McGee’s Trial Halted

The judge orders full transcription of Arabic conversations

The prosecution and defense were ready to go and a racially balanced jury had been selected for the state trial of ex-alderman Michael McGee Jr. But, like just about everything else related to McGee’s current legal troubles, the next step seemed to be completely unforeseen:

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Is WTMJ-TV Treating Its Workers Fairly?

Engineers’ union files a complaint with the NLRB

Cindy McCain Flaunts Her Privilege

Conservatives should call for full tax disclosure

Double standards are endemic in American journalism. But Cindy McCain, wife of the Republican presidential candidate, displayed poor taste in flaunting her family’s special immunity from press scrutiny. Declaring on NBC’s “Today” that she would “never” release her income tax returns, even if she becomes first lady,...

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What Teens Want to Know

Since it may be difficult for adults to have an honest conversation about sex with their teenage sons or daughters, many teen peer educators are filling the void. Two of these knowledgeable teens—Renesha Carter and Joline Reyes—

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What Parents Should Know

Hillary Plays the Crazy Card

Ill-advised threats to Iran won’t help her cause

In this protracted and often dispiriting prelude to the general election, few remarks have been as poorly chosen as Sen. Hillary Clinton's threat to "totally obliterate" Iran. What she obliterated with just those two words were her own boasts of superior diplomatic experience—and she managed at the same time to tar America's international image with all the subtlety of the man she hopes to replace.

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DNR OKs We Energies’ Plans

Power Plant’s Water-Intake Pipe Moves Ahead

Riverkeeper Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called it “a giant fish-killing machine,” but the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) just gave a preliminary OK to We Energies’ plan to build a 1.5-milelong water-intake pipe into Lake Michigan.

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Express Yourself Milwaukee “Celebrates” Five Years

Annual Performance May 15th (Online Exclusive)

The hundred-plus kids involved in Express Yourself Milwaukee, Inc. come from some of the worst living situations imaginable. Many of their lives have been marked by drug addiction, run-ins with the law, teen pregnancy and unstable households. Every week, however, these children find hope working with Express Yourself Milwaukee’s staff, who mentor them using the artists.

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Was the State Campaign Finance Reform Bill of 2007 Actually a St

If an elected official is under investigation for campaign finance violations, will Wisconsin voters ever know it? Not likely, according to rules governing the new Government Accountability Board (GAB), which was created last year to clean up ethical lapses in government.

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Why Celebrate Rev. Wrong?

It’s more courageous to rise above division

As the Rev. Jeremiah Wright gleefully tours the airwaves, inflicting severe political damage with almost every utterance, he is proving that racism isn’t the only obstacle to a black president. The historic prize is almost within the grasp of one of the most talented politicians America has ever seen, yet...

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