Opinion

For much of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government has provided states with funds to enhance unemployment benefits by $600 per week, which they later reduced to $300 per week. Now, as the American public tries to push its way back to some version of ‘normal’ life, an age-old question has resurfaced with new context. […]

My aunt is the executive director at the International Association of Structural Movers. Part of her job is finding writers for and editing the Structural Movers Magazine, which is published every month and is mostly made up of articles about recent moving projects and photos of massive buildings loaded up onto trucks.  You know where […]

When Covid started shutting businesses down in March of 2020, it didn’t take long for Congress to pass unemployment legislation. This legislation allowed people to be paid $600 a week if they lost employment due to the pandemic. The amount was later reduced to $300 a week. But now, Wisconsin lawmakers want to get rid […]

These days we tend to look for distractions. How about looking for anything to do but do the dishes, or cut the grass? (Hey don’t worry, I haven’t done either…)  What sounds fun instead?  Roughhousing with your dog. Dancing with your – grumpy – cat. Coming home drunk and smothering them in kisses. Our furry […]

Netflix streaming show The Good Place has been airing since 2016, first on NBC before joining the service. I never heard about the show when it was on television, but after joining the platform it seems like all four seasons have been laced with positive reviews. Intrigued by optimism and out of need for a […]

As seasons have changed and COVID restrictions have been lifted with new vaccines out, downtown Milwaukee has been filled on the weekends. It makes sense, the pandemic held us inside for the past year, and people are eager to get out and enjoy the weekends again. Water Street has been the destination for just that. While everything is seeming to become normal again, there’s one thing […]

Lupin, Gaumont Television (Distributed by Netflix), Directed by Louis Leterrier and Marcela Said, Starring: Omar Sy, Ludivine Sagnier, Clotilde Hesme and Soufiane Guerrab, 1 season 10 episodes January 8 2021-present  Overall: 5/5 To most of us, the stories of Arsene Lupin are unfamiliar. Never would I have thought I would be so captivated by a […]

On June 9, Republican lawmakers passed legislation that would eliminate the extra $300 a week that unemployed people in Wisconsin have received for those who lost work during the Covid-19 pandemic. Gov. Tony Evers, however, has vetoed the legislation. The editorial board agrees with Evers’ decision to veto the bill because we believe the extra […]

The Wisconsin Assembly has passed a bill that no government or business could require proof of COVID-19 vaccinations or the use of vaccination passports. UW-Milwaukee’s editorial board also believes that public and private entities should be banned from requiring vaccination passports in Wisconsin. Requiring the use or need for vaccination passports is an infringement on […]

Those Who Wish Me Dead BRON Studios Directed by Taylor Sheridan Main Characters: Angelina Jolie, Finn Little, Jon Bernthal, Aiden Gillen, and Nicholas Hoult 1 Hour, 40 Minutes 3/5 stars The movie, Those Who Wish Me Dead, based on the book by Michael Koryta, was as thrilling as it was confusing.  As someone who enjoys […]

Tony Evers’ decision to veto the Republican legislation that was recently put into action, was a tough decision to make, but the right one. On Wednesday, June 9,2021 Republican lawmakers passed legislation to eliminate the extra $300 to those who are on unemployment receive. Our Milwaukee governor is taking a stand to not eliminate that bonus as he feels that it is still necessary to keep it until September. Our board is […]