The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Mission: Adoption; Soldier Finds a Purpose Beyond Serving His Country While in Iraq

The first time Capt. Scott Southworth visited the orphanage in Baghdad, the little boy was drawn to him immediately. The boy, who has cerebral palsy and cannot walk, half-crawled, half-dragged himself across the floor until he was seated at Southworth's side, then gazed up at him with a crooked smirk.

J-Lo's Rebirth' Album Is Nothing New Review; Formulaic Beats Highlight Vocalist's Weaknesses

Jennifer Lopez and Janet Jackson have a lot more in common than just notoriety for particular body parts. Both women are multimedia celebrities, photogenic image-makers whose dance moves are copied by aspiring pop divas around the world and while we're talking about copying dance moves, more than a few of Lopez's limber poses were cribbed directly from Jackson's playbook.

Sosa Quartet has Energy but Lacks Excitement Review

Friday night's Omar Sosa Quartet concert at the United Community Center inspired two standing ovations, but also a steady trickle out the door. Of a crowd of 300, those who stayed delighted in Sosa's bright piano explorations of pan-Latin world beat, filtered through the sensibility of a life lived in Camaguey and Havana, Cuba; San Francisco; Ecuador; and Sosa's current home, Barcelona. Santeria spirituality and trance are at the heart of Sosa's intricate improvisations, which have sustained ...

Genaux's Huge Voice Lifts La Cenerentola' Review; She Meets Vocal Challenges of Title Role with Power, Agility

Vivica Genaux hasn't been singing long enough for the whole world to recognize it, but she is one of the greatest singers of our day. Genaux returned Friday to the Florentine Opera, to sing the title role in Rossini's "La Cenerentola." Her voice was huge, and as dark and rich as a profound red wine. Rarely do voices with such weight come to roles such as this, which are loaded with quick, tricky ornaments and aerobatic coloratura tangents. For all its power, Genaux's singing seems effortless,...

Mcgee's Economic Boycott Is a Bust

It might go down in history as the boycott that wasn't. Although under the threat of a one-day boycott triggered by the lengthy investigation into the October alleged police beating of Frank Jude Jr., customer traffic was bustling Saturday at the Midtown Center shopping plaza as well as The Shops of Grand Avenue.

Eugene Kane in My Opinion; Milwaukee's Melting Pot Is Bubbling Along

It appears Milwaukee is a melting pot of diversity these days. But lately the pot appears on the verge of boiling over, which might actually be a good thing if we can all keep from getting scalded.

Regional Briefing

Former OIC chief begins 2-year prison term Carl Gee, the former president and chief executive of the Opportunities Industrialization Center of Greater Milwaukee, has been sent to Oxford federal prison to serve a two-year term for his role in a criminal kickback conspiracy.

Woods' Zest for Life Was Key to Longevity; City Pays Tribute to Writer, Activist

A parade of notables gave a soaring sendoff Saturday to Mattiebelle Woods, the grande dame of Milwaukee's African-American press who died Feb. 17 at age 102. Her funeral, at St. Mark's A.M.E.Church, served up an overflowing tribute to the diminutive woman who celebrated high points in the lives of ordinary Milwaukeeans. Her "Partyline" society column ran 52 years, first in the Chicago Defender and later in Milwaukee's black community newspapers since the mid-1950s. She wrote for the Milwaukee...

Engineers Come to See; Rebirth of Crossroads; Interchange Project Attracts Conventioneers

Wisconsin's biggest freeway project is about to become its newest tourist attraction. No, moms and dads aren't packing picnic lunches and bringing the kids to downtown Milwaukee to watch bridges get smashed and built back up during the Marquette Interchange reconstruction.

Arechar, Miguel A.

Bartlein, Robert F.

Beckman, Ann T.

Begos, Charles 'Charlie'

Biederman, Donna R.

Briski, Michael A.

Buchholz, Esther P.

Butler, Shirley V.

Bylinowski, Anthony 'Tony'

Christie, Harry C., Sr.

Collignon, Barbara Ann