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Today is May 1st, which is marked by many celebrations around the world. Many of them honor workers, but it is a different tradition that essayist…

Friday on Lake Effect:Today on the show, more of the story of nine former members of a religious sect, joining the modern world in Wisconsin. Why Doctor…

There are many businesses that have almost everything they need to get off the ground – except for enough money.But sometimes, it’s a relatively small…

Today is the 150th anniversary of the birth of W.B. Yeats.From Jonathan Swift to James Joyce through writers of today; the Irish literature tradition has…

The corruption in Illinois politics is often seen as such a farce that if you pitched an Illinois political scandal as the plot for a book, no one would…

The ethnic festival season continues next week with the nation’s largest Irish heritage festival. Before the 35th annual Irish Fest kicks off, Lake Effect…

It’s not often we get a concert harp in the Lake Effect performance studio. So when Lauren Hayes wrote to say she was back in Wisconsin to give a…

From how we drive our cars to how we watch TV and read the newspaper, the digital revolution has affected much in our lives. The changes have been…

Ellen Bravo isn't giving up on being a Milwaukee political activist, she is just adding novelist to her title.Bravo currently heads Family Values @ Work…

Mildred Fish Harnackplayed a key role in the resistance effort during World War II and was executed by the Nazi regime for it. But many Wisconsinites,…