http://onmilwaukee.com/rss/rss_garymitchell.xml Milwaukee's Daily Magazine Gary Mitchell en-us Sun, 8 Nov 2009 19:30:29 CST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://onmilwaukee.com/images/layout/omc_rssfeed_logo.gif http://onmilwaukee.com 204 67 It's February and that means it's Black History Month! This event, celebrated annually in the U.S. and the U.K., was founded in 1926 by an African-American historian Carter G. Woodson. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/bhmblog.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/bhmblog.html?14295 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:41:00 CST This year, some people will talk about the importance of “leading by example” but will fail to heed their own advice. Others will mention the need to “get back to basics” but because “the basics” seem to change so often, it’s difficult to know which “basics” they’re referring to. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/gearingupfor08.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/gearingupfor08.html?13763 Sun, 6 Jan 2008 11:16:00 CST There was a time when the black community in Milwaukee was a much safer, family friendly place. I grew up just south of Capitol Drive a few blocks from Rufus King High. I remember when we could leave our front door open at night; we weren’t concerned with burglars. http://onmilwaukee.com/family/articles/takesavillage.html http://onmilwaukee.com/family/articles/takesavillage.html?13742 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:10:00 CST At Christmas, it's easy to dismiss good judgment to keep your kid happy, but reality suggests that kids, no matter how well-behaved, still want to be like their peers. http://onmilwaukee.com/family/articles/ipodxmas.html http://onmilwaukee.com/family/articles/ipodxmas.html?13644 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 08:05:00 CST