AltWeeklies Wire
Proposed Mortgage Solution May Not Help Everyonenew
The five-year freeze on mortgage interest rates proposed by President George W. Bush last week is projected by most housing experts to assist only about 20 percent of those facing foreclosure -- those who have managed to keep up with their increasingly expensive mortgage payments.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
12-14-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Renters are Latest Victims of Subprime Mortgagesnew
Rent hikes and foreclosures lead to evictions.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
11-30-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Mortgage 'Rescuers' Are Often Scammersnew
A new bill in Wisconsin would crack down on fraudulent helpers.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
10-23-2007 |
Economy
Is Wisconsin's 'Welfare to Work' Program Working?new
Ten years later, Wisconsin Works still has many flaws.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
10-12-2007 |
Policy Issues
No-Match Letters Already Affecting Workersnew
One fired employee shares her story.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
09-24-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
John Norquist on Urban Living, Sprawl & Transitnew
Norquist took the skills he learned as Milwaukee mayor from 1988 to 2003 and uses them to provide a model for other cities in his role as president of the Congress for the New Urbanism, based in Chicago.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
09-14-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Is a Commuter Rail System in Milwaukee's Future?new
Regional plan envisions bus and light rail combination.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
08-20-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Getting Punished for Earning Morenew
Tax and benefit policies make climbing out of poverty difficult.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
08-13-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Wisconsin Seeks Pollution Breaks for Businessesnew
Environmentalists worry about health implications.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
06-25-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Fuel of the Future?new
Divided opinions mark battle over ethanol usage.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
06-01-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Is Wisconsin Close to Fixing Health Care Woes?new
Gov. Jim Doyle and state legislators are putting forward competing proposals to increase access to health care and bring down its cost.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
05-21-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Madison Plans To Challenge FCC Rulingnew
But guess who might end up losing in the deal?
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
05-11-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Why We Hate Local TV Newsnew
From sting stories to exagerrated weather stories, here's why boob tube "news" draws our ire.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
05-04-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Latino Marchers Hope to Avoid Last Year's Firingsnew
Demonstrators seek employers' approval for time off for this year's Day Without Latinos march.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
04-27-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
