Killings dropped by a third here last year, making Wisconsin’s largest city among the nation’s most successful in tackling its 2008 murder rate.While New York and Chicago saw an uptick in slayings last year, other cities including Detroit, Cleveland, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Los Angeles had fewer violent deaths in ‘08 than ‘07.And though a study released Monday by Northeastern University showed black teenagers killing each other in rising numbers, Milwaukee stands out. The number of black men

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Homicides are down in some large US cities

The Doyle administration has named Dr. Seth Foldy the state government’s chief doctor.This is an excellent appointment; we served together in the administration of former Milwaukee Mayor John O. Norquist, and I can say with total assurance that Dr. Foldy is a true believer in public health.And is a genuine practitioner in proactive parternships between people and agencies in health care policy-making and provision.

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Hey Hey, it’s 2009! I am hoping for the best and a better year than 2008. Here’s my recap, and because my memory is crap I will use the internets to remember things that I did or that happened to me in 2008. In January we had DrupalCampWisconsin and it was cool. Personally, I was still getting over the passing away of my Dad the month before… I spent February recording songs for the 2008 RPM Challenge. That was a lot of fun… an experiment in forced creativity. I’m not 100% pleased wit

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Candice Michelle Beckman-Ehrlich was born September 30, 1978 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Of course WWE fans know her better as Candice Michelle or simply Candice. You can see her on WWE’s Monday Night Raw. Candice came to the WWE via the Raw Diva Search, where she didnt even make it into the top ten finalists. However, the WWE hired her anyway and put in storylines as a makeup artist. She was moved from Raw to Smackdown were she got involved in the Torrie Wilson / Melina feud, and got her first t

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I went to Houston to visit a travel friend Joe for a few days. It was nice to get out of cold Wisconsin to warm Texas. Thursday, 12/25 - I caught a 5:30 am flight Christmas Day, arriving at 8:30 am. It was a warm 75 degrees. Joe’s neighbors came over for Christmas lunch in the afternoon and we had a nice time chatting a eating ham, turkey and assorted delicious side dishes. At night we went to see this house that won a contest for the best decorated house.Friday, 12/26 - It was a humid 78 d

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Back-to-back storms on way; Wisconsin’s December snow record set to tumble Milwaukee weather, webcams and forecast

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17 article posted at the Web site of U.S. News and World Report said that the new school was approved by the Milwaukee Board of Education, and follows the establishment, four years ago, of the Alliance School, a Milwaukee high school …

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It’s the SEWRPC’s Intergovernmental and Public Relations Committee, hasn’t meet for 25 months, and hasn’t even approved the minutes of its November 16, 2006 meeting, either. Is that “S” in SEWRPC for “Southeastern” (Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission), or “Sleepy Hollow?” But seriously, as I pointed out when I posted a link to the outdated, 2004 economic profiles for SEWRPC-member counties and cities - - what’s the point and value to taxpayers of maintaining web postings/data,

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I received a letter yesterday that said I was accepted into the Midwest Season Prospectus show at the Center for the Visual Arts in Wausau. Stairs, a new photo that I took for my photo class to show them some digital applications, was the accepted piece. If you’re from the Milwaukee area, you probably know where I shot this photo. It is a good example of how I show movement and textures in my photos. I knew right away it was a strong image. Anyway, the show opens in Wausau Friday, Jan. 16 and

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The far-right will tell us the sky will fall, and West Coast capitalism is doomed, but even in a tough economy the State of California has done the right thing instituting a broad set of new rules - - including a carbon emission cap-and-trade incentive system - - designed to aggressively combat air pollution and climate change. Given the density of people and traffic in southern California, the new rules are completely logical, and I’d expect and hope that there is political carryover to other

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