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Newsroom reacts to Rutledge’s Pulitzer

April 21st, 2010 Mike De Sisti No comments


The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newsroom reacts to reporter Raquel Rutledge’s 2010 Pulitzer prize win of local reporting for her exposĂ© of fraud in Wisconsin’s child-care subsidy system.

Stingl takes flight

April 21st, 2010 Mike De Sisti No comments


It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Jim Stingl? The columnist gets air thanks to the Milwaukee Ballet, Peter Pan, and a flying company called ZFX Flying .

One among us: Mike McKillip

April 4th, 2010 Mike De Sisti No comments


Mike McKillip’s Milwaukee taxi cab is not your average cab. From the custom painted flames on the exterior to the array of decorations on the interior, a ride in Mike’s cab is sure to be an unforgettable experience.

One Among Us: Lester Wile

January 24th, 2010 Mike De Sisti No comments

He’s not a famous athlete or a key political figure. He’s isn’t embroiled in controversy or under investigation. He’s 95-year-old Lester Wile. He shares his secrets to a happy marriage, living long, and his thoughts on death.

My week with Isabella

November 22nd, 2009 Mike De Sisti No comments

Carol’s first week back to work gives me the chance to hang with the big 3-month-old while I’m on vacation this week.

We first hit the Mitchell Domes. Mondays are free!

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Tuesday was a time to chill at home. I time lapsed the day.

Wednesday’s are free at the Milwaukee Art Museum

Time to change the Green Bay Packers logo?

September 26th, 2009 Mike De Sisti 4 comments

Charlie Radtke thinks so. He’s the owner of Phoenix Marketing Group in Milwaukee.
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“The G that everybody is familiar with, it really doesn’t stand for Green Bay. It really kind of stands for Green. packlogo2Like the New York Giants don’t have an N and the San Francisco 49ers don’t have an S. They’ve got both letters on there,” Charlie said

He drew up some Packers designs and sent them to mostly sports writers and announcers.

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“I think a little freshening up, a little face lift, might be a good idea,” he said.

Journal Sentinel columnist and I hit the streets and asked folks what they thought.

Hear what they had to say:

Tree or alien

September 21st, 2009 Mike De Sisti No comments

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My wife noticed this through the window of our Bayside, WI home while feeding our 3-week-old.

The birch tree has been there since we move in nine months ago.

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What do you think? Looks like a freakin’ Cyclope-ish martian to us.

I’m already plotting my story that will bring the creature to life in the eyes of my daughter. It’ll be a time when she’s still young enough to believe my crap, yet not to old to know it’s crap.
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Mouse killed with breastfeeding book

September 16th, 2009 Mike De Sisti No comments

Here’s the scene. My mom, in town from Indianapolis, is changing Isabella. Isabella is our new baby girl. A ripe 3-week-old. Picture 3My mom’s changing her in our nice clean baby room. She calls me to the room. I see a mouse. It moved across the floor with the speed of Mickey’s stoner brother. I just needed something to kill it with. The biggest object close by was a 480 page soft-cover book titled “The Womanly Art of Breast Feeding. breastfeeding

It took two whacks with the book.

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Kids: Who’s Kronkite and what’s film?

September 4th, 2009 Mike De Sisti No comments

Do people born after 1990 even know what film is? Do they know who Walter Cronkite is? How about the Beatles? Columnist Jim Stingl investigates this generation gap that seems to grow wider and quicker by the decade.

Health care forum in Milwaukee

September 4th, 2009 Mike De Sisti No comments