Articles by Lauren Breunig

Scott Breunig’s lifelong love of popcorn makes the food more than just a go-to movie snack. He shares some tips and tricks he’s picked up over the years.

Molly Kiley is a third-year biochemistry major at UW-Milwaukee. She told Lauren Breunig how the pandemic changed her relationship with science and her plans for the future. (Lauren Breunig) What drew you to studying biochemistry? (Molly Kiley) So ever since I was little, every like two or three years, someone that I’ve known has been […]

A neuroscience and biology major, Rachel Blank began working at Aurora St. Luke’s South Shore in May 2021. She told Lauren Breunig how the experience shaped her relationship with health care. (Lauren Breunig) What led you to pick your major? (Rachel Blank) I would say my initial interest in science is what brought me down […]

Born into a family where loving Disney is like a religion, Rachel Comande uses music to transport herself to the most magical place on Earth.

The FDA’s recommended pause on the single-dose Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and stagnation in vaccination enthusiasm created challenges in Milwaukee’s vaccine roll out the Commissioner of Health Kirsten Johnson said on Friday.  “What I think we’re seeing is that the initial 30% of people who are really excited and wanted to get vaccinated immediately have done so,” Johnson said. “Now we’re seeing there’s […]

Customers lined up outside Boswell Book Co., standing six feet apart on turquoise lines spray-painted onto the pavement near the storefront. Others sat in nearby benches as they sipped from coffee cups with either a Starbucks or Stonecreek logo slapped along the side.  The scene has such as sense of normalcy that a person could momentarily forget the pandemic if it weren’t for the masks […]

The United States discourages unauthorized U.S.-Mexico border crossing and plans to deport migrants, except for unsupervised children, as Border Patrol facilities are overcrowded with detainees according to President Biden’s immigration policy announced during the first press conference of his presidency on March 25.  “They are all the going back,” Biden said. “The only people we’re not going to let sit in there on the […]

Unlike most states in the country, Wisconsin’s Superintendent of Public Instruction is elected by the public, not appointed by the governor or regulatory body. No state board of education exists in Wisconsin, so the superintendent stands alone while making decisions about school management, distribution of federal funds and licenses for public teachers.  On April 6, […]

A Kenosha judge struck down the State’s motion to issue a new arrest warrant that would raise Kyle Rittenhouse’s bail bond by $200 thousand and barred the District Attorney’s office from learning the defendant’s place of residence.   To protect his safety, court clerk and sheriff’s office would be aware of Rittenhouse’s location but would be unable to disclose the information to the DA. The ruling was highly irregular in criminal court, Assistant District […]