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A workforce housing project narrowly makes its way through local government, how it resulted in the attempted censureship of a local official, and a look at just how acute Waukesha County's housing affordability issues are:

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The Waukesha Freeman •

Downtown Waukesha businesses report good holiday sales amid economic turmoil

WAUKESHA — When Norman Bruce, owner of Martha Merrell’s Books and Toys, placed an inventory order in June, he knew it was a gamble given turbulence in the economy. The order that normally would have arrived before September, didn't come in until Dec. 26.

“People would call and ask if we got a book, but with the shipment late, I can’t get it before Christmas, and they go ‘well, I need it,’” Bruce said.

That's when Bruce had to get resourceful, offering gift cards for customers to place under th
The Waukesha Freeman •

Former teacher reunites with his ‘kids’ after 53 years

WAUKESHA — Echo Glen School, built in 1924, was a three-room school on Guthrie Road in Waukesha, near where Minooka Park is now. The school has since been demolished, but the sixth-grade class of 1968-69 still remembers of a year of jokes, music, learning and their favorite teacher, Dale Heinen.

“You know how you can just remember those great memories and that it was a good year? That’s how that class was,” said Colleen Christensen, a student in the sixth-grade class.

On Wednesday, 53 years la
The Waukesha Freeman •

Pro-choice, pro-life supporters make their voices heard

WAUKESHA — Dozens of protesters marched around downtown Waukesha Wednesday afternoon protesting the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, drawing support and opposition from spectators.

Sixteen-year-old organizer Valerie Walker of Waukesha led the crowd in chants including “her body, her choice,” “get your rosaries off my ovaries” and “abort the court” as some drivers honked their car horns and held fists and thumbs-up out the window.

“We are the now, we are the future generat
The Clarion •

Emergency Funds Available for Students

Spreading with COVID-19 is its financial ramification which can impede college students and their families greatly. The Madison College Foundation is urging students to consider the emergency support fund if they are in need of assistance.

“These are difficult times and it is urgent to just be kind to one another in general and to do our part, but if there is any way that we can support our students financially as well, we want to do that,” said the CEO of Madison College Foundation, Tammy Thay
The Clarion •

A local and global issue

“Human trafficking is not only prevalent, but it’s pervasive in Dane county and in Madison, and that’s why I’m here; if we don’t accept that it is an issue we will never put an end to it.”

This is how presenter, Ron Heinrich, described human trafficking’s proximity to Madison. Human trafficking is on the rise not only globally but is becoming a greater issue right on our doorstep in Wisconsin.

On Feb. 5, the Madison College Volunteer Center hosted an event featuring two speakers, Cheri Dubiel