Mordecai Lee is a Professor of Governmental Affairs at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee School of Continuing Education, and a regular contributor to Lake Effect. His latest book is called Bureaus of Efficiency: Reforming Local Government in the Progressive Era, published by Marquette University Press. He tells us about the results of yesterday’s elections.
Mario Quadracci is associate editor at Milwaukee Magazine. His article, “The Highest Power,” appears in the April issue. He gives us an inside look into Flight For Life.
Jesse Damrow and Elizabeth Welter are the organizers of the Milwaukee Wiffle League, which starts play this month. They tell us why they created this league dedicated to what many consider a childhood sport. And if you want to know how to play, click here.
Lake Effect contributor and author Liam Callanan teaches in the English department of UW-Milwaukee, and coordinates the school’s Ph. D. program in creative writing. His latest novel is All Saints. He writes about why April is so important in academia.
Kitty Morse is an award-winning author of nearly a dozen cookbooks and numerous articles. Her recipes have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune and many other newspapers. She will be in Milwaukee next Tuesday, giving a presentation on Moroccan cooking for the Friends of the UWM Golda Meir Library. You can out more about her upcoming appearance here. Morse tells Stephanie Lecci why she first started cooking Moroccan food at a time when most people weren't familiar with it.