Willie Hines grew up in and represents Milwaukee's 15th Aldermanic district, on the city's north side. He was elected president of the common council in 2004.
Ron Carlson is the author of the novel, Five Skies, which was just published. He also directs the MFA program at the University of California-Irvine. Carlson spoke with us last week after a reading at the Schwartz Bookshop in Bay View.
Madeline Norton's children's story, Love is the Heart of a Family was her Gold Award project for the Milwaukee area Girl Scouts. She receives a Young Woman of Distinction Award from the Girl Scouts of the USA today in Washington. Norton grew up in Milwaukee and now attends the University of Minnesota.