Articles by Colton Pemble

The City of Whitewater’s poverty rate is three times higher than the state average, at 32.5% according to 2022 US Census Bureau data. While news coverage surrounding the city in recent months has focused on immigration, it is not the only factor contributing to the cities poverty rate. Every year, about 11,000 students attend UW-Whitewater […]

On Tuesday, the City of Milwaukee Common Council formally adopted the findings and recommendations of a recent disparity study, which found a significant underutilization of minority-owned and women-owned businesses in city contracts. Over the past 6 years, 15th district Ald. Russell Stamper II has been advocating for the creation of this study. In 2017, he […]

To many, Wisconsin may seem very removed from the Cold War, but the state is filled with history and memories from that era. Waukesha author Chris Sturdevant has been working to keep this history alive over the last two decades. Sturdevant, a Waukesha children’s librarian, serves as the Midwest chapter chairman for the Virginia-based Cold […]

Some Milwaukee Muslim and Jewish leaders are criticizing the news coverage of the Israel-Palestine conflict for failing to remain impartial and for contributing to dehumanization of civilian populations in Gaza. Since the Oct. 7 Hamas surprise offensive and the following Israeli counter-offensive, more than 11,000 have reportedly been killed, many of whom were civilians, and […]