Coming August 2, 2011 – Bay View Middle and H.S. Community Listening Session

From my email inbox and Facebook comes news of the Bay View Middle and High School Community Listening Session. Here are the details: PLEASE JOIN Parents for Bay View Schools, the Bay View Neighborhood Association, and District 8 School Board Member Meagan Holman, along with community members, teachers, and students…

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This is what a smackdown looks like

Ouch man, that’s gonna leave a mark.

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Endorsements: April 5th General Elections

Wisconsin Supreme Court: Asst Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg Milwaukee County Executive: Chris Abele Milwaukee County Supervisor Dist 14: Jason Haas Milwaukee School Board Citywide: Terry Falk Milwaukee School Board Dist 1: Mark Sain Milwaukee School Board Dist 8: Meagan Holman Most polls will be open on Tuesday April 5th from…

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Ed Heinzelman is a heck of a guy….

….and he’s a heck of a candidate for the Milwaukee Public School Board: Other issues Ed’s hearing about in the neighborhood: school safety (though he acknowledges that the media does MPS no favors by focusing on the negative and ignoring the positive in our schools); cuts in art, music, and…

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Ed Heinzelman to run for MPS Board

Ed Heinzelman, a former contributor to this very blog, has decided to throw his hat into the ring and run for a seat on the Milwaukee Public School Board representing the 8th District. Here’s a snippet from Heinzelman’s press release announcing his candidacy: “As an experienced businessman, father of an…

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