Politics - Aug. 30, 2008
Are today's teens tuned in to politics?
Following in the footsteps of the Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, who recently texted the name of his running mate to his supporters, I decided to use texting to perform a highly, un-scientific social experiment and find out what teens think about the upcoming election.
Tags: presidential election, barack obama, teens, economy, taxes, war, gas prices

Politics - June 26, 2008
Generation Apathy
I often wonder how our current young Americans will be remembered in the future. What will our legacy be? Unfortunately, I don't have a good feeling about how this story will end. If the current trend continues, I'm afraid we'll be known as Generation Apathy.
Tags: apathy, reality TV, war, jon stewart, daily show

Harley Guide - Jan. 21, 2008
Bruce Springsteen to headline Harley-Davidson's 105th
The Boss has scheduled a second Milwaukee stop for 2008. This one for Harley's 105th.
Tags: Harley 105th, Harley-Davidson, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Summerfest, Veteran's Park, ZZ Top, Daughtry, Black Crowes, Dierks Bentley, Peter Frampton, Los Lonely Boys, Blue Oyster Cult, War, Foghat, Joan Jett, Buddy Guy, Blind Melon, Cameo, D

Arts & Entertainment - Sept. 11, 2007
MPTV presents Milwaukee's greatest generation
When MPTV airs Burns' mini-series, "The War," it will also show its own 30-minute addendum, "Stories from the Homefront: The War in Wisconsin."
Tags: war, WWII, POW, Camp McCoy, MPTV, PBS, Black Historical Society

Milwaukee Buzz - March 1, 2007
Our heroes deserve an honest debate about the Iraq war
For far too long, too many good people have been biting their tongues, unwilling to speak out about how they really feel about President George W. Bush and his war in Iraq. As business people, for too long, we’ve dodged the issue of this war when conversing at the copy machine.
Tags: iraq, bush, war

Politics - July 4, 2008
Fourth of July - Reflection and Renewal
“Fourth of July – Reflection and Renewal”by Arthur I. Cyr            The Fourth of July celebrates community, local as well as national. Parades featuring people in uniform - scouts, firefighters and police as well as the mi...
Tags: History, International Relations, War, Second World War, Politics, America

Festival Guide - June 6, 2008
D-Day June 6 - We Owe Ike
“June 6 1944”by Arthur I. Cyr            From ancient times to the present, amphibious military operations have been rightly regarded as particularly challenging. The largest such enterprise was the Allied invasion of France in Wo...
Tags: History, War, Politics

Politics - April 29, 2008
You ain't gonna like losing
President Bush did make a bad mistake in the war on terrorism. But the mistake was not his decision to go to war in Iraq Bush's mistake came in his belief that this country is the same one his father fought for in WWII. It is not.Back then, they had just come out of a vicious depression. The coun...
Tags: military, veteran, war