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Posts Tagged ‘Milwaukee’

Is The End Near For The Poorest Rich Nation On Earth?

By Charley James • Sep 16th, 2008 • Category: Business Issues
 

by Charley James
When I was a kid in Milwaukee, there was a guy who walked up and down Wisconsin Ave., the main drag, wearing a sandwich board proclaiming, “Repent! The End Is Near.”
Of course, he meant his warning in a “come to Jesus now” sort of way. But if the fellow is still alive, I [...]


A Line From My Family’s First Home To Obama’s Speech Last Night

By Charley James • Aug 29th, 2008 • Category: Features
by Charley James
In Ken Burns’ landmark documentary The Civil War, the first episode opened with writer Shelby Foote saying, “You can’t understand America without understanding the Civil War and the role race has played throughout our history.” In watching Barack Obama’s acceptance speech in Denver last night, my mind drifted back to my childhood when [...]