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Vol. 32 No. 2 • Thurs., Jan. 10, 2013 - Wed., Jan. 16, 2013 • An NCON Publication Serving The Milwaukee Area • 65¢

Our new members of the 2013 state legislature are sworn in

Photo By Greg Anderson

Photo By Jay Salvo

Photos By Jay Salvo

The Wisconsin State Legislature began its two-year session Monday, January 7, 2013, with the swearing in of new members. The swearing in took place at the Wisconsin State Supreme Court House in Madison, WI. Twenty-five new assembly members and three new state senators took the oath of office to begin their terms. There are 14 new Democrats and 11 new Republicans in the assembly. There are two new Republicans and one new Democrat in the state senate. Each name was read and each one signed a historic book. These new members say they hope this legislative session will be different from the last. Democratic and Republican state assembly members agree--the next two years is about putting political differences aside and working together here in Madison. Among those sworn in were (from top left photo) Nikiya Q. Harris, Mandela Barnes, Evan Goyke, and Sandy Pasche. Also at the swearing in ceremony are state Supreme Court Justice Patience Roggensack (top left photo) and Justice Shirley Abrahamson (top right photo).

Meet the 2012 Louvenia Johnson Journalism Scholarship Fund recipients The Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper Louvenia Johnson Journalism Scholarship Fund, Inc. presented checks to all ten of the 2012 Louvenia Johnson Scholarship recipients on Monday, December 31, 2012. Four of the students were available to come in person to the Milwaukee Times office to personally collect their award. Checks were presented to (from left to right): Tre’Quan Martin, Raven Major (parent, Santa Major); Angelic Ross (parent, Angel Flemister); and Aris Battiste (parent, Deborah Battiste). The six other scholarship recipients received their checks by mail. The Scholarship Fund awarded in 2012 a total of $10,000 in scholarships. In addition to that, each student was given a laptop computer which was sponsored by Reid’s New Golden Gate Funeral Home and Columbia Savings and Loan Association. The Milwaukee Times was very grateful for that sponsorship.

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And the Oscar nominees are…

"Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane and actress Emma Stone announced the Oscar nominations for the 2013 Academy Awards in the wee hours of Thursday, January 10, 2012. Adding a bit of levity to what will surely be taken quite seriously come Feb. 24, when MacFarlane hosts the actual awards broadcast. Among those announced were "Beasts of the Southern Wild," whose executive producer, Michael Raisler, is from Wauwatosa, and was nominated for best film. The 9-year-old star of "Beasts," Quvenzhane Wallis, is the youngest best actress nominee ever. Wallis was one of two actors of color to be nominated. The other was Denzel Washington, nominated for best actor for "Flight."

Congratulations to Quvenzhane on being the youngest actress ever nominated in the best actress category !


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