By Patrick J. Wood Publisher Dear Reader, A defining human quality is the ability to imagine what another person is going through, to have compassion for their suffering and to want to relieve their pain. In many ways this is what Jesus inspired us to do. It is why His words in Matthew 25:35 and …
By Ben Rodgers Editor Gov. Tony Evers recently signed a piece of legislation to help combat homelessness, and it’s one we advocated for here in The Press Times. On Nov. 19, Gov. Evers signed Assembly Bill 52, now 2019 Wisconsin Act 22, allowing homeless, unaccompanied 17-year-olds the right to be admitted to a homeless shelter …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Life can change in an instant and no one knows that more than 56-year-old Kathy Wery. Wery has been a resident of the New Community Shelter since the end of March. She never expected she would be spending the holidays in a homeless shelter. But after beating breast …
By Patrick Wood Publisher Dear readers, We have a very direct request of you today, as part of the follow-up to our recent statewide reporting and editorial project on homelessness in Wisconsin: Please call today and urge your state senator to support Senate approval of eight nonpartisan bills that would launch $7.5 million in new …
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By Patrick Wood Publisher Dear Reader, For the past month, we have been participating in a statewide editorial campaign on the topic of homelessness, an outcome of a symposium we initiated involving legislators, the business community, service providers and members of the media. As a newspaper that reports on local communities and advocates for local business patronage in efforts …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor With the spotlight centered firmly on the homelessness problem not only in Brown County, but the rest of Wisconsin, now is the time for meaningful action from local and state leaders. Some numbers in our local report that highlighted last week’s banner issue show just how serious this problem is and …
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By Patrick Wood Publisher Dear Reader, This week, all Multi Media Channel publications and websites are collaborating with other newspapers across Wisconsin to bring new attention and, ideally, new action to a challenge that has plagued our state for decades – homelessness. There are thousands of children across Wisconsin who are homeless every day. And veterans. …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – It can sometimes be easy to forget homelessness is a serious issue in Greater Green Bay. “You won’t see the homeless on Washington Street like you would on Michigan Avenue,” said St. John’s Homeless Shelter Executive Director Alexia Wood. But for every visible homeless person, Wood said there …
By Patrick Wood Publisher Dear Reader, Tonight I looked and watched for shooting stars. Have you ever done that? When I was a kid I used to lie in the grass at night with a friend and search for shooting stars. I knew that if you could see one you could make a wish and it …
By Melinda Anne Roberts Correspondent GREEN BAY – Jennifer Schmoe, director/coordinator of Circles Green Bay, wants to use a laser focus on an issue that has a plethora of facets. Schmoe and her team are looking at affordable housing and homelessness from the viewpoint of individuals in need. With that information, Circles Green Bay will …
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