Politics - May 21, 2008
Sheriff's department steps up park patrols
The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department will take to the the parks this summer, literally. Sheriff David Clarke will add 10 deputies to the 24 already on patrol in the county's green spaces. Most of those deputies were at the lakefront handing out noise violation tickets last summer.
Tags: County Parks, Sheriff, David Clarke, Tony Zielinski, Michael McGee Jr., Terry Witkowski, Milwaukee County Zoo, Chuck Wickenhauser, Robert Zigman Marketing, Kinnickinnic River, Empowerment Village, Cardinal Capital Management, Tigue Waley Smith

Politics - Feb. 20, 2008
Greens win one
It has a good name -- Empowerment Village -- and a good cause, offering affordable housing for mentally ill people. But good intentions didn't convince members of the Milwaukee City Plan Commission to give away some important green space along the Kinnickinnic River.
Tags: Gunderson, Huebsch, Park Jursik, Great Lakes Water Compact, Kinnickinnic River, Eric J. Thundercloud, Zielinksi, Cheryl Nenn, Cardinal Capital, Empowerment Village, Friends of Milwaukee's Rivers

Politics - April 18, 2007
Little KK River draws national recognition
Milwaukee’s Kinnickinnic River isn’t exactly known as the recreational gem of the metro area. The KK is now a nationally recognized river in the eyes of environmental groups -- albeit for the amount of pollution carried in its waters when they run.
Tags: Kinnickinnic River, Tom Barrett, MMSD, sewage, Barack Obama