From family tragedy, to building purpose and hope
May. 9, 2024
Is anything more noble – or more daunting – than the challenge of chasing a cure for cancer?
Is anything more noble – or more daunting – than the challenge of chasing a cure for cancer?
As Milwaukee’s performing arts sector continues to struggle to recapture pre-pandemic ticket revenues, a new Wisconsin Policy Forum report suggests a new strategic vision and exploration of partnerships between individual arts groups could bolster the sector’s sustainability.
Dividing up belongings during a divorce can be tough. In today’s world, it’s not just about who gets the house or the cars; online accounts and digital assets matter too.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will soon hear a case involving records related to the voting rights of mentally incompetent people. No matter which side wins, the public has in some ways already lost.
The number of lawmakers retiring or running for other officers is poised to fall short of what it was two years ago, despite the uncertainty caused by the new maps.
Alex Gary joined the Beloit Daily News last month as a reporter. In his new role, Gary will cover city government, education and feature stories in the Beloit area.
It’s a homecoming of sorts for Gary, who graduated from Northern Illinois University and started his journalism career in 1994 with the Daily News. He went on to join the Rockford Register Star, where he worked full time for 16 years and then another three as a freelancer. During his time in Rockford, he covered police, courts and city and community news, and he served as business editor. Most recently, he worked in development for a small business accelerator, fundraised for a local history museum, and worked as a teacher for the Harlem School District in Machesney Park.
Richard “Dick” A. Nelson, a longtime journalism educator, 85, died on Jan. 23.
Nelson earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Northern Illinois University. In 1976, he earned a PhD in educational administration with a focus in journalism from UW-Madison. He taught high school journalism and English in Belvidere and Arlington Heights, Illinois, before serving as the head of the journalism department at UW-Whitewater. Fifty years ago, he founded the Kettle Moraine Press Association for Wisconsin high school newspaper and yearbook advisers.
Former Milwaukee journalist Mary Joanne Scheffel, 89, of Cedarburg, died on Sunday, April 28.
She graduated as valedictorian in 1953 from Oconto Falls High School, where she served as editor of the school newspaper. After earning her journalism degree in 1958 from Carroll College in Waukesha, she went on to join the Milwaukee Journal as a receptionist and editorial assistant, eventually becoming an editor of the Neighbors/Lifestyle section until her retirement in 1995.
Two words sum up Chris Buttleman’s outlook on life. “Music saves.” The founder-owner of the Lake Geneva House of Music lives and works to the rhythm of that beat.
We are old now, those of us who came of age amidst the turbulence of the Sixties and Seventies.
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