Laura Hughes retires from The Monroe Times

Feb. 2, 2024

Laura Hughes, who worked at The Monroe Times for more than four decades, has retired.

She began her career with Monroe Publishing in August 1982 as a secretary and classified order taker. Three years later, she joined the sales team at The Times, and in 2004, she was named advertising manager. Hughes said she is looking forward to traveling with her husband and spending time with her family. Her last day at the newspaper was Wednesday, Jan. 31.

Former Milwaukee journalist Stephen Maersch dies at 86

Feb. 2, 2024

Stephen Maersch, a longtime Wisconsin journalist and member of the Milwaukee Press Club's Media Hall of Fame, died on Friday, Jan. 12, in Greendale. He was 86.

His early experiences included part-time roles at the Sheboygan Press and the The (Madison) Capital Times, as well as stints at the Chicago Tribune, Melbourne (Australia) Herald and Durban (South Africa) Daily News. In 1969, he landed a job as a copy editor with The Milwaukee Journal. "It was his best career move ever," he wrote in the obituary he penned himself. He worked at the paper for 25 years, retiring in 1995.

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Decoding Medicaid for your long-term care needs

Feb. 1, 2024

This time of year, after the holidays, is the busiest for elder law attorneys. When families gather for Thanksgiving and Christmas after a year apart, someone is often alarmed by how much mom or dad has declined.

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