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Jan 28, 2014

In 1914, the Endurance, a sailing ship under the command of Sir Ernest Shackleton, set sail for Antarctica. The objective of the expedition was to drop off a landing party at Vahsel Bay on the Weddell Sea, who would then attempt to cross the Antarctic Continent overland to the South Pole and then to the Ross Sea. In...


Jan 21, 2014

The USOC, US Speedskating, international cycling, and major league baseball: Mike Plant has been a leader in all of those, and each would be a fascinating topic. Milwaukee has a singular legacy in speedskating on the former outdoor Olympic Oval, where Mike trained for the 1980 Winter Games, and, since 1992, in the...


Jan 14, 2014

Rotarian Rob Henken, President of the Public Policy Forum, presented his organization’s comprehensive analysis of the financial and physical needs of public and privately-owned arts, cultural, recreational, and entertainment institutions in Milwaukee County.  The report, which was released in mid-December, has...