George Stanley
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Deep, truthful reporting keeps we the people in charge of our republic. Help us rebuild our local news ecosystem: https://wisconsinwatch.org/donate
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Republican senator now publicly defending Mark Kelly
November 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Republican senator now publicly defending Mark Kelly
Fantastic news! Please urge your high school to join. So many folks can't answer basic questions about how our government works -- how can we stay in charge of it? 'UW System to take on high school Civics Contest' as it outgrows Wisconsin Newspaper Assoc.
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How a Madison woman’s question sparked a growing statewide civics contest
The annual quiz game about government and democracy has doubled in size since the Wisconsin Newspaper Association started it. The brainchild of a retired teacher-turned-reporter, it encourages youn…
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November 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Fantastic news! Please urge your high school to join. So many folks can't answer basic questions about how our government works -- how can we stay in charge of it? 'UW System to take on high school Civics Contest' as it outgrows Wisconsin Newspaper Assoc.
wisconsinwatch.org/2025/11/how-...
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Love this! The closer we get to the natural world, the healthier we become. @milwaukeenns.org
'New nonprofit wants to connect Black and Brown people to nature' milwaukeenns.org/2025/11/24/n...
'New nonprofit wants to connect Black and Brown people to nature' milwaukeenns.org/2025/11/24/n...
New nonprofit wants to connect Black and Brown people to nature
Urban Nature Connection will bring people to nature via outdoor activities, partnerships and advocacy.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Love this! The closer we get to the natural world, the healthier we become. @milwaukeenns.org
'New nonprofit wants to connect Black and Brown people to nature' milwaukeenns.org/2025/11/24/n...
'New nonprofit wants to connect Black and Brown people to nature' milwaukeenns.org/2025/11/24/n...
Hall of Fame football writer Bob McGinn analyzes the game of future Hall of Fame RB Jonathan Taylor, who played for Wisconsin, back when the Badgers were a contender rhttps://www.golongtd.com/p/mcginn-files-jonathan-taylor-the?r=26b8af&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
November 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Hall of Fame football writer Bob McGinn analyzes the game of future Hall of Fame RB Jonathan Taylor, who played for Wisconsin, back when the Badgers were a contender rhttps://www.golongtd.com/p/mcginn-files-jonathan-taylor-the?r=26b8af&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
My favorite part: "This is not the story of a dying industry. It is the story of a country choosing to rebuild its civic life — one newsroom, one community at a time." It's our choice.
Wise words: "Our global challenges, our national crises, will ultimately be solved at the local level," @sarabethb.bsky.social "When communities lose their local news, civic engagement drops, corruption goes unchecked, government waste increases & polarization widens www.theajp.org/news-insight...
Reflections of a localist: Remarks from Sarabeth Berman for the DRK Foundation - American Journalism Project
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November 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
My favorite part: "This is not the story of a dying industry. It is the story of a country choosing to rebuild its civic life — one newsroom, one community at a time." It's our choice.
Wise words: "Our global challenges, our national crises, will ultimately be solved at the local level," @sarabethb.bsky.social "When communities lose their local news, civic engagement drops, corruption goes unchecked, government waste increases & polarization widens www.theajp.org/news-insight...
Reflections of a localist: Remarks from Sarabeth Berman for the DRK Foundation - American Journalism Project
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November 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Wise words: "Our global challenges, our national crises, will ultimately be solved at the local level," @sarabethb.bsky.social "When communities lose their local news, civic engagement drops, corruption goes unchecked, government waste increases & polarization widens www.theajp.org/news-insight...
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Minnesotans have done everything they can to protect this picturesque lake in an ancient woods from which the country’s great river begins. But Lake Itasca’s chemistry, shallow depth and even its shape make it vulnerable to warming temperatures in the north www.startribune.com/lake-itasca-...
Something is wrong with Lake Itasca, the source of the Mississippi River
Warming water may have an outsized impact on the legendary lake, which has been protected for decades.
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September 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Minnesotans have done everything they can to protect this picturesque lake in an ancient woods from which the country’s great river begins. But Lake Itasca’s chemistry, shallow depth and even its shape make it vulnerable to warming temperatures in the north www.startribune.com/lake-itasca-...
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A host of challenges face those choosing Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance for 2026. Here is some information that might help folks in Wisconsin who are feeling anxious or overwhelmed @wisconsinwatch.org wisconsinwatch.org/2025/11/how-...
November 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
A host of challenges face those choosing Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance for 2026. Here is some information that might help folks in Wisconsin who are feeling anxious or overwhelmed @wisconsinwatch.org wisconsinwatch.org/2025/11/how-...
