Morning Links for Sept. 16 2013

Morning Links for Sept. 16 2013

This is Morning Links for Monday, Sept. 16, 2013.  A shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., is currently under investigation with more details likely to come to light throughout the day. Larry Summers has withdrawn his name from consideration for the Federal Reserve’s top spot after political opposition – even among Democrats – threatened to derail the confirmation process. Andre Agassi is in Milwaukee today to launch a new charter school on the city’s South Side. Rocketship Southside Community Prep is the first of several schools planned from the California nonprofit company. A Cassville, Wis., man thought the…

This is Morning Links for Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. 

  • A shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., is currently under investigation with more details likely to come to light throughout the day.
  • Larry Summers has withdrawn his name from consideration for the Federal Reserve’s top spot after political opposition – even among Democrats – threatened to derail the confirmation process.
  • Andre Agassi is in Milwaukee today to launch a new charter school on the city’s South Side. Rocketship Southside Community Prep is the first of several schools planned from the California nonprofit company.
  • A Cassville, Wis., man thought the only way to save the life of his wife when faced with an armed robber was to become the man’s hostage. So he did. After a daring escape, he told his story to the Wisconsin State Journal.

Abby Callard was an assistant editor at Milwaukee Magazine from 2012-2014. Her journalistic pursuits have seen her covering the Hispanic community in mid-Missouri, politics in Washington, D.C., art and culture for Smithsonian magazine, the social enterprise space in India and health care in Chicago. Abby has a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri.