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Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers Celebrates 50 Years of Serving the Underserved ::BY ELIZABETH ELVING

he story of Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers began almost 50 years ago when a small group of Milwaukee residents opened a health center in a rented space on the city’s near South Side. It offered education, referrals and basic services to people in the area who didn’t have access to traditional care. Over time, the clinic grew to meet the vast, complex needs of its patient population by leveraging community support, expanding facilities and hiring full-time physicians and staff. Today, Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers has six locations and several hundred employees. Its health centers provide comprehensive medical, behavioral and dental care, along with extensive social services to Milwaukee’s underserved neighborhoods. As a federally funded community health center, it serves nearly 40,000 people and is the only source of care for much of the city’s low-income population. “People living in poverty have more difficulty with their health, and it’s more difficult to advance out of poverty if you’re not healthy,” says President and CEO Julie Schuller, who has been a physician at Sixteenth Street for more than 20 years. “The community health center movement was started as one of the ways to address that.” Community health centers were first introduced as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s “War on Poverty” and still play a critical role as the country struggles to support its most vulnerable citizens. Today, many Americans lack access to needed services, and recent efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act have threatened to scale back coverage even further. Amid these challenges, Sixteenth Street has continued to grow, committed to healthcare as a fundamental human right.

A Community Health Approach Sixteenth Street’s mission is to provide care “free from linguistic, cultural and economic barriers.” As of 2016, 55% of their patients are enrolled in Medicaid, and 19% are uninsured. The medical centers offer services in both Spanish and English and maintain rigorous standards for quality and cultural competence. Of course, a person’s health does not begin and end in a doctor’s office. “We provide great medical care within the four walls of the clinics,” Schuller says. “But it’s the work we do outside the walls of the clinic that makes us different and adds to what we can do to really improve people’s health.” Clinic employees don’t just recommend ways for patients to improve their health; they work alongside them to make those recommendations a reality. For instance, staff will conduct home visits to help people manage chronic illnesses or to help pregnant women prepare for parenthood. Social service specialists connect people with key resources and information, and the Healthy Choices program makes it easier to pursue good nutrition and exercise close to home. This community-based work is funded largely by donations and grants (since it can’t be billed like a traditional doctor’s appointment) and enabled by collaboration with local organizations, families and even businesses. “In one example, our Healthy Choices program was teaching people about quinoa, but then

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realized that quinoa’s not available in any local grocery store,” Schuller explains. “So, they talked with the grocery store owners and advocated to have that stocked as a new item, then went into the stores on busy days, set up a table and taught people what quinoa is and how you can use it.”

Reducing Lead Poisoning Another longtime focus of the clinic, in partnership with the city health department, is childhood lead poisoning prevention. For the last 20 years, staff has gone door-to-door throughout Milwaukee’s near South Side, offering free blood lead level testing for children under 6 and educating families on how to manage the issue. During this time, the rate of lead poisoning in young children in the area has fallen from 32% to 6%. That initiative grew into the Environmental Program, whose projects now include the revitalization of the Kinnickinnic River and surrounding areas. “They are one of the few health centers in the country that actually steps back and [asks], ‘What’s the environment in which our patients live, and what’s the health impact on that patient?’” says Paul Nannis, a healthcare consultant and former executive director of Sixteenth Street. “It’s important to look at the whole picture, because otherwise you’re always just treating the symptoms.” In every sense, Sixteenth Street is part of the com-

munity it serves. Its medical centers are located in the neighborhoods where patients live, and it has clinics in St. Anthony School and at the United Community Center’s Senior Center. Sites are often staffed by neighborhood residents, and as is required of community health centers, more than half of its board members are clinic users. This immersion helps leaders know exactly what their patients are facing and where to put their resources next, and recent developments reflect that. In the early 2000s, Sixteenth Street introduced an HIV department and added new space for physical therapy. When BadgerCare Plus extended coverage to childless adults, the clinic accommodated an influx of new patients—many of whom had chronic illnesses requiring long-delayed treatment and tests. Recently, behavioral health and alcohol and drug abuse services have expanded in response to the opioid epidemic. Also, plans for a new bilingual clinic on the far south side are currently underway. Nannis, who also served as Milwaukee’s health commissioner for 10 years, predicts that Sixteenth Street will continue to broaden its reach and provide excellent care where it’s needed most. “As long as the need is there, the clinic needs to continue to grow,” Nannis says. “They have the wherewithal. They have the trust and respect. And they move forward every day.” Comment at shepherdexpress.com. n

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The Zen Den

PULASKI HIGH SCHOOL OFFERS A HAVEN FOR STUDENTS AND FACULTY ::BY DANIEL SHAW

eresa Buss knew exactly what students at Casimir Pulaski High School on Milwaukee’s South West Side needed to cope with the stresses they were subject to nearly every day because she had been there herself. Above all, what was lacking for so many was a haven they could turn to at particularly stressful moments in their lives, even if it was just for the few minutes it might take them to regain their composure. From that realization was born a project called the Zen Den. Now situated in a room on the second floor of Pulaski High School, the Zen Den is fitted out with art supplies, musical instruments, tools, books and various other odds and ends. Some of it has been paid for with donations, some out of Buss’ own pocket. All of it is there for one reason: to provide a temporary respite to people who are in danger of breaking under the pressures of their daily lives. Students and faculty are welcome to come in and draw, paint, write, play with “kinetic sand,” strum a guitar, build things out of wood, chuck paint at a wall—even take a nap. Provided they aren’t being disruptive and aren’t there obviously just to shirk schoolwork, they can stay as long as they need. Although trained as an art therapist, Buss never foresaw herself running anything like the Zen Den when she came to Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS). Her first tour of duty, in fact, had been as an art teacher.

Coping with Stress

When she came to Pulaski in 2013 with her degree in art therapy in tow, Buss got a quick reminder of what had made her previous years in the school system so trying. “You spend most of your time making sure you are not going to be someone’s target,” she said. Unable to cope with the everyday stresses, she took a leave of absence after being back for only a year and a half. When it came time to return, she did so on the condition that she could set up the Zen Den. Aimee Harris, a counselor at Pulaski, had high praise for what Buss has accomplished so far. “I’ve never seen anything like it in a school,” Harris said. “I think all schools could use their own Zen Den.” Pulaski, and the pressures students face there, are certainly not unique in the MPS system. Pulaski is one of many schools in the district that are listed by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction as “failing to meet expectations.” Its graduation rate is an abysmal 52.3%, and slightly more than 90% of the nearly 970 students taking classes there are considered economically disadvantaged. Buss said teachers struggle to maintain order in classes where the headcounts often top 40. Many of the students have troubled lives at home and bring the stresses they are exposed to there with them to school. Outbreaks of violence are not uncommon. Buss said she has seen students fight each other, attack staff, and have to be forcibly restrained by administrators and teachers. Not long into her time at Pulaski, Buss began suffering symptoms commonly associated with PTSD (PostTraumatic Stress Disorder); even slight provocations could cause her to snap at students. “I started avoiding 8 | AUGUST 31, 2017

my normal routes,” Buss said. “When I ran, I started to run toward safer neighborhoods. I’d have panic attacks going to the movies. I’d have nightmares.”

Overcoming Skepticism

Teresa Buss knew she couldn’t be the only one who was having a hard time coping. When she first opened the Zen Den, she found that most teachers and administrators were skeptical of her idea, but, little by little, more started to use it—either sending students there or coming in themselves for a break. Now, Buss believes, most faculty support her project. Helping her to build trust among teachers and administrators has been her demonstrated lack of tolerance for students who come to the Zen Den just to avoid class work. Buss keeps the door closed to troublemakers by insisting everyone follow a few simple rules. To spend time in Buss’ Zen Den, you must agree to be respectful and mindful; be taking part in some sort of purposeful activity (unless napping); be able to keep everything confidential; and be aware that Buss is what is called a “Mandated Reporter”—meaning that she is under a legal obligation to alert the authorities if students threaten to hurt themselves or others. Most importantly, Buss doesn’t want anyone in the Zen Den who isn’t there voluntarily. She said she has turned away plenty of students after it became apparent they had been sent there by teachers against their will. For some of the students who have taken advantage of the Zen Den in its short existence, it has lived up to its promise. Jocelyn Valle, a 19-year-old woman who now works for Milwaukee County Parks, spent the 20152016 school year at Pulaski High School. She said her early time at the school was one of endless distractions, which made concentrating on school work next to impossible. Soon, she was skipping classes regularly. It was only when she discovered the Zen Den that she started coming back. Valle eventually left Pulaski after one year and went to an alternative school that allowed her to graduate faster. But, had it not been for the Zen Den, she doesn’t know that she could have made it that far. In the Den, she said, “the students were being quiet. You could sit there and comfortably do your work at your own pace.” Now one of the biggest questions about the Zen Den is: Can it be replicated at other schools? Buss said MPS administrators have shown interest in her project and even come over for a tour. She is now working on a proposal meant to show how the Den might be replicated. One obstacle, she acknowledges, is a lack of paraprofessionals in the MPS system who have her specific training in art therapy. But she is still hopeful that at least the essential parts of what she is doing at Pulaski will prove transferable. Her next goal is to get an intern who could relieve her of some of her day-today duties while she takes time to look more deeply into the possibility of making her Zen Den project one of more widespread benefit. “I run emotional triage all day long,” Buss said. “So I hardly have time for anything else now.” Comment at shepherdexpress.com. n

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ach week, the Shepherd Express serves as a clearinghouse for all activities in the greater Milwaukee area that peacefully push back against discriminatory, reactionary or authoritarian actions and policies of the Trump administration and other activities that seek to thwart social justice. We will publicize and promote actions, demonstrations, planning meetings, teach-ins, party-building meetings, drinking-discussion get-togethers or any other actions that are directed toward fighting back to preserve our liberal democratic system.