ICE arrested a man in Manitowoc seeking asylum from Nicaragua before his Nov. 4 hearing before an immigration court judge. Now he may be deported to a third country: Honduras. A system where rule of law is replaced by "crazy arbitrariness" @wisconsinwatch.org wisconsinwatch.org/2025/11/wisc...
‘So sudden, so jarring’: Immigration ruling streamlines deportations to countries asylum seekers barely know
A Board of Immigration Appeals decision makes it easier for federal officials to toss thousands of asylum cases and send applicants to a “third country” where they have never lived. But the mechani…
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November 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
ICE arrested a man in Manitowoc seeking asylum from Nicaragua before his Nov. 4 hearing before an immigration court judge. Now he may be deported to a third country: Honduras. A system where rule of law is replaced by "crazy arbitrariness" @wisconsinwatch.org wisconsinwatch.org/2025/11/wisc...
"Veterans Day is a time to pause & think about what they endured & fought for, not only for their families but for the ideals that define our country. It reminds me how easily those freedoms can fade when we forget the cost of protecting them," Rich Brown @wisconsinwatch.org tinyurl.com/mrxcybsr
A double legacy: Reflections on my grandfathers’ service and sacrifice
The Vietnam War is a reminder that misinformation, when left unchallenged, can alter the course of a nation and define generations.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
"Veterans Day is a time to pause & think about what they endured & fought for, not only for their families but for the ideals that define our country. It reminds me how easily those freedoms can fade when we forget the cost of protecting them," Rich Brown @wisconsinwatch.org tinyurl.com/mrxcybsr
Are manufactured or factory-built homes a potential solution to the affordable housing crisis? Habitat for Humanity in Hillsboro, Wisconsin, thinks so. But zoning restrictions based on outdated stigmas often get in the way. Free access to this story:
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Are manufactured or factory-built homes a potential solution to the affordable housing crisis?
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November 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Are manufactured or factory-built homes a potential solution to the affordable housing crisis? Habitat for Humanity in Hillsboro, Wisconsin, thinks so. But zoning restrictions based on outdated stigmas often get in the way. Free access to this story:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYoB...
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On the eve of Veterans Day, Wisconsin lawmakers are considering these 12 bills impacting veterans. A hot debate has been funding for the Veterans Housing and Recovery Program, which supports vets at risk of homelessness @wisconsinwatch.org wisconsinwatch.org/2025/11/wisc...
As Wisconsin celebrates Veterans Day, lawmakers are considering these 12 veteran-related bills
Proposals this session on veterans issues range from housing and education to property taxes and Milwaukee War Memorial Center renovations.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
On the eve of Veterans Day, Wisconsin lawmakers are considering these 12 bills impacting veterans. A hot debate has been funding for the Veterans Housing and Recovery Program, which supports vets at risk of homelessness @wisconsinwatch.org wisconsinwatch.org/2025/11/wisc...
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Pope Leo XIV is my Person of the Year. He's the perfect PR agent for our times.
November 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Pope Leo XIV is my Person of the Year. He's the perfect PR agent for our times.
A host of challenges face those choosing Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance for 2026. Here is some information that might help folks in Wisconsin who are feeling anxious or overwhelmed @wisconsinwatch.org wisconsinwatch.org/2025/11/how-...
November 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
A host of challenges face those choosing Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance for 2026. Here is some information that might help folks in Wisconsin who are feeling anxious or overwhelmed @wisconsinwatch.org wisconsinwatch.org/2025/11/how-...
A couple fled Venezuela in 2021 & filed for asylum due to their work opposing President Nicolas Maduro. They were arrested Oct. 23 during routine check-in at Milwaukee Immigration office, signaling shift in how ICE handles asylum seekers @wisconsinwatch.org wisconsinwatch.org/2025/10/milw...
ICE arrests of asylum seekers in Milwaukee show shifting tactics
A Venezuelan couple arrested during a routine immigration check will try to continue their asylum cases while detained hundreds of miles away from each other.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A couple fled Venezuela in 2021 & filed for asylum due to their work opposing President Nicolas Maduro. They were arrested Oct. 23 during routine check-in at Milwaukee Immigration office, signaling shift in how ICE handles asylum seekers @wisconsinwatch.org wisconsinwatch.org/2025/10/milw...
Great column on Packers and Jordan Love from Tyler Dunne, who comes from the Bob McGinn coaching tree: www.golongtd.com/p/take-a-bow...
Take a bow, Brian Gutekunst
Jordan Love shines against Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers. This is how you go about finding your quarterback and building a team.
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October 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Great column on Packers and Jordan Love from Tyler Dunne, who comes from the Bob McGinn coaching tree: www.golongtd.com/p/take-a-bow...
