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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Opinion: Report to the Community from Mount Pleasant Trustee Ram Bhatia
Greetings all. As we fast approach the upcoming fall season, I hope everyone had great summer. While we all have been enjoying from 1 st Fridays to weekly beer gardens, and many more summer fun activities around our community, the Mount Pleasant village board and the staff have been working to continue to move the […]
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Opinion: Racine Branch NAACP President issues statement regarding Tyrese West incident
The vision statement of the NAACP is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights without discrimination based on race. The recent shooting of Tyrese West on June 15, 2019 by a Mount Pleasant Police Officer highlights the fact that we still have much work to do. This incident shines light on […]
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Opinion: The Highway KR Project – The Expendables
There once was a City and a Village, who dreamed of glory. The City hopes to return to its former days of being an industrial king, and the Village of being somebody—anybody? In 2017, County Executive Jonathan Delagrave and Mount Pleasant Village President, David DeGroot saw their chance for the fairy tale when an international […]
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Opinion: Unaddressed Concerns
Questions are already being asked pertaining to the state of Wisconsin and Racine county’s plans to potentially build a juvenile correctional facility in our area. Of course, any mention of prison building agitates, as it should, many in the Black community. Also adding to those reservations is the fact that the first mention of the […]
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OPINION: Skeptical about whether Foxconn is happening?
Whether you see the $10 billion Foxconn Technology Group manufacturing campus in Mount Pleasant as a boom or boondoggle, it’s happening. At least the first phase is. But you wouldn’t know it by reading some national headlines, which seemed to change significantly over the last week. Foxconn: Media report about suspending construction project inaccurate Homes have […]
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Opinion: A public thank you to my mentor, Mark Maley
As I write this editorial, my mentor and friend, Mark Maley, is fighting for his life. If he were still my editor, he would likely call me on the phone and tell me to go focus on the election stories and not write a silly editorial about him. But I can’t focus on anything else […]
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OPINION: Questions for our governor
How has the cumulative decline of $3.5 billion in school funding under your leadership improved public education? Why divert badly needed money to voucher schools instead? Why do you believe education should be for profit more than for the public good? Why did you try to change the University of Wisconsin mission statement to serve–and […]
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Opinion: Changing times for a local AM Radio Station
I read with sadness this morning that two local radio news reporters, Tom Karkow and Janet Hoff are “retiring” at the end of this month. One after over 40 years, the other after 20+ years, all at the same station, WRJN. These two have been the heart of local news reporting on my local AM […]
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Opinion: Nominate Horlick Football Coach Brian Fletcher for most valuable coach
The best coaches do more than just coach, they connect to the good in their players and inspire their communities. From elementary school to high school, the most valuable coaches are the bright lights that bring communities together with meaningful connections. U.S. Cellular empowers their efforts by connecting these coaches to the resources they need […]