Morning Links for May 22, 2015

Morning Links for May 22, 2015

What we’re reading on this Friday morning. Walker played well at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference, where he reiterated his promise of preemptive strikes when deemed necessary for national security. An album tries to do justice to Sylvia Plath. Is this Swifty’s Wrecking Ball? Conservative media are checking into it. The Milwaukee School Board has taken action to “get ahead” of the state proposal to turn over control of some struggling schools to the county. Words from Mayor Tom Barrett and Ald. Bob Donovan on the passing of Ald. Joe Dudzik.

What we’re reading on this Friday morning.

Walker played well at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference, where he reiterated his promise of preemptive strikes when deemed necessary for national security.

An album tries to do justice to Sylvia Plath.

Is this Swifty’s Wrecking Ball? Conservative media are checking into it.

The Milwaukee School Board has taken action to “get ahead” of the state proposal to turn over control of some struggling schools to the county.

Words from Mayor Tom Barrett and Ald. Bob Donovan on the passing of Ald. Joe Dudzik.

Matt has written for Milwaukee Magazine since 2006, when he was a lowly intern. Since then, he’s held the posts of assistant news editor and, most recently, senior editor. He’s lived in South Carolina, Tennessee, Connecticut, Iowa, and Indiana but mostly in Wisconsin. He wants to do more fishing but has a hard time finding worms. For the magazine, Matt has written about city government, schools, religion, coffee roasters and Congress.