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Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
We are listening to our readers and our community; tell us what you think
Good things happen when you listen. To your gut, your heart, your parents and, especially, your community. In our newsroom, we talk often about two imperatives: Be connected and be essential. Listening is a key element of both. That's why we recently had a team at the first-ever Milwaukee Intertribal Circle Spring Powwow and you will find us at Milwaukee's Juneteenth Day celebration on June 19. If you spot us — just north of Burleigh Street, on the east side of Martin Luther King Drive — we hope you'll stop by for a chance to meet some of our journalists, share your thoughts on our coverage and even snap a selfie. There are many other ways to engage with us as well, as we work to create an ongoing conversation with our community. We offer regular chances to get your questions about the Packers, Bucks, Brewers, state politics and more answered through our regular 'mailbag' features. You can vote in our weekly polls for Athlete of the Week and Student of the Week, as well as polls we spin up around stories in the news, such as new rules on wake boats and whether the new drone show is the answer to Milwaukee's defunct July 3 fireworks show at the lakefront. Those polls are typically handled by our Ideas Lab team, which has dramatically increased the number of of opinion pieces and letters to the editor we are publishing, in print and online. You can fill out a form or send submissions to jsedit@ Sidenote: If you send me an email complaining you don't agree with the letters you see, my response will be to ask if you have submitted one yourself. Meanwhile, our investigative team has been holding training sessions on how to use open records laws, a tool that we use regularly but is available to all to get access to government information. (If you would like reporters to join your neighborhood meeting to talk public records, let us know – you can email Ashley Luthern, our deputy investigations editor, at And our Public Investigator team is busy chasing down your tips, from helping a kidney donor get paid leave from the U.S. Postal Service, to getting a dying man his disability benefits from Social Security to exploring why patrons of a Bay View restaurant kept getting parking tickets. Reach them at: watchdog@ or call 414-319-9061. You can also submit tips at On a recent day, we had a group from the Milwaukee High School of the Arts visit us to learn about journalism – one of many to visit us during the academic year. Meanwhile, we've worked with students from Elmbrook and Wauwatosa high schools through their LAUNCH program, which gives students real-world problems to solve. And you may see us out and about as volunteers, from sorting food at Feeding America to picking up trash at a park as part of the Milwaukee Riverkeeper cleanup. In short, we are listening consistently and listening relentlessly. I can assure you of this: We're also listening sincerely. In return, we only ask one thing of you – share your views in a thoughtful way. It is easy to blast off an email that says: 'You're biased' or 'You're racist' or 'Your website sucks.' It is far more helpful to provide specific examples of problematic headlines, or suggestions of topics to cover. LIkewise, don't just tell us you love us or that we're great – though we definitely like to hear it. Tell us why. What features do you enjoy? What journalists do you follow? What is a recent story that caught your attention? What did you like about it? What do you want to see more of? Or less of? So, with that in mind, we invite you to take a moment to fill out a short survey at Share a thought, ask a question. Let us know what you think. We'll read all the submisisons and respond to as many as we can as quickly as we can. With sincerity, and gratitude. Greg Borowski is executive editor of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. You can follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @GregJBorowski and reach him via Connect with the Journal Sentinel Subscribe and support independent journalism: Support our reporting on neighborhoods, the environment, education and other key issues: Send a news tip: Reach the newsroom: jsmetro@ or 414-224-2318 This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Journal Sentinel staff is listening. Tell us what you think, Milwaukee
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Vote for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Piggly Wiggly athlete of the week for June 2-7