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NEW: NBC News confirms that the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, on the east side of the White House, has been destroyed as part of the demolition of the East Wing.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
NEW: NBC News confirms that the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, on the east side of the White House, has been destroyed as part of the demolition of the East Wing.
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Just the beginning, I’m afraid. Pro sports owners/leagues have jumped into bed with gambling interests. It’s coming for NFL, too. MLB should’ve known better. “U.S. Charges NBA. Coach, Player in Gambling Schemes That Tainted Games. Mob involved www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
U.S. Charges N.B.A. Figures in Gambling Schemes That Tainted Games
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October 23, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Just the beginning, I’m afraid. Pro sports owners/leagues have jumped into bed with gambling interests. It’s coming for NFL, too. MLB should’ve known better. “U.S. Charges NBA. Coach, Player in Gambling Schemes That Tainted Games. Mob involved www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
This is part of a profound series showing what we can learn from the health of lakes in the Land of Lakes: 'Something is wrong with Lake Itasca, the source of the Mississippi River' www.startribune.com/lake-itasca-...
October 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
This is part of a profound series showing what we can learn from the health of lakes in the Land of Lakes: 'Something is wrong with Lake Itasca, the source of the Mississippi River' www.startribune.com/lake-itasca-...
We're in a race vs time to resurrect local news essential to community life, solving problems, civic engagement, self government. The business model that long supported local reporting vanished so quickly we haven't had time to respond. Let's go! www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/were...
We’re losing the race against time - Editor and Publisher
The core news out of Medill’s extraordinary State of Local News 2025 report is: there are positive developments in local news but they’re being swamped by the negative trends. We’re losing the race a...
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October 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
We're in a race vs time to resurrect local news essential to community life, solving problems, civic engagement, self government. The business model that long supported local reporting vanished so quickly we haven't had time to respond. Let's go! www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/were...
I'd like to know what Nate Bargatze's George Washington thinks about that!
Americans have been stuck on slip-prone, strip-prone screws for centuries. There’s a better way. nyti.ms/43rVwZq
October 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I'd like to know what Nate Bargatze's George Washington thinks about that!
A CIA investigation concluded that bin Salman ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, editor & Washington Post columnist who dared to call for reform in Saudi Arabia & criticize its ruling family. In 2018, Khashoggi was ambushed by a 15-member squad of Saudi operatives. His body was dismembered
BREAKING: Trump is expected to host Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next month, AP sources say.
Trump is expected to host Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next month, AP sources say
President Donald Trump's administration is preparing for a visit to the United States by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next month.
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October 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
A CIA investigation concluded that bin Salman ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, editor & Washington Post columnist who dared to call for reform in Saudi Arabia & criticize its ruling family. In 2018, Khashoggi was ambushed by a 15-member squad of Saudi operatives. His body was dismembered
The food stamp program aiding low-income families could run out of funds in November if the federal government shutdown continues. Here is where Milwaukee families can get help: milwaukeenns.org/2025/10/20/s...
Here’s where you can find food assistance in Milwaukee
Here are some things you can do if you live in Milwaukee and may be impacted by a lack of food resources in November.
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October 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The food stamp program aiding low-income families could run out of funds in November if the federal government shutdown continues. Here is where Milwaukee families can get help: milwaukeenns.org/2025/10/20/s...
See how a high school newspaper is keeping a northeast Wisconsin village from becoming a news desert. Pulaski News is a fixture of the community. wisconsinwatch.org/2025/10/wisc...
Meet the teens keeping this northeast Wisconsin village from becoming a news desert
Pulaski News is a fixture of the community, a tool to prepare students for the workforce and the last official source keeping residents informed about hyperlocal happenings.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
See how a high school newspaper is keeping a northeast Wisconsin village from becoming a news desert. Pulaski News is a fixture of the community. wisconsinwatch.org/2025/10/wisc...
Why are young adults finding it so hard to buy a home? The median price of a Wisconsin home rose 120% over past decade, while median incomes increased 50%. Here's what elected representatives & candidates say they'll do, by @wisconsinwatch.org wisconsinwatch.org/2025/10/wisc...
Wisconsin faces a housing affordability crisis. Here’s how lawmakers and candidates for governor plan to address it.
Republicans want lower property taxes and less regulation. Democrats emphasize funding affordable housing development programs and renter rights. Both want to incentivize developers to build cheape…
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October 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Why are young adults finding it so hard to buy a home? The median price of a Wisconsin home rose 120% over past decade, while median incomes increased 50%. Here's what elected representatives & candidates say they'll do, by @wisconsinwatch.org wisconsinwatch.org/2025/10/wisc...