Thursday, Aug. 31

Civil Liberties on Tap: ACLU Lawsuit Against MPD @ Riverwest Public House Cooperative (815 E. Locust St.), 6-8 p.m.

This informational panel will focus on the ACLU of Wisconsin’s lawsuit against the Milwaukee Police Department over their stop-and-frisk policy. ACLU of Wisconsin staff member Jarrett English will moderate the panel; panelists will include State Rep. David Crowley and ACLU of Wisconsin senior staff attorney Karyn Rotker.

Saturday, Sept. 2

Voter and Civic Engagement Campaign @ Acción Ciudadana de Wisconsin (221 S. Second St.), 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Acción Ciudadana de Wisconsin, Latino Voting Bloc of Wisconsin and Citizen Action of Wisconsin have come together to organize a weekly Saturday campaign of knocking on doors and phone banking to get people thinking about the 2018 elections. Volunteers can go out and talk to voters about the issues that they care about and get them involved in different events happening in the community.

Peace Action Wisconsin: Stand for Peace @ The corner of Highway 100 and Bluemound Road, noon-1 p.m.

Every Saturday from noon-1 p.m., concerned citizens join with Peace Action Wisconsin to protest war. Signs will be provided for those who need them. Protesters are encouraged to stick around for conversation and coffee afterward.

Laborfest @ Henry W. Maier Festival Park (200 N. Harbor Drive), 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Laborfest is a free opportunity to celebrate Labor Day with those who created it: organized workers. Festivities begin with a parade starting at Carl Zeidler Square and ending at the Summerfest grounds, where there will be a classic car show, live music and more entertainment.

Wednesday, Sept. 6

Summit on Poverty @ Italian Community Center (631 E. Chicago St.), 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

This year’s Social Development Commission Summit on Poverty will focus on “Dismantling Systems of Poverty.” The event’s keynote speaker on Wednesday will be sociologist Kathryn Edin, who will go in depth on racism, sexism, policies and systems, and cognitive dissonance. Registration is required. (see also Thursday, Sept. 7.)

Refuel the Resistance @ Bounce Milwaukee (2801 S. Fifth Court), 5-8 p.m.

Every Wednesday, Bounce Milwaukee offers a space to organize (and a free drink to anyone who brings evidence of resistance action in the past week—including protest signs, emails to elected officials or a selfie at the capital).

Thursday, Sept. 7

Summit on Poverty @ Italian Community Center (631 E. Chicago St.), 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 4

The Social Development Commission Summit on Poverty, as with Wednesday’s event, focuses on “Dismantling Systems of Poverty.” The event’s Thursday keynote speaker is activist Kevin Powell. Registration is required. (see also Wednesday, Sept. 6.)

Voces de la Frontera is organizing a Labor Day march to be in solidarity with all workers, and to demand Gov. Scott Walker stop bill AB190. The march will end at Zeidler Union Square.

To submit to this column, please send a brief description of your action, including date and time, to savingourdemocracy@shepex.com. Together, we can fight to minimize the damage that this administration has planned for our great country.

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or anyone who cares about America, the saving grace of Donald Trump’s appalling presidency so far has been his sheer incompetence at passing any major legislation to begin wreaking the national destruction he promised to his wackiest supporters. Trump appears to have no idea that his own total ignorance of democracy, his infinitesimal attention span and the constant, chaotic uproar from his own administration are sabotaging the passage of legislation. Instead, Trump has now identified the dastardly villains who are responsible for Trump’s failure to pass the Trump agenda he promised would immediately transform America on Day One. It’s the enemy within: Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan. Ryan and McConnell have deservedly come in for enormous amounts of criticism ever since Trump assumed the presidency, but Trump may be the only one who has ever accused them of undermining Trump’s presidency. The most frequent criticism of those two— along with every other Republican in public office these days—is for their failure to act more forcefully when Trump incessantly violates accepted standards of common decency and the values of America itself. When Trump declared some “very fine people” were shouting racial and anti-Semitic hatred along with neo-Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan at a white supremacist rally, Republican leaders were finally forced to duck to avoid getting splattered with the flying filth. More often, they keep their heads down and pretend Republican legislation isn’t being disrupted by Trump’s mad ravings on Twitter denouncing whomever he woke up hating that day. Imagine Ryan and McConnell’s surprise when it turned out to be them. “I requested that Mitch M & Paul R tie the Debt Ceiling legislation into the popular V.A. Bill (which just passed) for easy approval,” Trump tweeted. “They. . . didn’t do it so now we have a big deal with Dems holding them up (as usual) on Debt Ceiling approval. Could have been so easy—now a mess!” Donnie T clearly doesn’t heart Mitch M & Paul R. Even worse, the amateur president for whom that Schoolhouse Rock ditty, “I’m Just a Bill,” was far too advanced to understand, now presumes to lecture U.S. Senate and House strategists on how to get laws passed.

Terrible Legislation The biggest problem McConnell and Ryan have passing Trump’s legislation is that it’s terrible legislation. Trump tells outrageous lies about providing health care to everybody

at a fraction of the cost. Then, he tries to pass a bill destroying health care for tens of millions of people and sending co-pays and premiums soaring. Trump considers McConnell’s failure to repeal the Affordable Care Act (and endanger the lives of more than 22 million Americans) a grave political sin rather than a blessing. “After hearing Repeal & Replace for 7 years, he failed!” Trump tweeted of McConnell. “That should NEVER have happened!” Ryan actually succeeded in getting his meanspirited House Republicans to pass Trump’s horrific bill. But now, Ryan’s on the same Twit list as McConnell. Trump knows next to nothing about passing legislation; all he’s ever cared about is declaring himself a winner. He can’t blame obstructionist Democrats for his failures since Republicans control both houses of Congress. So, the only people left for Trump to blame are Republicans. But Trump is playing with fire. Republicans who see Trump up close know the truth about just how unbalanced he is, and many of them are working up more courage than Ryan and McConnell to describe it publicly. Tennessee Republican Sen. Bob Corker spoke directly to the president’s ability and mental health: “The president has not yet been able to demonstrate the stability nor some of the competence that he needs to demonstrate in order to be successful.” Jeff Flake, the Arizona senator Trump hates even more than John McCain, just published Conscience of a Conservative filleting not only Trump, but his own party: “We pretended that the emperor wasn’t naked. Even worse: We checked our critical faculties at the door and pretended that the emperor was making sense.” The thing is Republicans don’t really need Trump who increasingly is becoming an embarrassment and a burden to them. There’s no future for any political party appealing only to aging, white males while driving away every other demographic in a changing world. (Yes, I know, a shocking number of Trump’s neo-Nazi supporters are young, but that’s more a mental health issue.) If Republican leaders turned their backs on the vile, unstable Trump and worked with Democrats, they could pass plenty of conservative legislation. After all, the Affordable Care Act was actually conservative health reform first enacted by Republican Gov. Mitt Romney. Republicans would, however, have to abandon their party’s attacks on civil rights, voting rights and equal treatment under the law for racial and religious minorities. But no legitimate American political party should ever embrace those positions in the first place. Comment at shepherdexpress.com. n SHEPHERD EXPRESS

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Time to Decriminalize Pot in Wisconsin ::BY GRETCHEN SCHULDT

t’s time to drive a blunt through the heart of the law that makes possessing marijuana a felony in Wisconsin. It’s a mean-spirited law that is unfairly enforced, does nothing to protect public safety and destroys life chances for anyone charged with it. It creates felons out of people who would be perfectly law-abiding citizens in several other states. And, it’s a waste of taxpayer money. In Milwaukee County, the overwhelming majority of defendants in felony marijuana cases are African American males who are arrested in the city north of I-94. A lot of these arrests come after traffic stops for things like illegally tinted windows or not wearing a seat belt. An officer approaches the car, smells marijuana, searches and bingo! District Attorney John Chisholm is not a fan of the second offense felony marijuana law. His office generally charges it when there are extenuating circumstances, such as a previous felony or some indicator of violence or potential violence, such as the presence of a gun at the time of arrest, he said in an interview. But Chisholm’s office can only review the cases the police send it and those cases begin with cops making stops on the street. And for whatever reason, despite the prevalence of white people in Milwaukee County (comprising 65% of the population), it is mostly black people (27% of the population) who end up facing second offense felony marijuana charges. The Wisconsin Justice Initiative is mapping arrest locations and providing offense details included in criminal complaints filed in second offense felony marijuana cases. Of the first 30 cases reviewed, all filed in 2016, 87% involved black defendants, 97% involved male defendants and 77% stemmed from the area of Milwaukee north of I-94. That’s a small sample size, but the numbers are very telling. So, what are we to conclude? That black women don’t smoke marijuana? That cars south of I-94 don’t have illegally tinted windows? That the marijuana white people have in their cars doesn’t smell enough to alert police to its presence? Or, is it that black men are disproportionately targeted for stops and thus far more likely to wind up in the system for violating this antiquated law? The law leads to absurd scenarios. Let’s say a person with a misdemeanor record for marijuana walks down the street brandishing a loaded 9-milimeter handgun. In his front pocket is a single blunt (a “blunt” is a hollowed-out cigar or cigarette filled with marijuana). The felony here is the pot, not the gun. The state has some weird priorities. Wisconsin is falling behind other states with its criminal treatment of marijuana. California, Massachusetts, Maine, Nevada, Alaska, Oregon, Washington and Colorado are all at least partway toward implementing legal recreational marijuana use. Medical marijuana is legal in more than half the states. And, of course, there is money involved. Marijuana-legal states are making it; Wisconsin is wasting it. Colorado—the first state to legalize recreational weed—has pulled in about $506 million so far since retail selling began in 2014, according to CNN. Marijuana tax revenue hit $256 million in Washington in 2016 and $60 million in Oregon. Instead, in Wisconsin, tax dollars are thrown at enforcing the felony marijuana possession law: for the cost of police, jails, judges, prosecutors, defense lawyers for the indigent and probation and parole officers. A bill introduced in the state legislature would allow first and second offenses for possession of small amounts of marijuana to be treated as municipal violations, punishable by forfeitures of up to $100. Currently, that bill sits in committee, waiting for Wisconsin to catch up to the 21st century. Gretchen Schuldt is the executive director of Wisconsin Justice Initiative, which strives to improve the quality of justice in Wisconsin by educating the public about legal issues and encourages civic engagement in and debate about the state’s judicial system and its operation. Comment at shepherdexpress.com.

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What’s New in Milwaukee? Small Plates, pastry and local ingredients on the East Side, West Side and Walker’s Point ::BY LACEY MUSZYNSKI The dog days of summer have slowed down Milwaukee’s new restaurant boom only slightly, with three notable openings in the past month. Two spots serve small plates, and a café/pastry shop focuses on local ingredients.

The Diplomat

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Dan Baldwin, former chef at Milwaukee institutions like Harbor House, Bacchus and Carnevor, has opened The Diplomat in the former Bosley on Brady space. A new mahogany bar is the focal point of the restaurant, and the rich red color is carried throughout the space. Pops of color come from a living wall of plants and historical Milwaukee posters. The Diplomat serves a menu of about a dozen American small plates along with a full bar that has its own food menu. Dishes will change regularly, but right now include items like corn bruschetta ($8) with bell peppers and cherry tomatoes, New York strip steak ($17) with cured egg yolk, and Diplomat fries ($7) which are cooked three times and served with aioli. The menu includes a few desserts as well, with classics like cherry pie ($7) and chocolate mousse ($6).

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Miss Molly’s Café & Pastry Shop

An upscale lounge and restaurant focused on dark spirits like whiskey has opened in Walker’s Point in the former Café La Paloma space. The food will be a fusion of Latin and soul food cuisine, with tapas, rice bowls and a few entrées available. Menu items include fried jumbo shrimp called los camarones ($13), Spanishinspired shrimp and grits ($14), and an empanada called The Manchester ($5) filled with macaroni and cheese, and fried chicken and waffles ($12). Cocktails will be made from high-end spirits, or customers can order from a large selection of beer and wine. The walls are lined with brick and worn wood, giving the space a cozy warmth in the dim lighting. Cigar boxes act as wall art, and cigars will be available for purchase and can be smoked on the restaurant’s patio.

A former fine dining pastry chef has opened Miss Molly’s Café & Pastry shop at the northern edge of Wauwatosa. Molly Sullivan chose the location on Center Street because it’s only a few blocks from where she grew up. The counter-service

This month in closings: Hinterland Erie Street Gastropub has closed in the Third Ward in order for the ownership to focus on their brewery in the Titletown District in Green Bay. And in Mequon, the Bartolotta Group restaurant Joey Gerard’s has closed and will be reopen as a Mr. B’s Steakhouse next month.

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café serves locally sourced breakfast and lunch dishes as well as pastries homemade every day. A number of savory and sweet scones ($2.25), muffins ($2), cookies ($1.25-$3), cakes ($3-$4.50 per slice) and various desserts are available in the pastry case. For breakfast, there’s an egg and avocado panini ($9) with arugula and smoked cheddar, and a daily quiche ($8). At lunch there’s a slightly larger menu, with white bean and chicken sausage soup ($4-$6), a vegan roasted carrot and farro salad ($10) and smoked trout toast ($11) with tzatziki, radish and vinaigrette. Anodyne coffee is served, along with wine and beer.

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Joshua Rogers, executive chef of the Iron Horse Hotel’s Smyth, is a new resident of Milwaukee who welcomed a son in February. So while he’s been anxious to try as many new spots as he can, he’s had to be selective. One restaurant he frequents often is Bavette la Boucherie. “I feel [chef and owner] Karen Bell does a really great job with the food there,” says Rogers. “A few dishes I have had there were really good, like the pork belly banh mi and the beef tongue Reuben.”

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Ernie’s Kettle Korn Pops Up Some Fun at Area Events ::BY SHEILA JULSON

summer breeze carried the aroma of freshly popped popcorn throughout the South Shore Farmers Market on a Saturday morning. The scent led to Ernie’s Kettle Korn, where Ernie Krumme manned a 4-by-4-foot propane-powered castiron popper, stirring the kernels with an oar-sized wooden paddle. Krumme’s wife, Deb White, chatted with customers and rang up purchases. Kettle corn has become popular over the last couple of decades and its availability in stores has increased, but many of those brands have been sitting on the shelves for weeks. Freshly made kettle corn such as Ernie’s Kettle Korn is light and crisp, with a divine sweet and salty blend balanced just right. “I’m going a little more out there with the popcorn ﬂavors, because people like variety,” Krumme said. “I’ve also got cheese, salt and vinegar, butter almond toffee, jalapeño and cheese, butter pecan and ﬂaming habanero.” White points out some their more popular mixes: cheese and caramel mix, known as Chicago Style. “But we call it the South Shore Mix,” she said. The Confetti Mix is a fun multi-colored blend popular with kids, and there’s dill-basil, cheddar and bacon, and the Badger Mix, which

is red and white (raspberry and vanilla flavored). The green and yellow (apple and banana) Packers Mix is a touchdown at every event. Krumme and White are both retired special education teachers who taught with the Belleville School District and the Madison Metropolitan School District, respectively. Seeking extra money in their retirement, they formed Ernie’s Kettle Korn after they met and worked with Doug Gutenkunst—the renowned Cowboy Kettle Korn owner who rings a chuck wagon bell and yells “Yee-haa!” after each batch is done. Gutenkunst decided to try other markets, Krumme said, so he took his spot at the South Shore Farmers Market, which runs through Oct. 14. Krumme and Gutenkunst also take turns offering kettle corn at Summer Sounds, held Fridays in Cedarburg. Ernie’s Kettle Korn will be at Harvest Fair, Sept. 22-24 at Wisconsin State Fair Park. Although Krumme is more low key than Gutenkunst and his cowboy theatrics (Krumme noted that he also has a chuck wagon bell but chooses not to use it), he said people still like to watch the popping process. “I sometimes get big crowds that cheer when I finish a batch,” he said. He recalled a time when he filled in for Gutenkunst at Jazz in the Park. “Some ladies were telling me how to yell ‘yee-haa,’ and then they just filled in and started yelling for me,” he said. Krumme lets his popcorn do the talking, and customers are listening as they line up and snap up bag after bag of the kettle corn and other popcorn varieties. After the popper cools, Krumme and White pack up and prepare for the next event. They go to Arizona during the winter months to sell kettle corn in the Tucson area. “I like it. It’s a lot of work, but we enjoy talking to people,” Krumme said. White agrees. “We like this market a lot. The people are friendly, and management is wonderful. We hope to return next year.”

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Before Jamaica became world famous for music, it was known for its rich-tasting coffee. While Bob Marley’s son Ziggy continued in his father’s steps as a reggae musician, another son, Rohan, became a coffee grower. Collaborating with celebrity caterer Maxcel Hardy and food writer Rosemary Black, he compiled The Marley Coffee Cookbook: One Love, Many Coffees & 100 Recipes. Ready to throw some steaks onto the grill? Rohan advises rubbing them first with a spice blend made of ground black peppers, garlic, rosemary and “Marley Coffee Spice Blend” (yes, he’s pushing product). That “spice blend” also factors into recipes for curried lamb stew and “Island Salmon Burgers.” Marley’s cookbook includes directions for making a spiced fruit chutney involving brewed coffee and coffee-infused pecan-cranberry bread. Coffee isn’t just liquid anymore—much less just for breakfast.

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Nohl Fellowship Exhibit at the Haggerty Museum Explores History and Identity ::BY KAT KNEEVERS

he Nohl Fellowship exhibition at the Haggerty Museum of Art showcases recent work of artists who received this prestigious award in 2016. This year’s iteration follows the structure introduced in 2015, where five artists receive grants from a bequest established by the late Mary Nohl, an artist who was long established in Fox Point. The awards of $20,000 for two established artists and $10,000 for three emerging artists offer financial support for development of their artistic careers. In a broad lens, identity and history are SHEPHERD EXPRESS

the lingering traits of the current exhibition. Personal experience translated through public displays of art is most clearly seen by emerging artists Rose Curley and Brooke Thiele. Curley produces a multi-dimensional exploration of growing up in Milwaukee as a person of Nigerian and European descent, raised by a Sicilian American and Irish Catholic family, through a combination of illustration, writing, video and artifacts. Thiele grew up in Green Bay, having been adopted from Korea as an infant. Traditional music and clothing, filtered through the experiences of Midwest adolescence, form the foundation for her installation. For both, the search for self is complicated by a presence and absence felt through distinct markers of culture and geography. Established artists Jesse McLean’s video installation and Joseph Mougel’s photographic interventions take on history in the past and present through the incorporation of technology and media. McLean uses familiar touch points like computer desktop imagery as well as vintage postcards to explore the psychic landscapes of the digital world. Mougel turns this further through overlaying weird anomalies of Google maps and the like over antique photographs of wild western American landscapes. In his work, the navigational acumen of the virtual world is compromised and imprecise against the physical reality of what exists. The large paintings of emerging artist Robin Jebavy stand out as an anomaly, but continue the echoes of the past through her luminous layering of colorful glass and references to Baroque still life. With vivid hues and disconcerting spaces, they glisten and shimmer as quiet counterparts, accenting the complexities introduced by this group of Nohl Fellowship artists. Through Sept. 17 at the Haggerty Museum of Art, 530 N. 13th St. Rose Curley, “The Cabin at Night” from The Coloring Book, 2015

trinity of new exhibitions opens at the Cedarburg Art Museum on Thursday, Aug. 31. “Michael Santini: Allegorical Journey” collects drawings, paintings and sculptures by the Mequon-based artist. Santini has embraced the label used by late Milwaukee Journal art critic James Auer to describe his style: “modern medievalist.” The artist’s canvasses are indeed touched by the fantastic and the frightening in a manner that recalls Hieronymus Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights. But the 21st century has also left its indelible mark on his style. Santini’s mises-en-scène show the influence of Surrealism: His Boschian inventions are situated in the sort of placeless landscapes favored by Salvador Dali. The effect, as Auer would have it, is at once charmingly antiquated and surprisingly contemporary. “Joseph Friebert: Through the Years, 1945-2000” is a brief yet potent exhibition of nine paintings and two lithographs by the departed Milwaukee artist (1908-2002), which were gifted to the museum by the Joseph and Betsy Ritz Friebert Family Partnership and Kohler Foundation, Inc. The paintings find Friebert in different modes, from his representational and social realist paintings of the 1940s to his 1950s abstractions and through his landscapes and figurative works of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Kathie Wheeler’s studio on a small farm in southwestern Wisconsin is the perfect spot for a plein air enthusiast. “Down a Country Road” exhibits nature paintings of the sort that won Wheeler the 2014 Cedarburg Plein Air Event best-of-show award. The Cedarburg Art Museum will celebrate the three exhibitions with a party on Thursday, Aug. 31 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. (the summer beer garden will remain open until 8:30 p.m.). Santini and Wheeler will offer remarks about their respective exhibitions. The three exhibitions are on display through Nov. 5. Kathie Wheeler, The Road Home, Oil on canvas

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Walker’s Point Center for the Arts | 839 S. Fifth St. The Walker’s Point Center for the Arts takes community engagement and creativity fostering seriously. The organization is exceptionally egalitarian in the curation of its annual members show, favoring a “submit it and we’ll show it” ethos to the more exclusionary, juried approach. With more than 150 works representing a wide range of media and installed salon-style throughout the galleries, the 2017 Annual Members Show is an opportunity to assess the state of the arts in Walker’s Point. The exhibition opens with a reception on Friday, Sept. 1, from 5-9 p.m. and is on display through Oct. 7. A U G U S T 3 1 , 2 0 1 7 | 23

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Nancy Pearl Talks with Kathleen Dunn About Books and Things at Boswell ::BY AMY WALDMAN

ibrarian, non-fiction author and action figure Nancy Pearl can now cross “write and get novel published” off her to-do list. She’ll be talking about George and Lizzie and other book-related matters with Wisconsin Public Radio’s Kathleen Dunn on Saturday, Sept. 9 at Boswell Book Co. George and Lizzie is, on its face, about the title characters’ marriage. But it’s probably more accurate to describe it as the backstory of that marriage. “It’s a book that’s very character driven,” Pearl said in a recent phone interview. As a public librarian, Pearl was the force behind 1998’s “If All Seattle Read the Same Book,” one of the earliest community reading initiatives. Such programs are now commonplace in libraries across the nation, including Milwaukee. Pearl, who defines a good book as “any book that you like” said she wrote the book she wanted to read. “My attitude was that whatever I was writing, I was writing it for myself. If I was writing a book—and that wasn’t clear for several years,” she said, “it was going to be a book that was quirky and characterdriven with a lot unsaid.” George and Lizzie introduced themselves to Pearl one night when she couldn’t fall asleep. She knew from the jump where they met and what Lizzie’s last name was, but that was all. “Day by day, year by year, I gradually learned more about them,” she said, “and they were constantly surprising me… I thought about them all the time in my daily life, at the dentist and in my head and they became very, very real to me.” Pearl said she’s looking forward to her Milwaukee visit, and hopes to squeeze in at least one stop before leaving the city. “I’ve been on Kathleen Dunn’s show for many years,” she said, “and I do love that Downtown library, so I’m hoping I can get to see it.” Ticketed event featuring Nancy Pearl in conversation with Kathleen Dunn at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 at Boswell Book Co. Tickets are $29 and include admission and a book with $5 of each ticket donated to Wisconsin Public Radio.

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OFF THE CUFF WITH INDIAN SUMMER DIRECTOR JUDY DORDEL ::BY EMILY PATTI

elebrating 31 years on Milwaukee’s lakefront, Indian Summer festival returns to Henry Maier Festival Park Sept. 8-10 to educate, entertain and promote Native American culture. In anticipation of this year’s festivities, Off the Cuff spoke with Indian Summer Executive Director Judy Dordel about the festival’s longevity, the legacy of “Language is Culture” and the importance of Education Day. What is the secret to Indian Summer’s longevity? I think it’s because people call Indian Summer the best-kept secret, but we would like for it not to be a secret after 30 years. People come and they find it to be very relaxing and family friendly. It’s a place where they can just get away from it all and enjoy our culture. Our festival is also the only one that prohibits alcohol consumption on half of the grounds. Can you tell me about this year’s theme, “Language is Culture”? We are trying to highlight the various languages of Native American tribes, including the 11 tribes of Wisconsin. We’ll be

using signage to include a native word for different activities that are going on and there will be prayers spoken in native language. An example of that would be the Yellow Bird Dancers, which is an internationally known champion hoop dance group who speak in the Apache language. The languages will be interspersed throughout the programming and people will be explaining what they’re saying. What would you recommend a first-time Indian Summer visitor do or see at the festival? First and foremost is the competition powwow. It is on the north end of the grounds in the Great Lakes, Great Nations powwow area. There are drummers and singers and different dance competitions as well as a smoke dance competition, which is an Iroquois tradition and has a special drum. And the grand entry of the powwow is when it kicks off. On Friday night, the grand entry is at 7 p.m., and on Saturday it’s at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. and then on Sunday it’s at 1 p.m. A grand entry is a procession of all of the dancers, entering the grounds from the east by category of dancer that are preceded by veteran honor guards carrying their eagle staffs from their tribes … We also have lacrosse demonstrations. The food is, of course, wonderful and there will be amateur boxing competitions, which is a big event on reservations. Many tribes have boxing clubs. Kids come from all over the country to compete … There’s also a really popular genealogy tent. It will be our fourth year having this genealogy group. It’s an opportunity to really search for ancestry. How did Education Day begin and what can visitors expect this year? The Education Day is on Friday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and it’s for area classrooms and you have to register separately to attend that day. Homeschoolers and area classrooms are welcome to attend. The fee is $6 per person and that fee applies to the student, the teachers and the chaperone and the parents. We do education day because our mission is to educate, but also because of Wisconsin Act 31 that requires teaching native history in schools. Right now, the requirement is for 7th grade, but there is an effort underway to make sure this is continued through all grades. To learn more about Indian Summer or to view a complete schedule, visit indiansummer.org.

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e’re all friggin’ tickled over the idea of a three-day weekend; but let’s not kid ourselves—Labor Day signals the end of summer. It represents the end of outdoor drinking, farmers markets, church festivals, backyard barbecues, lakefront silliness and Cream City warm-weather fun in general. A bit too much gloom and doom? Perhaps. A pessimistic view of Mother Nature’s grandeur? Maybe. But let’s not kid ourselves. Labor Day is Jack Frost’s alarm clock, reminding him to blow icy chunks all over the good people of Milwaukee. So what are we supposed to do? Party! Tell Jack Frost to screw himself, and be sure to soak up those last glorious day of summer during the three-day weekend. In fact, why not check out my social calendar and take in a few of the events listed. I’ll see you out and about, but until then—celebrate the summer goodness Milwaukee has to offer!

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Dear Ruthie,

I’m dating a hoarder. The guy seemed like Mr. Right, but after two months he shared his secret and let me come to his home. (If you can call it a home.) The house was packed ﬂoor to ceiling with crap. Clothes, boxes, books, newspapers, furniture and even a motor for a boat. The place smelled like old food also. The two-car garage is so full of stuff he can’t get his car inside, thus the boat motor in the house, I suppose. I was shocked. He seemed completely clean and together. He has a good job and has a great outlook on life so this really surprised me. He said many of his friends don’t know either. (Although this explains why he likes eating out so much. He admitted he can’t cook in his kitchen, and he can only use a small microwave.) Other than this, we have a great relationship. We really do. If I didn’t know about this, I’d say things were near perfect. So, what do you think? Is he Mr. Right or not?

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Tell your sloppy sweetie to clean up his act or this relationship is headed down the drain. I’m no doctor, but there’s a good chance that his hoarding tendencies (as you describe) are tied to some emotional issues that likely need addressing. Is he getting help? If so, support him. If not, gently ask him to see a therapist about his behavior. Hell, you can even offer to go with him for moral support. Seeking professional help could result in making him the man of your dreams. If he refuses to go, then you’ll have to follow your gut and see if your heart has room for your hoarding honey.

Sept. 1: Gay-Straight Alliance Night at Fat Daddy’s and D.I.X. (739 S. First St.): Gay? Straight? No one cares during this party that kicks off at Fat Daddy’s at 9 p.m. Grab a drink ticket and hold onto it until the party moves next door to D.I.X. There, you’ll enjoy a drag show, meet Jaymes Mansfield from “Ru Paul’s Drag Race,” suck back discounted drinks and more! Sept. 2: Family Coffee at Colectivo (6745 W. Wells St.): Grab a cup of joe and make new friends with those over 50 in the LGBTQ and allied community during this delightful social. Network to your heart’s content during the 10 a.m. event, hosted by the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center. Food and beverages are for sale but not provided, so grab your pocketbook, honey cakes! Sept. 3: Big Gig BBQ at Summerfest Grounds (200 N. Harbor Drive): Pork is king at this finger-licking, lip-smacking celebration. More than a dozen local and regional barbecue greats serve up their slathered suppers for you alongside local brews, live music and more. Vote for your favorite barbecue, watch the celebrity bacon-eating contest, check out the children’s activities, play some lawn games and enjoy music on two stages. You’ll even find free admission and parking during the noon to 7 p.m. piggy party. Sept. 6: LGBT Resource Center Fall Meet & Greet at UWM (2200 E. Kenwood Blvd.): New students and returning alumni get together at this mingler that keeps the emphasis on new friends, encouragement and what resources the University of WisconsinMilwaukee has to offer LGBTQ students. Meet the staff of the center, learn about the services available and more during the 4 to 6 p.m. meet-and-greet. Want to share an event with Ruthie? Need her advice on a situation? Email DearRuthie@ Shepex.com. SHEPHERD EXPRESS

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It’s Time to Mobilize Milwaukee’s LGBTQs ::BY PAUL MASTERSON

ast week, former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s presidential pardon and the military transgender ban led the list of the regime’s most recent outrages. Typical of the Republican strategy (articulated so honestly by our own governor as “divide and conquer”), both undermine trust in our democracy, especially for marginalized Americans including the LGBTQ community. The ban of transgender servicemen and women in our armed forces is obviously a direct attack. Arpaio’s pardon portends a broader threat to the rule of law, the judiciary and the constitution. We might not at first construe that as an assault on LGBTQ rights, but it is. In Milwaukee, already leading the nation as its most segregated city, Arpaio’s crimes might not seem so egregious. I’m sure many here agreed with his anti-immigrant campaign and his use of racial profiling to implement “ethnic cleansing.” For the most part, that’s all we know about Arpaio. The sinister details of his crimes, the ones that would open our eyes, require a little more research. The problem is, with all life’s distractions, whether planning a PrideFest visit or a pool party, many of us are too blissfully ignorant to bother. Yet Arpaio’s tactics could just as easily be employed against LGBTQs. The pardon ultimately has a two-fold impact. First, it further emboldens those in power to act beyond the confines of the law. For

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anyone who would contemplate institutionalized discrimination against people of color, women or LGBTQs, the message is clear: Legally, you have little to fear; a pardon will protect you. At the same time, the blatant disdain for the law intimidates those who would act within it. That, in turn, undermines confidence in the protections of our democracy. The result (and, perhaps, the point of the exercise) is to weaken that confidence to the point of resignation. Last February, I had a conversation with a Milwaukee LGBTQ leader. We discussed the homophobic attacks on a local LGBTQ health facility. By then there had been three. I asked why our leadership hadn’t responded to the first two. The reply was academic. As in a scientific experiment, he explained, we don’t know an action’s true cause until it repeats itself. Still, he confessed, “we” had become complacent. I presume he meant a universal “we” but it certainly included, as scant as is it, our political leadership. Sadly, the one thing our leaders cannot afford to be is complacent. But it’s endemic. Wisconsin’s lesbian senator, Tammy Baldwin, is up for reelection in 2018. She’s already a target. The ultra-right Club for Growth has endorsed her probable opponent, war veteran and businessman Kevin Nicholson. Other wealthy Wisconsin Republicans, perhaps even our notorious gay ones, will follow. She will be assaulted for her policy decisions, her votes, and for supporting President Obama’s Iraq policies, the ACA and marriage equality. But, whether by dog whistle or overtly, her sexuality will certainly be an issue. As Republicans frame transgender military personnel as unfit due to their sexual identity, so will they frame Baldwin. With just more than a year until the 2018 election (if it isn’t cancelled by tweet), we’d better get over that complacency and not be intimidated. There is too much at stake.

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Alejandro Escovedo Gets a Little Help from His Friends ::BY DAVE GIL DE RUBIO

ne would be hard-pressed to name many figures in the roots rock-Americana world who are more loved than Alejandro Escovedo. Not only was Escovedo named No Depression magazine’s Artist of the Decade in 1998, but in a sign of how much his musical peers respect him, they recorded a 2004 tribute album—Por Vida: A Tribute to the Songs of Alejandro Escovedo—to help him pay off the medical debt he accrued during a near-fatal bout with hepatitis-C. The album featured an array of artists, including Lucinda Williams, Son Volt, Ian Hunter, Steve Earle, The Jayhawks and Los Lonely Boys. Nearly a decade and a half later, the San Antonio native is fully recovered, working as a spokesperson for the Prevent Cancer Foundation and touring behind his stellar 2016 outing, Burn Something Beautiful, on which the Minus Five served as his backing band. Produced by R.E.M.’s Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey (of Young Fresh Fellows and the Minus Five), these baker’s dozen worth of songs strike a healthy balance of pop nuance and guitar-driven melodicism. Burn Something Beautiful resonates with the kind of feeling you’d expect from a glam-rock lover who is also a diehard Mott the Hoople fan who admitted to feeling star struck when Escovedo worked on his three prior solo albums with Tony Visconti, David Bowie’s old friend and producer. When he’s not releasing squalling guitar riffs on songs like the drawling opener “Horizontal” or the echo-soaked thumper “Luna De Miel,” Escovedo is pouring his heart into singing about piles of broken hearts and missing friends amid the harmonies and slashing chords of “Heartbeat Smile,” or the uncertainty of a relationship in the aching Kelly Hogan duet “Suit of Lights.” The entire project was a welcome excuse to reconnect with McCaughey, whom Escovedo has known since the mid-1980s. “I met Scott around 1985 or so. I was touring with Los Lobos; I was with the True Believers and we played a gig at the University of Washington that was the Young Fresh Fellows, True Believers and Los Lobos,” Escovedo recalls. “Afterwards, we went to the Edgewater Inn, which is the hotel where that song

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‘Mud Shark’ from Frank Zappa’s album was written. We hung out all night and talked about Mott the Hoople. We struck up a friendship and a mutual admiration society for each other and Mott.” Burn Something Beautiful “evolved from a tour I did with Peter [Buck] and Scott about three years ago,” said Escovedo, who now makes his home in Dallas. “We co-wrote all the songs on the record together, and they produced the album for me. We used all Portland, Ore., or Pacific Northwest musicians. I’ve known those people for a long, long time but never had the opportunity to go up there and make a record. It was wonderful to be embraced by them and become part of the Portland community for a short time.” Having seen a lot during his 66 years, with much of the past four decades spent trying to survive as a working musician, Escovedo admits that the music industry is practically unrecognizable from what it was when he started out. Despite these changes, his role as an independent musician hasn’t changed as he remains on a continuous touring cycle that, over the next few months, figures to find him bouncing between different groups of back-up players for shows that will take him to Europe, the U.S. West Coast and his home state Alejandro of Texas. “In a way, there doesn’t seem to be a music Escovedo industry any more, not like it was,” he says. “It’s very difPart of WMSE’s ferent now. Everything has changed from budgets for records and tour support to publishing. Then there’s Backyard BBQ the sure fact that people don’t buy albums necessarily, Humboldt Park they buy songs. It’s a different experience altogether.” Bandshell But, Escovedo says, “I don’t know that it affects Saturday, Sept. 2 people like us. It obviously does to a certain extent, Noon - 8 p.m. but I think musicians that just go out there and play live, this is the way we live and see the whole process. It’s to go out and do it in front of people. Artists like me don’t get a lot of radio [play]. There’s only one way to deliver and that’s through live performance. The fact that there isn’t the kind of support there once was with labels hasn’t changed in that respect for us.” Alejandro Escovedo will headline WMSE’s Eighth Annual Backyard BBQ, which takes place on Saturday, Sept. 2 from noon to 8 p.m. at the band shell in Bay View’s Humboldt Park. Diego’s Umbrella, Twin Brother, Whiskey of the Damned and the KochMarshall Trio are also on the bill.

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perating an independent record label often involves pulling off some rather tricky balancing acts—between artistic concerns and financial ones and between personal and professional relationships—but maybe the most difficult tightrope walk is a much more conceptual one: deciding where to draw the line between which sounds fit and which don’t. On the one hand, some stylistic consistency helps establish an identity, which can in turn connect you with loyal likeminded listeners, but lean too far in that direction or cater to one constituency too much and risk finding yourself stuck in a musical cul-de-sac, all but ensuring that your reach is limited to one particular niche. Put short, playing only to your base can eventually become somewhat oppressive, which was certainly the case with last weekend’s showcase from Triple Eye Industries, a local label that knows what it likes and largely sticks to it, even if it means being kind of inaccessible to any potential newcomers. It isn’t as if Triple Eyes’ stable of artists lacks talent. It sports notable acts from all around the region, including local highlights like Static Eyes and Soup Moat, but it didn’t take long after the churning heaviness of Volunteer started off this installment of their annual two-day festival to notice a distinct pattern: Not only did every single one of the dozen bands look pretty much the same, specifically white guys in groups of no less than three and no more than four, they all stayed in a similar sonic lane as well, specializing in a no-nonsense strain of noise rock pitched somewhere between punk and metal. There were differences, of course: Chicago’s Conan Neutron and the Secret Friends injected some spazzy pop-punk energy into the mix, for instance, and Buildings made memorable use of squealing feedback, but they were relatively subtle and, for anyone not already a devoted connoisseur, rather easy to overlook. Given the sheer specificity of the music on display Saturday, it was perhaps unsurprising that the crowd wasn’t too diverse either; in fact, while it’s not unusual for a show like this to skew somewhat male, the gender imbalance here was remarkable. That varied slightly between Club Garibaldi and Cactus Club, but overall it was hard not to get a sense of uniformity, which is unfortunate since something like Chicago’s bombastic Ribbonhead, for example, or the quasi-classic rock swagger of Hot Coffin, could have come off a lot better were it not for the overwhelming sameness of their surroundings. By the time War Brides’ earsplitting set wrapped things up, plenty of genuinely good acts had graced the two stages, but few had a chance of standing out amid a six-hour stretch of sound-alikes—lost in a blur of blast beats and chugging basslines. Stylistic focus can be beneficial for a label, but even specialty imprints need to strike a balance between keeping things consistent and keeping things interesting.

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ome people believe that music can make a difference, that it can actually save the world. Milwaukee-based concert series Attic Jams is putting that theory into action. Milwaukeeans Matt Miller, Joe Albert and Miguel Diaz started Attic Jams in 2015 in an actual attic with the same focus they share today: local artists, local venues and local charities. “It basically just sprouted from the simple intentions of wanting to get people to jam in [Miller’s] attic,” Albert explained. He and Diaz are musicians themselves and thought it would be fun to do a concert up there. Using old doors, scavenged milk crates and lots of screws (not to mention ingenuity), they built their own stage, designed their own backdrop and invited friends over for a show. When a good hundred people showed up, they decided it would be awesome if they could use that momentum to do something good other than just throw a party. They began looking into different charities and nonprofits and by November had their first benefit concert. Soon they were working with charities like the Guest House of Milwaukee and the Hunger Task Force—for the latter of which

they raised around $300 and almost 350 pounds of food in one night. Then last summer, Attic Jams was forced to adapt their practice when Miller’s lease ended. They spent that fall and winter figuring out how they could continue Attic Jams outside of the attic. They brought on two new team members, Nathan Eggenberger and Mitchell Merz, and set out to find local venues that would share their vision and help bring it to fruition. Cactus Club was the first venue to host an Attic Jams event last April. Since then, Attic Jams have collaborated with a variety of venues and performance spaces, including the art venue After Gallery, which hosted a particularly fun show to benefit Repairers of the Breach. Instead of a typical stage set-up, the musicians performed in a separate room that was completely blocked off except for a single small window. Attendees crowded around and watched each act through that one window, as if each artist was a painting or work of art on the gallery wall. Because none of the guys in Attic Jams have official backgrounds in booking bands or event marketing, and, essentially, run this organization in their free time (some of the guys are in school, and all of them have other full-time jobs), sustaining Attic Jams comes with challenges. “It’s pretty much DIY; we’re learning as we go,” Albert said. It’s been especially tricky logistically since they donate 100% of their proceeds and goods to each event’s given charity, though they’ve recently acquired official nonprofit status. “We’re almost breaking even at this point, but, yeah, it took some initial investment,” Eggenberger said. When asked what motivates them to run Attic Jams if it’s not money, he answered: “It does really tangible good.” “It comes from the love of where we’re from,” Albert added. “We love the city, and we have a nice little opportunity to help good causes raise money and get extra exposure to markets that wouldn’t normally think of them.” Attic Jams’ next concert is at Good City Brewing on Sunday, Sept. 3 at 8 p.m. with Bear in the Forest, BFree, Joe Quinto & Miguel Diaz and Olivia Gonzales. It will benefit the Urban Ecology Center. ROB RANDOLPH

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MUSIC::LISTINGS THURSDAY, AUGUST 31 Amelia’s, Jackson Dordel Jazz Quintet (4pm) Angelo’s Piano Lounge, Acoustic Guitar Night Bilda’s Friess Lake Pub, Scotch and Soda (6pm) Cactus Club, Eliza Hanson w/Wire and Nail Cafe Carpe (Fort Atkinson), Song Circle w/Tricia Alexander Catalano Square Third Ward, Ayre in the Square Concert: Cranford Hollow (6:30pm) Colectivo Coffee On Prospect, JD McPherson County Clare Irish Inn & Pub, Acoustic Irish Folk w/Barry Dodd Gibraltar Mke, Strange Fruit Music Festival: Brit Nicole, Taj Raiden, Mikey Cody Apollo, Bo & Airo, and No Seat Belts Harry’s Bar & Grill, Kyle Feerick (6pm) Italian Community Center, Larry Lynne Band (6:30pm) Jazz Estate, CNJ Latin Jazz Kelly’s Bleachers (Big Bend), Thursday Night Acoustic Open Jam w/host Michael Sean Mason Street Grill, Mark Thierfelder Jazz Trio (5:30pm) Nines American Bistro of Mequon, ninesLive! O’Donoghues Irish Pub (Elm Grove), The All-Star SUPERband (6pm) Packing House, Barbara Stephan & Mike Standal (6pm) Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, In Bar 360: Patricia Avis (8pm), In the Fire Pit: Reverend Raven & The Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys (8:30pm) Route 20 Outhouse (Sturtevant), 9Electric w/City Of The Weak & Shallow Side Shank Hall, Larkin Poe w/Trapper Schoepp The Bay Restaurant, Dave Miller Chicago Blues Trio w/Hal Miller & Bill Seaman Transfer Pizzeria Cafe, Johnny Padilla y su Tipica Moderna Turner Hall Ballroom, Chad Calek presents: “Sir Noface Lives Tour”

County Clare Irish Inn & Pub, Traditional Irish Ceilidh Session Golden Mast Inn, Joe Kadlec (6:30pm) Iron Horse Hotel, The Incorruptibles (6pm) Iron Mike’s (Franklin), Jam Session w/Steve Nitros & Friends Jazz Estate, Tom Gullion Quartet (8pm), Late Night Session: Steve Peplin - Neil Davis Duo (11:30pm) Jokerz Comedy Club, Brian Green Lakefront Brewery Beer Hall, Brewhaus Polka Kings (5:30pm) Linneman’s Riverwest Inn, O’Brien & Burch w/Guy Fiorentini Mamie’s, Stokes & The Old Blues Boys Mason Street Grill, Phil Seed Trio (6pm) Milwaukee Athletic Club, AURA Music Series on the Rooftop Deck: Sidewalk Chalk Milwaukee County Zoo, Close Enuf Oldies Variety Band w/ British Invasion ‘64 (9:30am) Milwaukee Harley-Davidson, The Brew City Rockers (12pm) Miramar Theatre, Dead Man’s Carnival w/Prof. Pinkerton & The Magnificents Packing House, Chanel le Meaux & the Dapper Cads w/Jeff Stoll (6:30pm) Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, In Bar 360: Michael Sean of Bellevue Suite (9pm), In the Fire Pit: Broken Four (9pm) Potbelly Sandwich Shop (East Side), Texas Dave (noon) Route 20 Outhouse (Sturtevant), Judas Rising w/Facelift Sam’s Tap, Open Mic Site 1A, Superjane Smith Bros. Coffee House (Port Washington), Etherium Ensemble The Bay Restaurant, Rick Aaron & The Men in Black Trio The Cheel (Thiensville), Junior Brantley/Bob Mueler/Steve Cohen Up & Under Pub, Dodgeball Club Urban Harvest Brewing Company, Big Hot Robot

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 American Legion Post #449 (Brookfield), Tomm Lehnigk (6:30pm) Angelo’s Piano Lounge, Piano Night Cafe Carpe (Fort Atkinson), Scott Ainslie Circle-A Cafe, Alive at Eight: Jon Burks Band w/Heidi Spencer (8pm); DJ: Miss LaFontaine & Triplett(10pm) City Lights Brewing Company, Jonny T-Bird & the MPs Clarke Hotel (Waukesha), Dick Eliot Jazz Guitar (6pm) Classic Lanes (Greenfield), 5 Card Studs Coal Dock Park (Port Washington), Paramount Music Fest Company Brewing, Strange Fruit Music Festival: Dasha Kelly Hamilton and Still Waters Collective, VoodooHoney Horns, Kavon Cortez-Jones, SistaStrings, Kevin Hayden Band, David Wake Quintet & Black and Mad

Angelo’s Piano Lounge, Piano Night Bootz Saloon, Gone Country Cactus Club, Supah Cash w/Heera, Chae Rillo, Tru West, Marques Carson, LR, Tae The Ticket & TRIL OEGY Cafe Carpe (Fort Atkinson), Open Stage Circle-A Cafe, Alive at Eight: Lauryl Sulfate and Her Ladies of Leisure w/Sister Wife (8pm); DJ: Theresa Who (10pm) Club Garibaldi, Worlds Finest w/The Situation & Live PHISH stream party Coal Dock Park (Port Washington), Paramount Music Fest Fly By Saloon, Gales of November w/The Rejects Fox Point Farmers Market, The Pardee Boys (10am) Frank’s Power Plant, Swing Chevron w/Fairville Renegades & Big Dog Murphy

Hill Tavern (Omro), The Ricochettes (5pm) Hilton Milwaukee City Center, Vocals & Keys Humboldt Park, WMSE’s 8th Annual Backyard BBQ: Koch Marshall Trio (1pm), Whiskey of The Damned (2:10pm), Twin Brother (3:30pm), Diego’s Umbrella (5pm), Alejandro Escovedo (6:30pm) Jazz Estate, Tony Castaneda Latin Jazz Quintet (8pm), Late Night Session: Gypsy Jazz w/Scott Hlavenka & Friends (11:30pm) Jokerz Comedy Club, Brian Green Mason Street Grill, Jonathan Wade Trio (6pm) Milwaukee Ale House, Zoot Suit Boogie Mo’s Irish Pub (Downtown), Jude and The Dudes Packing House, Lem Banks, Jeff Stoll, Alvin Turner & Omar (6:30pm) Pizzeria Piccola, Texas Dave Trio (6pm) Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, In Bar 360: Naked 80’s Rave / Eagles Club, Lupillo Rivera w/La Poderosa Banda San Juan, La Nueva Alianza & La Nueva Era (all-ages, 8pm) Riverwest Public House, Sorry Not Sorry Stand-Up Route 20 Outhouse (Sturtevant), Metal Men Shank Hall, Stick Men w/Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto & Markus Reuter Up & Under Pub, Morangutangs Urban Harvest Brewing Company, The 2x4 Show Von Trier, Junior Brantley/Matt Liban/Steve Cohen

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 Angelo’s Piano Lounge, Live Karaoke w/Julie Brandenburg Circle-A Cafe, Alive at Eight: Edgar Allan Cash (8pm); DJ: Trail Boss Tim Cook (10pm) Coal Dock Park (Port Washington), Paramount Music Fest Henry Maier Festival Park, Big Gig BBQ: Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard Stage: Leroy Airmaster w/Junior Brantley (12pm), Chasin’ Mason (3:45pm). South Pavilion Stage: Rhythm Kings (1:45pm), Danny Miller Band (4:45pm) Iron Mike’s (Franklin), Jammin’ Jimmy Open Jam (3pm) Newport Shores (Port Washington), Vinyl Groove Paulie’s Pub and Eatery, The Brew City Rockers Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, In Bar 360: Al White Rounding Third Bar and Grill, The Dangerously Strong Comedy Open Mic Route 20 Outhouse (Sturtevant), Master Of Puppets w/ Thrasher & Carbellion Shank Hall, Pierre Bensusan The Tonic Tavern, Third Coast Blues w/Li’l Rev, Jim Liban & Jr. Brantley (4pm) Vretenar Memorial Park (St. Francis), St. Francis Days: Larry Lynne Band (6pm)

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69. Blare 70. Oil of roses 71. Unfair 72. Angers 73. Cousin to si and ja 74. Inexperienced 75. Nerve branches 76. Link 77. Exciting event 80. Taken in 81. Player of an Indian lute 84. Sprite in a play 85. Judges 86. Debatable 87. Court order 88. Take forcibly 90. Silver, in heraldry 93. Speaks gently 94. Play ball 98. John — (malt liquor) 100. Love of Shakespeare 101. Cleveland’s lake 102. Aplomb 103. Dye worker 104. Ballet movement 105. Pavilion 106. Leggy creature 107. Stupefy 108. Drinks DOWN 1. Broccoli — 2. Upside-down animal 3. Yeasty foam 4. Two common Latin words 5. Lesser Antilles inhabitants 6. Weaken 7. Dabbler 8. Pickled fish 9. Compass pt. 10. Office gadget 11. Demean 12. Sweet wine 13. Close relative

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::FREEWILLASTROLOGY ::BY ROB BREZSNY VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented the miraculous communication system that we know as the World Wide Web. When asked if he had any regrets about his pioneering work, he named just one. There was no need for him to have inserted the double slash—“//”—after the “http:” in web addresses. He’s sorry that internet users have had to type those irrelevant extra characters so many billions of times. Let this serve as a teaching story for you, Virgo. As you create innovations in the coming weeks, be mindful of how you shape the basic features. The details you include in the beginning may endure. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The sadness you feel might be the most fertile sadness you have felt in a long time. At least potentially, it has tremendous motivating power. You could respond to it by mobilizing changes that would dramatically diminish the sadness you feel in the coming years, and also make it less likely that sadnessprovoking events will come your way. So, I invite you to express gratitude for your current sadness. That’s the crucial first step if you want to harness it to work wonders. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Don’t hoot with the owls at night if you want to crow with the rooster in the morning,” advised Miss Georgia during the Miss Teen USA Pageant. Although that’s usually good counsel, it may not apply to you in the coming weeks. Why? Because your capacity for revelry will be at an all-time high, as will your ability to be energized rather than drained by your revelry. It seems you have a special temporary superpower that enables you both to have maximum fun and get a lot of work done. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): During this phase of your astrological cycle, it makes sense to express more leadership. If you’re already a pretty good guide or role model, you will have the power to boost your benevolent influence to an even higher level. For inspiration, listen to educator Peter Drucker: “Leadership is not magnetic personality. That can just as well be a glib tongue. It is not ‘making friends and influencing people.’ That is flattery. Leadership is lifting a person’s vision to higher sights, raising a person’s performance to a higher standard, building a personality beyond its normal limitations.” CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “One should always be a little improbable,” said Oscar Wilde. That’s advice I wouldn’t normally give a Capricorn. You thrive on being grounded and straightforward. But I’m making an exception now. The astrological omens compel me. So what does it mean, exactly? How might you be “improbable”? Here are suggestions to get you started. 1. Be on the lookout for inspiring ways to surprise yourself. 2. Elude any warped expectations that people have of you. 3. Be willing to change your mind. Open yourself up to evidence that contradicts your theories and beliefs. 4. Use telepathy to contact Oscar Wilde in your dreams, and ask him to help you stir up some benevolent mischief or compassionate trouble. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A modern Israeli woman named Shoshana Hadad got into trouble because of an event that occurred long before she was born. In 580 B.C., one of her male ancestors married a divorced woman, which at that time was regarded as a sin. Religious authorities decreed that as punishment, none of his descendants could ever wed a member of the Cohen tribe. But Hadad did just that, which prompted rabbis to declare her union with Masoud Cohen illegal. I bring this tale to your attention as a way to illustrate the possibility that you, too, may soon have to deal with the consequences of past events. But now that I have forewarned you, I expect you will act wisely, not rashly. You will pass a tricky test and resolve the old matter for good. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Want to live to be 100? Then, be as boring as possible. That’s the conclusion of longevity researchers, as reported by the Weekly World News. To ensure a maximum life span, you should do nothing that excites you. You should cultivate a neutral, blah personality, and never travel far from home. JUST KIDDING! I lied. The Weekly World News is in fact a famous

