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Milele Coggs: New Vision for Sixth District
“I feel that there is a lack of vision in the Sixth District.” Milele Coggs is confident as she prepares to square off against incumbent Mike McGee, Jr. in the April 1 election.
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May 2008 Further Down Stream
Earth Day Weekend- April 19th. More than 50 young native trees wereplanted along the Beerline Trail on Saturday. Hundreds of people helpedclean up the Milwaukee River corridor.
It was reported that over 2,000 peoplecelebrated Earth Day by cleaning upthe parks in Milwaukee County and the streets in the City of Milwaukee.
Thank each other for caring.
EAST SIDE DIRECTORY - Keep it local and green! The next edition of the East Side Directory is due out in October.
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Neighbor Spotlight - Liioness & Alex
May is for Mothers. This month we’re spotlighting a pair of mothers who are themselves a mother and daughter, Liioness Gwendolyn Barnett and Alexandria Barnett. Both are familiar and appreciated figures in the neighborhood, especially at the Riverwest Co-op, where Alex works in the café and Liioness volunteers in the store.
Liioness, left, holds picure of youngest daughter, Diamond. Middle daughterI’Nity is center rear. Alex, right, holds her babies I’Jah & Tafari.
Photo by Barbara Miner
Q: I heard that walking behind a lawn mower for an hour is like hanging your head behind your car tailpipe for 100 miles. Could this be true? - Nick
A: According to the California Air Resources Board (CARB), 2006 lawn mower engines contribute 93 times more smog-forming emissions than 2006 cars. Why are lawn mowers so much worse than cars? Mowers use a single-stroke spark engine with no catalytic converter. That means these engines burn a lot more oil and gas and there is virtually no filter for their emissions.
The biggest issue in the history of Milwaukee’s Riverwest/East Side is here. In the next two years, Milwaukee’s premier public education institution, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, will be deciding, through UWM’s Master Plan process, whether it will remain, in the broadest sense, a University.
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