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The idea of a driverless car has always been the stuff of science fiction. Even George Jetson sat in the driver’s seat of his personal flying saucer. But…

Shortly after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on November 22, 1963, CBS commentator Eric Sevareid noted the principal legacy of…

A study by a Milwaukee researcher has identified additional genes related to a complex speech disorder affecting children, but the work could lead to a…

In the years before I went to medical school, I worked as a nurse’s aide. Early one morning, one of the surgeons dropped by the Emergency Room in a…

The year 2013 ended with a flourish, at least as far as business news goes. A development from mid-December tops the list of biggest stories of the year…

The number of vacant structures in Milwaukee is estimated at around 4,000, with more than 1,000 “distressed” homes on the books as well. The cost of…

Even though Festivus is over, Lake Effect contributor Kyle Cherek still has some food-related grievances to air.Our food curmudgeon hopes these food…

Lake Effect essayist Mark Siegrist learned a thing or two about icing when he took his own man-made structure out into the cold: Mother Nature was…

The word “icon” is tossed around pretty freely, but it’s pretty safe to say that Judy Garland was, and is, one. She was described by Fred Astaire, no…

Milwaukee poet Stephen Anderson reads "A Tribute to the Penguin Men Among Us":who huddle around watching their young onestake to the ice like the wobbly…