In light of yesterday’s horrific events in Boston, today’s Morning Links are presented without snark or sass. Here’s what what we’re reading today.
- Yesterday’s bombing at the Boston Marathon’s finish line has, appropriately, made headlines everywhere. Three people were killed and tens of others were maimed. The attack is being treated by officials as an “act of terror,” but no arrests have been made.
- Actor Charlie Sheen stopped in Milwaukee yesterday to meet Teagan Marti, to whom he gave a dog named Charlie. According to TMJ4.com, Marti had been injured and “initially paralyzed” when she fell from a theme park ride in in the Dells.
- The Journal Sentinel is reporting that Marquette basketball guard Vander Blue has decided to forego his senior year at the university to enter the NBA draft. The snark and speculation has already commenced elsewhere.
- The Shepherd Express has an interview with a founding member of a new non-profit arts cooperative, Cooperative Performance Milwaukee. The group will host a kick-off celebration April 29 at Hot Water Wherehouse Nightclub (818 S. Water St.).
- The biggest earthquake in 40 years struck Iran yesterday leaving tens of people dead in Iran and Pakistan, according to The Atlantic. This is the second large earthquake in the area this month.
