Water for Waukesha Posted on May 29, 2012August 11, 2021 by Steven Burgermeister Jeffrey Thornton, a principal planner for the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, said Waukesha’s Great Lakes water diversion plan is not a good idea at the “All Things Water” seminar at UW-Milwaukee’s Union Wednesday. The seminar brought together water experts from government, academia and advocacy organizations. The audience watched a lecture and slide show focused […]
In the Bag Posted on May 29, 2012August 11, 2021 by Steven Burgermeister A young girl watches her great-grandmother work in the garden. Heather Owen is amazed when the older woman pulls up a green plant to reveal a carrot on the end. “I used to get in trouble, but I’d pull everything up, thinking there would be carrots on the end,” Owen said. The experience with her […]
Toxic Climate Posted on May 26, 2012November 30, 2013 by Steven Burgermeister UW-Milwaukee’s Student Association froze the pay of its vice president during a heated Senate meeting Sunday night in the Union’s Wisconsin Room. SA Vice President Sana Kahn has not reported back to the Senate since April 5 and may come under investigation. She was involved in some controversial Facebook messages with United Panthers vice presidential […]