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Back in 2008, the death of a Wisconsin girl made headlines here and around the country when it was revealed that her family had foregone medical treatment…

After serving as the managing editor of news at USA Today for nearly two-and-a-half years, Ron Smith is back in Milwaukee as the Milwaukee Neighborhood…

Lake Effect has covered several stories on the farm-to-table, or locavore movement, at restaurants and among some consumers. But when it comes to your…

After some notably violent years, the homicide rate in Milwaukee has declined a bit over the last two years. And while there are a complex set of factors…

The Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 paved the way for the creation of National Public Radio, which formally began on February 26, 1970.NPR has come a long…

Most art curators work for museums and tend to have substantial academic credentials in art history and museum studies. David Wagner is not an art…

If you grew up watching public television, the ding of a trolley and ascending piano chords may take you back to the land of Make Believe and into the…

The unrest in Milwaukee's Sherman Park neighborhood happened nearly two years ago, but a new court case has renewed public interest in the events of that…

This week we’re welcoming our friends from Up North to out west, for it’s Wisconsin State Fair time and that means corn, cream puffs, cotton candy and…

No matter how well we present ourselves to the world, underneath we are all made up of contradictions. Lake Effect essayist Linda Flashinski was recently…