, someone brings up Detroit. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/detroitresidencyrules.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/detroitresidencyrules.html?33402 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:05:00 CDT Martin employs about 300 people in Milwaukee at five locations; Lena's Food Market has the distinction of being one of a handful of African-American owned grocery chains still doing business in the entire nation. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/bezeleemartin.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/bezeleemartin.html?33389 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:05:00 CDT My good buddy Bill Cosby is going to give the commencement speech to Marquette University graduates in May. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/billcosbymarquette.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/billcosbymarquette.html?33376 Tue, 9 Apr 2013 13:05:00 CDT I bought a Keurig after having one in my hotel room during a recent trip to Washington D.C. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/eugenekane/keurigcoffeeonecup.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/eugenekane/keurigcoffeeonecup.html?33369 Mon, 8 Apr 2013 15:05:00 CDT It was an explosive time for Milwaukee - no pun intended. Twenty years ago this month, thousands of Milwaukeeans started getting sick without any explanation from health officials who were growing alarmed. By the time the invisible bug had been discovered and public health officials felt comfortable to recommend widespread boiling of drinking water to protect most of the public, there were already lots of looming consequences for more vulnerable members of the community. http://onmilwaukee.com/living/articles/cryptodrinkingwater.html http://onmilwaukee.com/living/articles/cryptodrinkingwater.html?33364 Mon, 8 Apr 2013 13:05:00 CDT But there won't be any public hearings on Gov. Walker's proposed $68 billion budget in the city of Milwaukee, the one place in the state where most of the impact - and the pain - is most likely to be felt. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/statebudgethearing.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/statebudgethearing.html?33356 Fri, 5 Apr 2013 13:05:00 CDT For some Brewers' fans, Opening Day is akin to one of those special unofficial holidays where working people take the day off and bosses look the other way. http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/openingdayleavesout.html http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/openingdayleavesout.html?33345 Thu, 4 Apr 2013 13:05:00 CDT With this latest death by drowning, the people who want to sound an alarm about drunken white males who stumble into the river don't want to hear anything about a serial killer. For them, the true villain has a real name: alcoholism. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/smileyfacekiler.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/smileyfacekiler.html?33330 Wed, 3 Apr 2013 13:05:00 CDT When an inquest jury decided there was enough evidence to support state charges against the three officers accused of neglecting their duties when Williams died, some were encouraged. Unfortunately, with no charges issued in his death it's almost like Williams' life never really counted. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/eugenekane/nochargesforderekwilliams.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/eugenekane/nochargesforderekwilliams.html?33327 Tue, 2 Apr 2013 17:05:00 CDT Voter turn-out will likely be smaller than usual because there aren't a lot of "sexy" races today. No candidates for governor, mayor or county executive to elect. Most city aldermen aren't running either. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/springelectionsimportant.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/springelectionsimportant.html?33320 Tue, 2 Apr 2013 13:05:00 CDT Quezada is the New Jersy bodega owner who had all the winning numbers in the recent record Powerball lottery, scoring an amazing $338 million dollar jackpot prize. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/powerballwinner.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/powerballwinner.html?33305 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:05:00 CDT Over breakfast at an East Side diner, Summerfest President and CEO Don Smiley told me he was "amazed" the news about his salary was front page news. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/donsmileysummerfest.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/donsmileysummerfest.html?33294 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:05:00 CDT In Wisconsin, the election of Baldwin by a coalition of voters proved that gay marriage might not be the radioactive political issue it used to be. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/tammybaldwindoma.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/tammybaldwindoma.html?33281 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:05:00 CDT Robert Zimmerman made the comparison of Trayvon Martin to an accused killer in a series of tweets that seemed to suggest white people should think "blacks mightB risky." http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/eugenekane/zimmermanbrothertweets.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/eugenekane/zimmermanbrothertweets.html?33266 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:05:00 CDT For many political observers, writing a well-received book is one way for a relative unknown on the national stage to gain a certain amount of gravitas. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/govwalkertowritebook.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/govwalkertowritebook.html?33261 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:05:00 CDT City leaders who don't want to change Wisconsin's long held tradition of same-day voter registration are urging residents to say yes to a referendum question on April 2. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/samedayvoterregistration.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/samedayvoterregistration.html?33246 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:05:00 CDT Bo Black, who was once featured on a Playboy cover in the 1960s, was the attractive blonde Summerfest executive director with rabid fans and critics alike who made the woman called "Bo" one of Milwaukee's most interesting figures for more than two decades. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/boblacksalary.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/boblacksalary.html?33202 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:05:00 CDT Back in March 2003, the acronym "WMD" became the stated reason for America's attack on a sovereign nation that would last nine years with 4,480 US deaths and 32,000 soldiers wounded. Also, 100,000 Iraqi civilians also lost their lives. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/tenyearsafteriraq.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/tenyearsafteriraq.html?33190 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:05:00 CDT Cheeseheads were a big hit in Washington D.C. at the recent CPAC convention. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/eugenekane/conservativeconventiondc.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/eugenekane/conservativeconventiondc.html?33182 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:05:00 CDT Workers began inspecting the City Hall structure this week after recent cold weather to see if the terra cotta was holding up under the conditions. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/terracottacityhall.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/terracottacityhall.html?33176 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:16:00 CDT Dr. Alpa Patel was in town yesterday to recruit participants in a groundbreaking cancer prevention study designed to save lives. http://onmilwaukee.com/living/articles/cancerpreventionstudy.html http://onmilwaukee.com/living/articles/cancerpreventionstudy.html?33177 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:05:00 CDT The incident was a positive version of the concealed carry narrative that suggests residents with guns can be life savers when the police aren't around to protect and serve. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/herowithgundebate.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/herowithgundebate.html?33137 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:05:00 CDT It's been a great "Match Day" so far, according to Sue Potts of Community Advocates, Inc., one of 21 non-profit organizations participating in today's online fundraising event called "Match Day." Donations to the groups are matched by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, along with other partners. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/eugenekane/matchdaycommunityadvocates.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/eugenekane/matchdaycommunityadvocates.html?33129 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:05:00 CDT We don't really understand the spectacle of the white smoke at the Sistine Chapel or the conclave called to pick a new pope. We don't really appreciate the history or the grandeur or the intense spiritual implications that surround picking this one particular man to become one of the most powerful religious leaders in modern society. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/newpopefrancisfirst.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/newpopefrancisfirst.html?33121 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:05:00 CDT A new report calculates the $6.8 billion cost of binge drinking in Wisconsin comes out to about $1,198 for each Wisconsin resident. http://onmilwaukee.com/bars/articles/bingedrinkingcosts.html http://onmilwaukee.com/bars/articles/bingedrinkingcosts.html?33114 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:05:00 CDT The main intention behind the $34 million expansion project announced Monday is to create more land for development and allow easier access in and out of the city's most popular Downtown areas. http://onmilwaukee.com/living/articles/lakefrontlincolnmemorial.html http://onmilwaukee.com/living/articles/lakefrontlincolnmemorial.html?33098 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:05:00 CDT It's the time of year when where you went to college doesn't really matter as much as which school you're rooting for to win in the NCAA brackets sheet that will start floating around in about a week when the college basketball championship s begin. http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/marchmadnessofficepool.html http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/marchmadnessofficepool.html?33087 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:05:00 CDT Bronzeville is the name of a legendary African-American community that is remembered fondly in stark contrast to the current state of some black neighborhoods. http://onmilwaukee.com/family/articles/studentsartBronzeville.html http://onmilwaukee.com/family/articles/studentsartBronzeville.html?33067 Fri, 8 Mar 2013 13:05:00 CDT The Thai Palace was truly one of my favorite spots to eat in Downtown, just one of the regular businesses you find yourself patronizing so often that it's surprising to look up one day and discover it's gone. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/eugenekane/downtownthaiclosed.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/eugenekane/downtownthaiclosed.html?33045 Thu, 7 Mar 2013 15:05:00 CDT With so much tragedy from gun violence in cities like Chicago - and Milwaukee - the NRA's attempt to evoke the tragic violence perpetuated on black citizens during the civil rights movement strikes some as manipulative and cynical. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/NRAwantsmoreguns.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/NRAwantsmoreguns.html?33058 Thu, 7 Mar 2013 13:09:00 CDT