September 2001
Volume 26
Number 9
Features
Irreconcilable Differences
The end has come, the marriage is kaput. You need a good lawyer, a beacon leading you out of the fog. He or she is here, in our most comprehensive list of the best divorce attorneys in Milwaukee.
By Edith Brin
All that Glitters
Chances are you don’t know all you could about almost-famous singer Eric Benet. He has a new CD, a new acting career and a new wife – actress Halle Berry. For a guy raised in working – class Milwaukee, life is good.
By Perry M. Lamek
A Day’s Work
Round-the-clock fall fashion.
By Florida Perry Smith
America’s Worst High School
…isn’t a high school at all. It’s the GED, which is firing up educators who want the system reformed. Why? Let’s start with GED grads performing poorly in college.
By Bruce Murphy
Departments
Outfront
Writing from experience.
By John Fennell
Letters
Can we please all of the people?
This Month
Summer is leaving us, but the local arts groups that take the summer off are back.Yippy!
Edited by Charlene Mills
Insider
Major troubles for the mayor’s attorney, an eternal optimist and bad things famous locals did as kids.
Edited by Natalie Dorman
Pressroom Confidential
Grisly viewing in Indiana and Web worries for the media.
By Peter Robertson
Inside Views
Records, beer, icebergs, beer, antiques, beer.
Edited by Ann Christenson
Business
Kenosha’s Jockey International never was hungry for press. But things change.
By Helen Pauly
Dining Out
What’s red and clawed and dynamite dipped in melted butter? What’s blue and dipped in charm?
By Ann Christenson
Your Health
Marvel at the latest advances for treating disease.
By Kathleen Winkler
Dining Guide
Nothing is hopeless when you have a good meal. Want a restaurant? Flip to the back.
Endgame
The barriers to integration don’t seem so insurmountable when you hit the streets.
By Kurt Chandler
On the Cover
Photograph by Kevin J. Miyazaki
