It seems that every day there is another shooting or murder of a Black person by the police state here in the Midwest, especially in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Ironically, during slavery, these two states led the country in helping Blacks, who were under threat of persecution and mistreatment in the Southern states. Here they could […]
Category: Opinion
Posted inKenosha Schools, Opinion
OP-ED: The Power of Partnerships to Transform Higher Education
By Chancellor Debbie Ford / President John Swallow When the goal is as universally important as increasing access to higher education and attainment of bachelor’s degrees, we must roll up our sleeves and work together. Carthage College and the University of Wisconsin-Parkside have a long history of working together for the betterment of students and […]
Posted inCommunity, Opinion
Opinion: Take the mask mandate off the table
Last week, I got married in front of 8 people in a large room with plenty of space to spread out. I wanted a wedding, but the last thing I wanted was for the people I love to get COVID-19. My daughter walked me down the aisle. As we walked, I couldn’t help thinking: I […]
Posted inOpinion
State must do more to promote openness
YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW / BILL LUEDERS Last January, a person involved in local emergency management asked the Office of Open Government, part of the state Justice Department, whether emergency preparedness coalitions run by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) are subject to the state’s open meetings and open records laws. The answer to […]
Posted inOpinion
OP-ED: Employers, just say No to the payroll tax holiday
As of August 31, non-Federal employers have the option of not taking social security taxes from employee paychecks to give workers more spending money in this oh-so-odd year. The plan details are wonky, but an employer still has to pay their share of the Social Security tax (6.2% of the pay). Still, the employee will […]
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: Wanggaard asks Evers for more National Guard units
Dear Governor Evers, Two people are dead. Another was shot. This violence could have been prevented. Last night, the Kenosha County Board of Supervisors asked for an additional 1,500 National Guard members for Kenosha tonight. I second that request and implore you to fulfill it. Without massive resources, violence will only escalate. To the extent […]
Posted inEye on Employment, Opinion, Wisconsin Jobs
Job seekers… please answer the phone
You say you want a job, but your actions tell us otherwise. Why do I say that? Because for the last three weeks, we had better than 80 percent of the people we were scheduled to interview for customer service jobs that paid well no-show when the time came. These are people that submitted a […]
Posted inCommunity, Letter to the Editor, Opinion
My 2 cents on subscribing to local media
Sister Margaret was a visionary. I was in my 7th-grade classroom at St. Ed’s sometime in 1977 and had JUST answered (correctly I must add) a current events question from a Milwaukee Journal student quiz. “Who is the author of the comic strip Doonesbury?” For anyone that remembers the Green Sheet, it was the only […]
Posted inCommunity, Letter to the Editor, Opinion
Letter to the editor: What it’s like to have COVID
I wore a mask. My customers usually wore a mask. When I went out places, some wore a mask. I never get sick, had no flu in decades. But I still wore mine or distanced. Then, 12 days ago I got sick. I couldn’t smell anything. My appetite disappeared. So weird. Then, congestion came and […]
Posted inCommunity, Letter to the Editor, Opinion
Letter to the Editor: The complexities of reforming the City of Racine’s law enforcement agencies
Although I agree that some officers of the Racine Police Department undoubtedly need to undergo resocialization training as it pertains to their dealings with the city’s Black population, I think it is imperative that the training is facilitated by local specialists. Let me be clear from the start, this applies to officers of all races […]
Posted inGovernment, Local news, Opinion
Opinion: We need your help
The Racine County Eye news website has earned the trust of over 457,000 readers and generated over 1.4 million page views in 2020. This represents a 56 percent increase over the same period in 2019. I have always wanted people to connect through story. But this is also bittersweet. COVID-19 giveth and COVID-19 taketh away. […]
Posted inOpinion
OPINION: What Julian Castro’s exit from presidential election means
They said, “If you was white, you’d be alright, If you was brown, stick around, But as you’s black, oh, brother, get back, get back, get back” -Big Bill Broonzy Chester Todd Jr., 75 The disappearance of Julian Castro from the circle of Democratic Party Presidential hopefuls guarantees that the next President of the United […]
Posted inCommunity, Opinion
Op-Ed: Chancellor Ford Discusses Talent Pipeline For Wisconsin And Beyond
**Editor’s Note: This op-ed was submitted by UW-Parkside. I have great news to share: A record number of students, 388 to be exact, were eligible to participate in our recent Winter Commencement. More students have graduated from UW-Parkside in the past decade than during any other 10-year period in the university’s history. In addition to […]
Posted inCommunity, Opinion
OPINION: Why local news websites need your financial support
These are interesting times for journalism. I just got back from a conference sponsored by LION Publishers this weekend. The organization — made up of hundreds of independent news publishers — helped us understand how we can grow our business, serve our readers better, and become more efficient. I have to say I couldn’t be […]
Posted inCommunity, Opinion
Editorial: Why I believe in solutions-based journalism
By Denise Lockwood Ten years ago my life changed after being laid off from the Kenosha News. I was reminded of this today by Facebook in a memory. At the time, I thought it was the end of the world but it turns out that it wasn’t. I had been writing for the Kenosha News for […]
