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Inside the NNS Newsroom: Meet Julius Shieh, our new health reporter | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Hello, Milwaukee!
My name is Julius Shieh, and I am so excited to join you all as the new health reporter for the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service.
My background
I’m a recent college graduate, I enjoy biking in my free time, and I always appreciate a good restaurant recommendation. I was born and raised in New Jersey, and I spent some time living in Connecticut and Texas before moving to Wisconsin.
I love photography and worked primarily as a photojournalist for a few years, and I enjoy reading.
What you need to know most about me, however, has less do with those things. Instead, it has everything to do with what I love the most about NNS – our readers and our community.
This community is one of the biggest reasons I joined NNS. One of my favorite things about life is being able to listen and learn from everyone around me, and being a part of somewhere as vibrant as Milwaukee certainly allows for that. This city is so much more than just the Brewers, icy winters and traffic on I-94 – it’s a world of its own that has been shaped by the voices and stories of people like you.
What makes a healthy society?
Health, in the most basic sense, is a fundamental need that forms the core of our communities. In the best of cases, it is a beautifully simple question that should be answered, in whole, by those with the power to support and uplift. But as history and reality have shown, the truth about health is often far more complex.
As many of us know, the world we live in does not always prioritize health. Disparities in access and sky-high medical costs serve as barriers that too often block us from getting the health care that we need.
Medical debt, a concept that hardly exists outside of the United States, threatens working class, uninsured and underinsured people constantly. The lead in the water we drink and the pollutants in the air we breathe loom in the background as we go about life, posing a gradual and growing danger to our safety.
Who creates health?
While politicians and institutions may seem like the only ones with enough power to sway the health of our communities, many of the basic necessities we celebrate in our lives today were pioneered and implemented by those around us.
In a community-led effort to address some of the most urgent health needs around them, the Black Panthers were among the first to provide free breakfast for children beginning as early as 1969. The pioneering program addressed hunger and malnutrition, already proven by studies at the time to have a significant impact on children’s health and learning. It was such a successful program that J. Edgar Hoover, director of the FBI, recognizing how widespread its impact was, called it “potentially the greatest threat” to government efforts to dissolve the Black Panther Party, leading to a rapid expansion of federal school breakfast efforts.
As the early years of the AIDS crisis left devastation in its wake, political figures, including then-President Ronald Reagan, found it more convenient to ignore and stigmatize the illness than to address it in any meaningful way. LGBTQ activist groups such as ACT UP took it upon themselves to organize for change, putting together massive demonstrations, including one that shut down the FDA for an entire day.
Actions like this one would later be credited toward helping shift public opinion and forcing the hand of government agencies to pay attention to the crisis and fund medical research.
Why this matters
The health of a community, as history can teach us, is a balancing act. The health resources we need, as a population, don’t always match the resources that we are provided. But what we have today cannot be accepted as a foregone conclusion – the communities and people around us are what can drive health and public needs to grow and flourish like they should.
Today, as much as advancements in medicine and technology have grown significantly, the existence of some of our most fundamental health needs can be traced back to our own communities. Food for children in schools and the development of medications for HIV/AIDS did not come about on their own – they are a product of widespread struggle, organized action and hope for a better future.
For myself, this remains important because it is a reminder of the role and the responsibility that journalists hold. As much as we are here to report on the people and institutions in power, it is even more crucial to listen to our own communities and to hear your stories.
I am so excited for this opportunity to play a role in the health of this city, and most of all, I look forward to hearing from you.
Connect with me
I can’t wait to hear from you and learn about Milwaukee. You can reach me by email by clicking here
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You’ve likely encountered Milwaukee socket sets if you’ve shopped for tools at Northern Tool, Ace Hardware, or The Home Depot. While the Milwaukee Tool brand may be more well-known for its M12 and M18 power tools and Pack Out tool storage options rather than its mechanic’s hand tools these days, Lowe’s doesn’t sell those Milwaukee tools either.
The Milwaukee Tool company was founded in Wisconsin in 1924. While the company was acquired by Techtronic Industries (TTI) in 2005, the Milwaukee Tool “Contact Us” page lists an address on West Lisbon Road in Brookfield, Wisconsin.
TTI was founded by a German entrepreneur in 1985 and now oversees a diverse line of product manufacturing that includes Milwaukee socket sets. As a publicly traded company listed on China’s Hong Kong Stock Exchange, TTI is a global entity with manufacturing interests in multiple countries, including the United States of America. While Milwaukee Tools proudly proclaims the Made in USA status for some of its pliers and screwdrivers, the company’s website is more cryptic about the origin of its socket sets. Some digging through the question and answer section of a few Milwaukee socket sets on Home Depot’s product pages reveals a response from “Milwaukee Tool” indicating the ratchets are made in Taiwan, while the sockets are made in China. Other Home Depot users say the packaging indicates similar information.
What you need to know about Milwaukee socket sets
In addition to the retailers listed above, Milwaukee socket sets are available at many outlets that carry other Milwaukee tools, such as Acme Tools, ToolUp, Zoro, Max Tool, and Grainger, to name several, according to the “Where to Buy” button on Milwaukee’s 98-piece Ratchet and Socket Set product page. Milwaukee tools may not be any cheaper at Ace Hardware since most retailers have similar prices, although sometimes the cost of certain tools can vary.