Who was the Milwaukee area's top prep athlete last week? You tell us. You can vote for the Piggly Wiggly Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Athlete of the Week until 3 p.m. June 14. You don't have to be a subscriber to vote. Votes are limited to one per hour per device. Advertisement You can make a nomination for a future player of the week by sending an email with statistics and context on their performance to mwhitlow@ and zbellman@ by 9 a.m. June 16. Do not send votes to these addresses. Here are the nominees. If the poll does not display, refresh your browser. Athlete of the week logo for Milwaukee. Sydney Falkowski, Kettle Moraine Lutheran girls track and field The junior won the Division 2 400-meter title (55.42 seconds) and ran the anchor leg for the state record-setting 1,600 relay team that won its second straight title with a time of 3:52.73. Emily Johnson, Cedarburg softball The junior struck out 27 hitters in sectional victories over Homestead and Brookfield East, and also drilled a walk-off home run in the 2-1 sectional final victory over the Spartans to send the Bulldogs to the Division 1 state tournament for the 13th time. Analena Peterson, Catholic Memorial girls track and field The senior captured both the Division 2 100- and 200-meter state titles and also medaled as the anchor leg in the 1,600 relay final with a fifth place. Her time of 24.19 seconds in the 200 set a D2 state record. Gianni Quintero, Marquette boys track and field Quintero added to his medal collection at the state meet with three more golds and a silver, including a winning state-record time of 4:09.84 in the 1,600 wheelchair final. Jay Tally, Homestead boys track and field The junior set a record in the Division 1 800 final (1:51.21) at the state track meet and ran the anchor leg for the Highlanders in the 3,200 relay final to capture the title. This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Vote for Piggly Wiggly prep athlete of the week for June 2-7
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Sport
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M-E's Klinger earns News 34 Sports' Athlete of the Week
ENDWELL, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – Your winner of this week's News34 Sports Athlete of the Week is Cooper Klinger. The Spartans' baseball standout would record an RBI in both sectional finals games against Owego, which allowed the team to win them both in nail-biting fashion, 2-1 and 4-3. Since then, he has also helped M-E reach a final four appearance as they chase back-to-back state championships, having topped Section VII's Peru 7-4 in a game where he had a hit, run, and RBI. Congratulations to Cooper on being News34 Sports' Athlete of the Week. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Lifestyle
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Athlete of the Week: Brylee Brewster
WARSAW–This week's Athlete of the Week is Brylee Brewster. Brewster is a senior on the Warsaw High School softball team. Last week, Brewster wrapped up her high school career in the circle by leading the Lady Wildcats to the Class2 state title. Brewster struck out 16 hitters in Warsaw's 5-0 win against Ava in the State Semifinals. Then, racked up 11 more against Diamond in the team's 1-0 victory for the program's first state championship. Brewster is committed to plat at Missouri State next Spring. Do you have an Athlete of the Week nomination? Send them in with pictures or videos to dlucy@ Again, that's dlucy@ Once again, congrats to this week's Athlete of the Week, Brylee Brewster. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- General
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Vote now for the Detroit Free Press Girls Prep Athlete of the Week for May 25-31
It's time to vote for the Detroit Free Press Girls Prep Athlete of the Week for May 25-31. This week's poll features four players, one state champion from track and field and three tennis champions. Advertisement Voting will be open until 11:59 a.m. Thursday, June 5. We'll announce the winner here shortly after the poll closes. Here are the nominees (listed in alphabetical order by last name): Nicole Fu, Rochester Adams, tennis: After finishing as the No. 1 singles runner-up for the past three seasons, Fu claimed the No. 1 Division 1 singles state championship. She defeated last season's champion Gabby Sadowski of Eisenhower in two sets, in a rematch of the 2024 championship match. Jada Josifovski, Birmingham Seaholm, tennis: Josifovski clinched the Division 2 No. 2 singles state title defeating Keira Kirkland of Farmington Hills Mercy. The junior never dropped a set on her way to the championship, contributed to the Maples winning in their first title in two seasons. Advertisement Samantha Karoub, North Farmington, tennis: Karoub completed an undefeated season, earning a Division 3 state championship. Karoub, like Josifovski, never dropped a set in her tournament appearance. Carrie VanNoy, Oak Park, track and field: The senior runner earned two state championships for her performances in the 110m and 300m hurdles. She also contributed in the 4x100 and 4x200m relays to help Oak Park clinch the Division 1 title. Come back to every Tuesday morning to vote for Athlete of the Week. Miss the deadline to nominate an athlete? We take nominations through 10 a.m. Monday for the previous week's games. Nominate for the week of June 1-7 at Note: Don't use the nomination link to vote. You can vote in the poll above. Advertisement TO YOUR INBOX: Sign up for our weekly Michigan Preps newsletter to get high school sports and news sent directly to you! This week's nominations include reporting from Jared Ramsey. Eric Guzmán covers youth sports culture at the Free Press as a corps member for Report for America, an initiative of The GroundTruth Project. Make a tax-deductible contribution to support this work. Contact Eric Guzmán: eguzman@ 313-222-1850. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter: @EricGuzman90. This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Free Press Girls Prep Athlete of the Week: May 25-31
