AltWeeklies Wire
The Death of a Local Newspapernew

The 1995 merger of the liberal afternoon Milwaukee Journal with the morning Milwaukee Sentinel was painful for journalism, but the latest drastic turn by Journal Communications could be worse.
Shepherd Express |
Joel McNally |
08-08-2014 |
Media
Not Such a Bright Lightnew

Only in the narrow, dimly lighted minds of those in control of today's Republican Party would Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan be considered some kind of shining intellectual.
Shepherd Express |
Joel McNally |
08-14-2012 |
Elections
Tags: Paul Ryan
Swooning for the Richnew

The cruelest irony would be for Sen. Russ Feingold, a progressive populist in the mold of Wisconsin icon Robert La Follette, to be defeated by a millionaire businessman.
Shepherd Express |
Joel McNally |
10-26-2010 |
Elections
Sedition at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukeenew
What's alarming is the apparent ignorance of many of today's student leaders at our local university about the principles of democracy and the Constitution of the United States.
Shepherd Express |
Joel McNally |
02-22-2008 |
Commentary
The Cover-Up Habitnew
It’s hard to sympathize with the Milwaukee Catholic Archdiocese’s claim that it could face financial ruin as a result of paying for its past misdeeds when it continues to try to cover up those misdeeds.
Shepherd Express |
Joel McNally |
02-08-2008 |
Religion
Tags: religion
What Would [Insert Famous Athlete] Do?new
If professional sports bear any resemblance to real life, we are afflicted with a monumental ethics problem.
Shepherd Express |
Joel McNally |
09-28-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
The Good, Old Days: Young Protesters Break Glassnew
And Milwaukee's older generations remember their war protests.
Shepherd Express |
Joel McNally |
04-03-2007 |
Politics