Articles by Matthew Cade

Popper assortment from Bass Pop Fly Shop.

Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed biennial budget threatens a three-decade-old program that promotes conservation opportunities for outdoor recreation across Wisconsin, conservation groups and business owners said. Evers’ budget proposed a two-year extension of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship funding at the current $33 million per year, and suggests forming a blue-ribbon panel to make recommendations about the future […]

Tucked back in a small room on the VA campus in Milwaukee, veterans from Vietnam to the Global War on Terrorism alike escape the cold embraces of the polar vortex by sharing warmer stories and laughs about the stresses of life. They’re gathered around a few fly tying vises, tying bright colored feathers and fur […]

Many young men and women decide to make a sacrifice in their early adult life and swear to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Many of these individuals complete their initial enlistment of four years, while others may serve until their retirement. Taking their experiences from […]

Blizzard Evelyn had driven us off the water.  Times of favorable weather were not forecasted it seemed as this huge storm had bombarded us with another foot or more of snow just the previous weekend. The local trout streams around Madison had blown out just after conditions were promising a caddis hatch along with the olives […]

Opponents and proponents alike came together Nov. 14 at the Town of Waterford Municipal Building to listen to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources proposed Dredge Material Landspreading from the Fox River. Addressing the concern that the navigable waters of the Fox River and its canal systems have suffered from upstream sediments, the DNR proposes […]

Chances are that if you have visited the Union Concourse at UWM on an early morning, you have noticed that our union has a different flair than most. Yeah, there are the students who appear to have just crawled out of bed and are looking for that first cup of coffee to get their day […]

Scott Gronert welcomed faculty and staff of the College of Letters and Science to Merrill Hall Oct. 19 for what he calls the first of his annual State of the College Town Hall meetings. Gronert was named the new dean of the college at UW-Milwaukee Aug. 1, and he says that he has been trying […]

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders took the stage before an enthusiastic crowd of college students and other supporters at a boisterous early vote rally at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus, telling the audience, “It doesn’t mean anything if you don’t go out and vote.” Sanders and Wisconsin’s top Democrats encouraged the cheering crowd to re-elect Democratic […]

A UW-Milwaukee student shows resolve and solidarity with the #MeToo movement. Media Milwaukee is not publishing her name so she can freely share her experience.

If you’ve ever sat around a campfire recollecting the day’s events with your friends, you know that there are some grand tales to be told. Stories shared over cold beers, tales of the rivers and how it ebbed and flowed in little pools that hid the next rising fish. Sparks pop and ascend from the […]