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purveyor of fake news. The truth, according to my analysis of the astrological omens, is that you should be less boring in the next seven weeks than you have ever been in your life. To do so will be superb for your health, your wealth and your future. ARIES (March 21-April 19): “We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems,” said businessman Lee Iacocca. You are currently wrestling with an example of this phenomenon, Aries. The camouflage is well rendered. To expose the opportunity hidden beneath the apparent dilemma, you may have to be more strategic and less straightforward than you usually are—cagier and not as blunt. Can you manage that? I think so. Once you crack the riddle, taking advantage of the opportunity should be interesting. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Close your eyes and imagine this: You and a beloved ally get lost in an enchanted forest, discover a mysterious treasure and find your way back to civilization just before dark. Now visualize this: You give a dear companion a photo of your face taken on every one of your birthdays, and the two of you spend hours talking about your evolution. Picture this: You and an exciting accomplice luxuriate in a sunlit sanctuary surrounded by gourmet snacks as you listen to ecstatic music and bestow compliments on each other. These are examples of the kinds of experiments I invite you to try in the coming weeks. Dream up some more! Here’s a keynote to inspire you: sacred fun. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): On its album Jefferson’s Tree of Liberty, Jefferson Starship plays a song I co-wrote, “In a Crisis.” On its album Deeper Space/Virgin Sky, the band covers another tune I co-wrote, “Dark Ages.” Have I received a share of the record sales? Not a penny. Am I upset? Not at all. I’m glad the songs are being heard and enjoyed. I’m gratified that a world-famous, multiplatinum band chose to record them. I’m pleased my musical creations are appreciated. Now, here’s my question for you, Gemini: Has some good thing of yours been “borrowed”? Have you wielded a benevolent influence that hasn’t been fully acknowledged? I suggest you consider adopting an approach like mine. It’s prime time to adjust your thinking about how your gifts and talents have been used, applied or translated. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Author Roger von Oech tells us that creativity often involves “the ability to take something out of one context and put it into another so that it takes on new meanings.” According to my analysis of the astrological omens, this strategy could and should be your specialty in the coming weeks. “The first person to look at an oyster and think food had this ability,” says von Oech. “So did the first person to look at sheep intestines and think guitar strings. And so did the first person to look at a perfume vaporizer and think gasoline carburetor.” Be on the lookout, Cancerian, for inventive substitutions and ingenious replacements. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): When famous socialite Nan Kempner was young, her mother took her shopping at Yves Saint Laurent’s salon. Nan got fixated on a certain white satin suit, but her mean old mother refused to buy it for her. “You’ve already spent too much of your monthly allowance,” mom said. But the resourceful girl came up with a successful gambit. She broke into sobs, and continued to cry nonstop until the store’s clerks lowered the price to an amount she could afford. You know me, Leo: I don’t usually recommend resorting to such extreme measures to get what you want, but now is one time when I am giving you a go-ahead to do just that. Homework: Send news of your favorite mystery—an enigma that is both maddening and delightful. Freewillastrology.com. Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s Expanded Weekly Audio Horoscopes and Daily Text Message Horoscopes. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700.

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Eclipsing Weird

California man with selfdescribed European heritage “strong and pure” placed an ad on Craigslist in advance of the solar eclipse on Aug. 21, seeking a “worthy female” to have sex with him in Oregon and “conceive a child that will be on the next level of human evolution.” “Everything will be aligned in the local universe. Both of our cosmic orgasmic energy will be aligned with the planets,” the ad posited. He had only one specific caveat: “You must like cats.” The ad has since been deleted.

Rise of the Machines

When Louise Kennedy, an equine veterinarian from Ireland who has worked in Australia for the past two years on a skilled worker visa, decided to stay in the country, she had to take the Pearson Test of English as part of her requirements for permanent residency. Imagine her surprise when, as a native English speaker with two university degrees, she flunked the oral component of the computer-based test. “There’s obviously a flaw in their computer software when a person with perfect oral fluency cannot get enough points,” Kennedy said. For its part, Pearson has denied that there is any problem with its test or scoring “engine.” Kennedy will pursue a spouse visa so she can remain with her Australian husband.

New World Order

In Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec, near Plattsburgh, N.Y., the Canadian military is building a refugee camp to house asylumseekers coming from the United States, where recent migrants fear the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. (Montreal has already turned its Olympic Stadium into a shelter for refugees.) The new camp would house 500 people in heated tents while they wait for refugee applications to be processed. More than 3,300 people crossed into Quebec from the U.S. between January and June 2017.

Bright Idea

U.S. Border Patrol agent Robert Rocheleau and Alburgh, Vt., resident Mark Johnson, 53, exchanged tense words on Aug. 3 when Johnson climbed down from his tractor and demanded to know why Rocheleau wasn’t doing more to apprehend illegal immigrants. Johnson said people working in the U.S. illegally were damaging his livelihood. (Alburgh is just south of the border with Canada.) After the exchange, Johnson got back in his tractor and, as Rocheleau reported, “While passing by my vehicle, Mr. Johnson... engaged the PTO shaft to his trailer and covered my vehicle in cow manure.” Mr. Johnson pleaded not guilty

in Vermont Superior Court, saying he didn’t know the border patrolman’s car was nearby when he turned on his manure spreader.

The Tell-Tale… Nail?

On June 25, Doug Bergeson of Peshtigo, Wis., was framing the fireplace of a home he was building when his nail gun slipped from his grasp and shot a 3 1/2-inch nail into his heart. Bergeson said it merely “stung,” but when he saw the nail “moving with my heart,” he realized he wasn’t going to get any more work done. So, moving nail and all, Bergeson washed up and drove himself to the hospital 12 miles away, where he alerted a security guard that he had a nail in his heart and said, “It’d be great if you can find somebody to help me out here.” Bergeson underwent surgery to remove the nail, which his doctors said barely missed a main artery in his heart.

DJ with a Plan

Edward McCarty, 38, of North Huntingdon, Penn., came away with more than good tips after DJing a wedding reception. The morning after the wedding, bride Ashley Karasek of Turkeytown noticed that her box of wedding cards was mostly empty. McCarty had been in charge of the box during the reception, and Karasek noticed people handing him cards to put in it throughout the evening. But when she and her new husband looked in the box, only 12 cards remained. McCarty confessed to taking the cards “because of financial struggles” and said he got about $600.

Is the McBug Far Behind?

Swiss grocery chain Coop announced on Aug. 17 that it will start selling burger patties made from mealworms as an alternative to beef. Essento’s Insect Burgers and meatballlike Insect Balls also contain rice, carrots and spices. “Insects are the perfect complement to a modern diet,” said Christian Bartsch, co-founder of Essento. “They have a high culinary potential, their production saves resources, and their nutritional profile is highquality.”

Ironies

In Florida, Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority CEO Brad Miller and board chair Darden Rice helped Barbara Rygiel celebrate her 103rd birthday on Aug. 15 by presenting her with a lifetime bus pass. Rygiel rides the bus to church about four times a week and said the pass will help with the costs. “Look at how much I can save,” she said. Stephen DeWitt, 57, of Aptos, Calif., was “quite intoxicated,” according to an arresting officer, on Aug. 16 when he mowed down a Highway 1 road sign reading: “REPORT DRUNK DRIVERS. CALL 911.” His Jeep continued up an embankment and flipped, leaving DeWitt with serious injuries—and a DUI charge. © 2017 Andrews McMeel Syndication

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“August 14? MPS? You got to be jerking my beefaroni. They started school on August focking 14 already? Back-to-school, shback-to-school. Did they ever leave? Jesus H. Christ, how much math you’ll never use does a kid need? Sorry, you kids. And you’re right. You’re getting screwed. If I’m shocked to learn that school ﬁres up way before Labor Day, I can imagine how you must be feeling—your idyllic idyll of shoplifting and burning bugs with a magnifying glass circumcised in its prime, it is to weep, what the fock. “Cripes, sure seems to me like some nitwit bid out the school system to the Japanese to run, which means that since you’re starting on Aug. 14, next year you’ll probably get out after a half-day on Aug. 13. Hey, maybe that afternoon you and the family can squeeze in that trip to the Grand focking Canyon you’ve always talked about before school commences bright and early the next morning, ain’a?” And so I would like to write the following: School days, I believe, are the unhappiest in the whole span of human existence. They are full of dull, unintelligible tasks, new and unpleasant ordinances, brutal violations of common sense and common decency. Too bad it’s already been written, an age ago by this guy named Mencken, newspaperman, editor, critic out of Baltimore. And you betcha, he’s also the guy who wrote: Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy. Amen and praise the lord, ’cause I’m, Art Kumbalek and I told you so. SHEPHERD EXPRESS

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