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New Agenda for Madison Common Council

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Madison voters elected a new mayor last April, ousting so-called “mayor-for-life” Paul Soglin in favor of Satya Rhodes Conway.  But the mayor’s seat wasn’t the only turnover. Voters also sent nine new Alders to the 20-member Common Council, none of whom have ever held elected office before.  The grassroots party Progressive Dane won nine of […]

Breaking down challenges to inner city youth

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James Dillard interviews Aaron Hicks of Nehemiah, James Morgan of the Madison Area Urban Ministries, and Felix Giboney from Trained to Grow about the difficulties facing African American youth today and their efforts to intervene, provide peer support, help deal with family issues and generally “walk with them” to help provide positive opportunities and “lived […]

Madison Goes Vegan!

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Madison Vegan Fest returns to the Madison Area Technical College Truax campus this Saturday, August 3rd.  The annual event features vegan food vendors, classes, workshops and a varied lineup of speakers. 2019 marks the fest’s second year at Madison College.  Mollie Stolbov works as the festival’s lead organizer, and she joined the Monday Buzz on […]

No Justice for Eric Garner, No Surprise

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On July 17, 2014, New York City Police officer Daniel Pantaleo put 43-year old Eric Garner in an illegal chokehold while attempting to arrest Garner for selling loose cigarettes without proper tax stamps.  Despite Garner repeating, “I can’t breathe” several times, Pantaleo continued to choke Garner for 15 seconds. Garner lost consciousness and suffered an […]

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