enemy; overanalyze; okay: mind; difference; mental health; #thatkenoshajournalist; daniel thompson

Mental Health Moment: Let go of enemies, embrace critics

Today, I’m encouraging you to do something that most people would flat out refuse to do: I encourage you to wish your enemy/enemies well.  Now,

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lumphead

In the Crowd: Lumphead, Roaming Bear and Codes within Codes

Kenosha Creative Space hosted the talents of three local bands Saturday night: Lumphead (Brittany Lumley), Roaming Bear and Codes within Codes (Cody Cummings).  I had

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perspective; along the path

Along the Path: Perspective is key

When I reflect on how I used to talk about sobriety and how I think of it now, I return to a thought: Perspective is

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talk; preach; future; choice; mental health; daniel thompson; kenosha journalist; uptown observer

Mental Health Moment: Let them talk

It’s commonplace in this world to encounter negative talk about yourself or the people you care about.  As humans, we have a tendency to give

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vaccination clinic; county public health; kenosha county public health; booster; dose; doses; vaccine; covid-19; clinic; freiheit; jen freiheit;

County: Public Health hosting vaccination clinic Wednesday morning (Feb. 9)

KENOSHA ⏤ Kenosha County Public Health will be hosting a mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the ELCA Outreach Center ⏤ 6218 26th Ave. ⏤ tomorrow,

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mics; mic; public craft; public craft brewing co; rustic; rustic road brewing co; musicians; singer-songwriters; songwriters

Around the Scene: Get out to Public Craft and Kenosha Creative Space (playlist)

KENOSHA – While musicians have a chance to start off their week at Rustic Road and Kenosha Fusion on Monday nights, Public Craft Brewing and

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YAR; youth as resources; kenosha achievement center; kac; community; kenosha community; donation; grant

A YAR grant, a KAC donation, and a reminder from Kenosha County

KENOSHA ⏤ This past week’s news in the Kenosha community you may have missed includes a Youth as Resources grant reminder, a donation to Kenosha

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golden rule; the golden rule; respect; positive way; kenosha; thompson's take

Thompson’s Take: A return to the Golden Rule concerning respect

KENOSHA ⏤ We need to, as a society, go back to sticking to the Golden Rule in an unflinching and aggressively positive way when it

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observer; social observer; conversations; tyler cochran; cochran; cush; dr. monica cummings; kenosha

The Social Observer: Recent videos and posts by or with the Observer elsewhere

KENOSHA ⏤ Over the last month, the Uptown Observer been very social. The Observer spoke with Kenosha County Sheriff candidate Tyler Cochran, viewed a presentation

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government; government meetings; kenosha; thompson; daniel thompson; thompson's take; community

Thompson’s Take (Opinion): A confession, a new community perspective, a new start

KENOSHA ⏤ I remember my first day covering any government meeting in any community.  In October 2012, I walked into the Kimball County Courthouse in

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KPD investigating shooting on city’s north side; suspect believed dead

KENOSHA ⏤ On Tuesday night, a 24-year-old man killed two people ⏤ and wounded two others ⏤ in a shooting in a home on the

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vaccination clinic; county public health; kenosha county public health; booster; dose; doses; vaccine; covid-19; clinic; freiheit; jen freiheit;

Wilmot, Pleasant Prairie COVID-19 testing sites open in Kenosha County

KENOSHA COUNTY ⏤ The Wisconsin National Guard will offer free, drive-through COVID-19 testing Thursday, Sept. 30, and Friday, Oct. 1, in Wilmot. The testing site

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solar; solar panels; shulman; sophie shulman; blackbird gen; all energy solar; green; green energy

Carthage students, All Energy Solar hope residents harness chance to go green

KENOSHA ⏤ Carthage College junior Sophie Shulman’s journey into advocating for green energy and solar panels started with a thought: Why doesn’t Carthage have a

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