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News Views
Our bold 21stcentury ideas must be progressive because they are the ones that will restore confidence in a transparent, fair government; enable the economy to grow in a sustainable way and provide help to those most in need; and reflect the desires of our community for a safe, sustainable, forward-looking society.

Your 2009 News Predictions
President Barack Obama’s administration launches sweeping programs to combat the failing economy and provide jobs to struggling workers: 44% The global economy is far worse than we realized at the end of 2008, and will require even more major coordinated government initiatives than anyone imagined: 34% The majority of U.

What Nixon Admitted (and Cheney Won’t)
Vietnam War, he replies in a blandly sinister tone: “Well, when the president does it, that means it is not illegal.

Taking Liberties
It’s true that when times are tough, voters resent perks such as travel by elected officials. The idea of public officials spending taxpayers’ money on “junkets” is a sure-fire, cheap headline. It feeds the fire that national conventions and conferences frequently are held in resort cities or gambling capitals.

Dining Out
2008 was another busy year for the local restaurant industry. The most noteworthy accomplishment occurred when chef Adam Siegel won the James Beard Foundation’s award for Best Chef in the Midwest, placing him in the same rarefied air as Sanford D’Amato. Siegel is head chef at two fine restaurants: Bartolotta’s Lake Park Bistro and Bacchus.

The Plot Against Hitler
Hitler escaped the blast, madder than ever. Tom Cruise stars as Count von Stauffenberg, the officer who planted the bomb under Hitler’s conference table. He can’t help looking like Top Gun’s.

This Week in Milwaukee
Also on the bill is White, Wrench, Conservatory, a band that spins a particularly moody brand of shoegaze from an accordion, a beat-up Hammond organ and ample effects pedals..

SHEPHERD EXPRESS LISTINGS
Barclay Gallery Garden Cafe, Open Mic Night Bremen Cafe, Open Mic (9pm) Brocach Irish Pub, Open Mic w/Jerry Evan (10pm) Cali’s Grille Room (Brookfield Midway Hotel), Open Jamm Session w/O.C.

Free Will Astrology
Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s Expanded Weekly Audio Horoscopes and Daily Text Message Horoscopes. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700..

A&E
Creative outlets are essential to a community’s long-term well-being, yet theater remains one of the most delicate species in the cultural ecosystem of any city. Because it relies on disparate, shifting factors, fresh talent is a must.

SEXPress
It’s not uncommon for us to use one reliable method of masturbation that we know will quickly put us over the top, or to fall into a predictable pattern of lovemaking with a partner. Take the time to try a new toy, a new stroke, a new position, a new DVD or a new book.

A Curious Case of F. Scott Fitzgerald
We crawl into the world on all fours and—unless cut short—exit life with the aid of a cane. Aging normally begins in infancy and ends in old age, unless your name is Benjamin Button. Reversing the natural order, he was born an old man and died as a baby.

News of the Weird
In a March change of regulations, the Pentagon began saving money by narrowing its definition of “combat-related” injuries in order to reduce benefits for everyone except those who were wounded while actually fighting, explaining that injuries occurring at other times simply didn’t deserve full compensation.

Classified Express
Business Enterprise that provides cost-effective, high quality computer and network services and support to home computer users and small- to mid-sized businesses without a dedicated IT staff. The company provides Personal IT Attention and superior service to help solve our clients’ IT needs and problems at their workplace or home.

Bizarre Bazaar
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Expresso
One of the most amazing aspects of watching the present financial crisis unfold, for me, is the degree to which conservatives and Republicans refuse to place any share of the blame for the calamity on the people who actually caused it.

Reading Out Loud
Brusque and hard-edged, Hannah comes alive in the arms of her apprentice lover, especially when he reads to her by way of foreplay. Whether hearing Homer,.

Art Preview
The beginning of the new year brings with it both a cautious optimism regarding the country’s change in political administrations and concern about the global economy. Several leaders of Milwaukee’s creative community express their thoughts on the state of art in light of these momentous events.

Shepherd Express Dining Guide
1344 E. Brady St. 414-272-3333 1532 W. Wells 414-344-1234 3129 N. Oakland Ave. 414-967-9014 6969 N. Port Washington Rd. Fox Point 414-228-1234 767 N. Water St. 414-227-1166 10919 W. Bluemound Rd. 414-476- 9488 18900 W. Bluemound Rd. 262-901- 0300 Kincaid’s Fish, Chop Steakhouse.

CD Reviews
Muscle Shoals, Ala., became a soul-music mecca in the ’60s on the strength of its famed recording studio and crack crew of mostly white but unfailingly soulful sidemen. Fame Records was associated with the Muscle Shoals sound and one of its top artists, Jimmy Hughes, is honored with a CD reissue of some of his best material from the era.

Boris Doris
Once again the place to be was Symphony Style, where we could see Those fashionistas—chic galore parading down the runway floor. Then everyone partied all night long at trendy Zenden till the dawn..

Theatre
Anne Miller stars as Carolyn Meyers, a graduate student working in the alumni office of Prescott College. The play opens as she is writing a letter to author Joel Gordon (David Ferrie) in an effort to engage him in a dialogue.

Film Clips
Film reviews and movie trailers ONLINE at expressmilwaukee.com/shepex.

The Rap Scene Coalesces
In the early ’90s, nine unknown rappers banded together to form one of the most successful enterprises in rap history, the Wu-Tang Clan.

Book Reviews
Along with science fiction, fantasy and horror, the murder-mystery genre has retained an avid readership as mainstream “literary” fiction has receded. Indefatigable anthologist Paul Staudohar gathered a broad collection of mostly 20th-century stories into the aptly titled Murder Short Sweet.