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Former Milwaukee Journal promotion manager Harvey Kroboth dies at 94

Aug. 26, 2020

Harvey Leonard Kroboth, a former longtime member of The Milwaukee Journal advertising department, died Aug. 6 in Riverside, Calif. He was 94.

After graduating from Milwaukee Art School, Kroboth worked at Gimbels and J.C. Penney before joining the copy service department of The Journal in 1952. Eventually, he moved up to promotion manager and went on to spend the rest of his career at The Journal until retiring in 1980.

Dry spell leaves blackberry picking somewhat slim

Aug. 26, 2020

No summer is complete without foraging for wild blackberries, but this year’s blackberry plants have taken a hit from the recent dry spell.

Wisconsin’s rural students face a digital divide as some return to screens instead of school

Aug. 25, 2020

Schools in Wisconsin have spent millions of dollars on hotspots to help students with poor internet service learn online as the coronavirus pandemic grinds on.

Democratic counties outpace GOP strongholds in absentee voting for Aug. 11 primary

Aug. 25, 2020

Voters in five of the state’s traditional Democratic counties were more likely to vote absentee than those in five key Republican counties in the Aug. 11 primary, according to a WisPolitics.com check of numbers available so far.

Wisconsin Policy Forum releases updated 2020 Municipal DataTool

Aug. 25, 2020

As communities face economic upheaval from COVID-19, the Wisconsin Policy Forum offers new data to bolster Wisconsinites’ understanding of city and village finances throughout the state.

Wisconsin renters face evictions as emergency aid falls short

Aug. 24, 2020

Eviction filings are already upending lives in Wisconsin, especially for Black residents in Milwaukee, even as health officials urge residents to stay at home as much as possible to avoid COVID-19.

My $25 lesson on the dangers of impulse buying

Aug. 24, 2020

I have to admit that I’m very frugal. Not cheap, but frugal. Yet one night an ad for a light I had been wanting taught me a lesson about the dangers of impulse buying.

Bryann Bozeman joins UNG advertising staff

Aug. 23, 2020

Bryann Bozeman has joined the advertising staff at Unified Newspaper Group as a customer relationship coordinator, UNG announced Monday.

Serving as a link between account executives and their advertising clients, Bozeman will be responsible for ensuring quality advertising, marketing and customer service for UNG advertisers.

Lost packages and late ballots: Wisconsin’s postal woes predate Trump administration shakeup

Aug. 20, 2020

Problems delivering absentee ballots before the April and August elections and delays in package delivery are worrying signs for mail-in voting in November

National Newspaper Week set for Oct. 4-10

Aug. 20, 2020

The 80th annual National Newspaper Week, a celebration of the impact newspapers have in their communities, will be observed Oct. 4-10. This year’s theme is “America Needs Journalists.”

The annual effort, which makes content available to newspapers nationwide, is sponsored by Newspaper Association Managers, Inc., a consortium of North American trade associations representing the industry.