Morning Links for June 4 2013

Morning Links for June 4 2013

They all made the cut in today’s Morning Links. Read on!  The local Business Journal is reporting that Gogebic Taconinte could begin “exploratory drilling” in the Penokee Hills as early as this weekend. You can read more about the cultural divisions within the region in our May feature story, “Battle for the Hills.”  The front (web) page of the Journal Sentinel this morning features a story about a Twitter hashtag being hijacked by Planned Parenthood supporters. The hashtag was part of a social media campaign “to counter a mentality that having an abortion is ‘no more significant than brushing your teeth’,” and…

They all made the cut in today’s Morning Links. Read on! 

  • The local Business Journal is reporting that Gogebic Taconinte could begin “exploratory drilling” in the Penokee Hills as early as this weekend. You can read more about the cultural divisions within the region in our May feature story, “Battle for the Hills.” 
  • The front (web) page of the Journal Sentinel this morning features a story about a Twitter hashtag being hijacked by Planned Parenthood supporters. The hashtag was part of a social media campaign to counter a mentality that having an abortion is ‘no more significant than brushing your teeth’,” and the tiff got picked up by national media. 

  • The Oscar Pistorius trial has been postponed until August, reports The New York Times. 
  • CNN.com is reporting that the last of the Boston Marathon bombing victims has been released from the hospital. Erika Brannock was in a Boston hospital for 50 days, and underwent 11 surgeries before being released. 
  • Wired has declared a picture of a Paula Deen-designed cucumber salad the perfect Pinterest image. Because we know you were wondering. 

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.