Milwaukee sockets have a distinctive feature not seen on other brands: four flat areas located around the perimeter of the sockets. In addition to setting them apart from other socket brands, there are useful reasons for the Milwaukee sockets’ square shape. Milwaukee says the shape of its sockets “deter rolling” and makes them “wrench compatible.”
While the option to turn a Milwaukee socket with a wrench can come in hand when working in spaces too tight to allow a ratchet, keep in mind that it works best with open-end wrenches. Closed-end wrenches, including ratcheting styles, won’t make contact with much of the socket’s square end.
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Milwaukee Jewish community to honor those killed in Australia terror attack at Hanukkah event
MILWAUKEE — To honor those who were killed on Sunday in Sydney, Australia during a Hanukkah event, Chabad of Milwaukee will be honoring the memory of Rabbi Eli Schlanger, who was killed, and all those affected at the Hanukkah Festival and Gelt Drop event at Bayshore Mall in Glendale on Sunday evening, according to Rabbi Levi Stein.
“Acts of hate and violence are meant to spread darkness and fear,” Stein said in a statement. “Tonight we are choosing to respond with more light.”
Rabbi Schlanger was among the 16 victims killed during the terrorist attack that occurred at the “Hanukkah by the Sea” event held at Bondi Beach in Australia.
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To honor the memory of Rabbi Schlanger and those affected, Chabad of Milwaukee will be handing out electric tea lights to those in attendance, giving out coins for Tzedakah (Charity), as well as encouraging everyone to do additional good deeds throughout the evening.
CEO of Chabad Lubavitch of Wisconsin, Rabbi Mendel Shmotkin, urged the Milwaukee community, Jewish and not, in a statement, “to come together tonight, not only as an act of solidarity with the Jewish people, but as a declaration that all good people stand on the front lines of this moral struggle.”
“This is a moment for Jews and non-Jews alike to recognize that we are on the same side of history,” he said. “History has also shown that when good people stand together, evil loses.”
Chabad will also be increasing security, Stein said, and will also be working closely with local law enforcement to ensure that everyone remains safe and warm during the event.
Rabbi Schlanger’s wife, who was also shot but survived, was the roommate and classmate of Stein’s wife, Leah. “This tragedy hits painfully close to home,” Stein said.
“Tonight, we gather not just to celebrate Chanukah – but to reaffirm that light, goodness, and humanity will always outshine the darkness,” Stein added.
Southeast Wisconsin communities speak out
In a statement sent to TMJ4, Forward Latino, a local non-profit, non-partisan, service and advocacy organization in Franklin, called out to everyone to “join us in a moment of remembrance and prayer for those whose lives were lost, and then to recommit ourselves to standing against hate and bigotry in all their forms.”
“We are confronted with the painful reality that hate and antisemitism continue to be actively and passively promoted, while too few speak out with the urgency such moments demand,” the statement continued. “During this holiday season, a time of faith, reflection, and renewal, we must each look inward and ask ourselves, ‘What can I do to help eliminate hate?’”
The Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center (JCC) in Whitefish Bay posted a statement on social media thanking the Wisconsin Jewish Security Network, local law enforcement and everyone who works to keep the Jewish communities safe.
“Hanukkah is a holiday rooted in resilience – a reminder that even in moments of darkness, light endures,” the JCC wrote. “At the JCC, we believe the antidote to antisemitism is Jewish Joy, Connection, and Community, and we will not allow hate to silence our traditions or our plans to celebrate Hanukkah with our community today and for all eight nights.”
“Tonight, as we light our candles, we do so with broken hearts and in defiance of hate everywhere,” Co-Chair of the WisDems Jewish Caucus said in a statement sent to TMJ4. “We are resilient, and our community has never, and will never, hide away in response to this sort of violence.”
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MILWAUKEE – Ryan Ufko and David Edstrom scored goals for the Admirals, but they dropped a 4-2 decision to the Chicago Wolves on Saturday night at historic Panther Arena.
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The loss extended the Ads losing streak to five games.
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By the numbers:
The Wolves grabbed an early lead when Bradley Nadeau potted his ninth goal of the season 8:21 into the game.
David Edstrom and the Admirals league-leading power-play knotted the score at one with just under seven minutes to play in the frame. With the penalty winding down, Cole Hara’s shot from between the wheels was deflected in by Edstrom for his fifth tally of the year.
However, the Wolves would score two more to close out the frame, including one by Domonic Fensore with just 0.7 seconds left in the first.
Milwaukee would get one back during the second period courtesy of a Ryan Ufko power-play marker. Stationed in the high slot, Ufko took a feed from Daniel Carr and ripped a one-timer over the shoulder of Chicago netminder Amir Miftakhov.
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The Ads pressed for the tying goal and had a 6-on-4 advantage late in the third period, but Chicago’s Justin Robidas scored an empty-netter to seal the deal for the Wolves.
What’s next:
The Admirals will hit the road for their final three games before the Christmas break, beginning Wednesday morning at 11 a.m. against the Wolves. The Ads’ next home contest will be on Saturday, Dec. 27 at 6 p.m. against the Grand Rapids Griffins.
The Source: The Milwaukee Admirals provided this report.
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