Morning Links for Jan. 20 2015

Morning Links for Jan. 20 2015

This post meets 40 percent of the recommended daily value of news consumption.  Here’s your first assignment: read the Journal Sentinel’s latest installment in its powerful “Precious Lives” series.  Gannett reports that since last summer Sen. Tammy Baldwin has had a copy of the report that detailed the large amount of opiates given out at Tomah’s VA medical center, but she didn’t act on the information until last week. On the other side of the aisle, four Republican presidential hopefuls – including Gov. Walker – will attend an “exclusive gathering of rich conservatives convened by the Koch brothers’ political operation,”…

This post meets 40 percent of the recommended daily value of news consumption. 

  • Here’s your first assignment: read the Journal Sentinel’s latest installment in its powerful “Precious Lives” series. 
  • Gannett reports that since last summer Sen. Tammy Baldwin has had a copy of the report that detailed the large amount of opiates given out at Tomah’s VA medical center, but she didn’t act on the information until last week.
  • On the other side of the aisle, four Republican presidential hopefuls – including Gov. Walker – will attend an “exclusive gathering of rich conservatives convened by the Koch brothers’ political operation,” says Politico.

  • A new video released by ISIS shows the group threatening to kill its Japanese hostages unless $200 million in ransom money is paid.

  • We hope you’re standing up for this: new studies show that sitting for long periods of time can cause serious harm even for those who exercise regularly.  


Claire Hanan worked at the magazine as an editor from 2012-2017. She edited the Culture section and wrote stories about all sorts of topics, including the arts, fashion, politics and more. In 2016, she was a finalist for best profile writing at the City and Regional Magazine Awards for her story "In A Flash." In 2014, she won the the Milwaukee Press gold award for best public service story for editing "Handle With Care," a service package about aging in Milwaukee. Before all this, she attended the University of Missouri's School of Journalism and New York University's Summer Publishing Institute.