Chief judge calls Lincoln Hills treatment ‘inhumane’
By of the Journal Sentinel Treatment of youth at the Lincoln Hills School for boys and Copper Lake School for girls in northern Wisconsin is "inhumane," Milwaukee County said asking county officials to...
View ArticleState wants to control Highway 18 access, could bring in more roundabouts
By Town of Delafield —State transportation officials have outlined to the town board a proposal to control and limit access to Highway 18 in Waukesha County in an effort to avoid having to expand the...
View Article34 Celebrities Who Have Gone Public About the Dangers of a Donald Trump...
The list includes pretty much everyone more relevant than Scott Baio and Ted Nugent. Donald Trump didn’t invent racism, although he would probably take credit for it if given the opportunity. He does...
View ArticleCommon Ground vows to fight public money for new arena
By of the Journal Sentinel Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Aleasha Hladilek works as a welder in Superior. When Aleasha Hladilek realized her bachelor's degree in anthropology wouldn't get her...
View ArticleA voice for Chennai's street dogs
Chennai city showed the way to the rest of the country in 1995 when Chennai Corporation decided not to kill street dogs anymore. The “catch and kill” policy was given up in favour of the path-breaking...
View Article10/09/2014 Pole dancing pole trolls rolled and under control: black market...
(Source: Australian Copyright Council) Welcome to News & Policy, featuring news briefs and commentary on copyright issues in Australia and overseas. You can also click on to see our submissions to...
View ArticleEminent persons request President to consider Yakub Memon's mercy plea
A group of eminent jurists, MPs, leaders of political parties and eminent individuals from different walks of life submitted a petition to President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday to request him to...
View ArticleEminent persons request President to consider Yakub's mercy plea
A group of eminent jurists, MPs, leaders of political parties and eminent individuals from different walks of life submitted a petition to President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday to request him to...
View ArticleVenezuela’s Humanitarian Crisis
Summary and Recommendations Venezuela is experiencing a profound humanitarian crisis. Severe shortages of medicines and medical supplies make it extremely difficult for many Venezuelans to obtain...
View ArticleKeeping Allen-Bradley clock running is on his watch
By of the Journal Sentinel Oddly enough, the guy who keeps the Western Hemisphere's largest four-sided clock ticking doesn't wear a watch. Maybe it's not so odd. After all, Steve Strzok merely has to...
View ArticleWoman not warned of immigration issues can withdraw guilty pleas Woman not...
By of the Journal Sentinel A Wisconsin woman will be allowed to withdraw guilty plea in a drug case because judges failed to explain the possible immigration consequences of conviction, a divided...
View ArticleProposal to address city’s panhandling problem stalls
By of the Journal Sentinel A city proposal aimed at addressing problems with panhandling in Milwaukee stalled Thursday amid questions about costs, and concerns that homeless people will feel targeted...
View ArticleGrounds for Concern
Summary On November 13, 2015 coordinated attacks in Paris at sites including a concert hall and sports stadium killed 130 people and injured hundreds. The extremist armed group Islamic State, also...
View ArticlePune doctors caution against steroid skin creams, seek regulation of sale
Pune: Obsession for fairness, unblemished skin and facial glow has led to the rampant use of steroid-based skin creams in Pune, say dermatologists. City-based doctors say they have witnessed a...
View Article2 GOP leaders favor smaller UW cut with no public authority
By of the Journal Sentinel Junior Steve Taylor Jr. is leaving the Marquette basketball program and will transfer according to a news release on Wednesday afternoon. Taylor, a 6-foot-7, 240-pound...
View ArticleNew Yorker: Journey to jihad: Why are teenagers joining ISIS? (The Pew Forum...
(Source: The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life) Jejoen Bontinck at his home in Antwerp, in December, 2014. The Belgian authorities who interrogated him emerged with a portrait of the radical...
View ArticleLane Bryant Body-Positive Ad Banned For Being ‘Too Sexy,’ Or Was It Because...
The plus-sized clothing retailer Lane Bryant recently released an ad advocating for body-positivity and plus-sized pride, but it was promptly banned by networks for showing too much skin. According to...
View ArticleNot Safe at Home
Not Safe at Home Violence and Discrimination against LGBT people in Jamaica Glossary Note on Jamaican Language Summary Key Recommendations To the Prime Minister To the Ministry of National Security To...
View ArticleGiannis Antetokounmpo has strong showing in Bucks' loss to Timberwolves
By of the Journal Sentinel Minneapolis – Milwaukee Bucks coach Jason Kidd said Giannis Antetokounmpo would get plenty of minutes Friday night since the 6-foot-11 forward has to sit out Wednesday's...
View Article“Special Measures”
Summary [We] have to become good at using… the rule of law to fight corruption, [and] to strengthen national anti-corruption legislation. –Chinese President Xi Jinping, addressing a major Central...
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