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October 11th, 2025

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Keeping New Year’s Resolution: Here’s how to get more done in the gym in less time

Getting into a fitness routine is hard enough on its own. Your hectic schedule with work, kids, and maybe even a social life can tempt you to put your fitness on a back burner for good. It’s no wonder why skipping your gym session is so tempting, when making it to the gym can take up so much time out of your day. You have to get dressed, hop in the car, sit in traffic, lock … [Read more...] about Keeping New Year’s Resolution: Here’s how to get more done in the gym in less time

You got a new phone for Christmas: What to do with your old phone?

If Santa left a new iPhone or Android smartphone under the tree, what do you do with your old smartphone? It’s a perennial question each holiday season, but the answer doesn’t have to be “sell it” or “dump it in a drawer”. Instead, there are plenty of useful things a smartphone can be turned into, even if it doesn’t have an active phone line connected. Read on for some of our … [Read more...] about You got a new phone for Christmas: What to do with your old phone?

Gone But Not Forgotten

Gone But Not Forgotten Diahann Carroll Toni Morrison Elijah Cummings John Conyers Jessye Norman John Singleton Kristoff St. John Nipsey Hussle Kevin Barnett Andre Williams Barbara Hillary Dr. Patricia Bath Rev. Clay Evans Rev. George Celemente Dr. Frank James Willie Bowen Frank Robinson Ernest Gaines Irving Burgie … [Read more...] about Gone But Not Forgotten

Evangelist Missionary Mother Ellen Fumbanks and Times contributor, passes

Evangelist Missionary Mother Ellen Fumbanks, who also served as the Milwaukee Times birthday list contributor, passed away on December 9, 2019. She had suffered a stroke earlier this year; she was 77. Mother Fumbanks was born on February 19, 1943 in Clarksdale, Mississippi to the union of Rosie Lee Banks and Charles Barner, Sr. Her mother instilled in her the word of God at … [Read more...] about Evangelist Missionary Mother Ellen Fumbanks and Times contributor, passes

The magical season

It is the time of year where everyone seems to be upbeat. Yes, wonderful people, it is Christmas time. The month of December seems to bring out a positive vibe in everyone in the USA. The Secret Santa gifts or simply looking at decorated trees seems to bring out a sense of humanity in the US population. I say enjoy these 31 days with gusto. I know there are factions that say … [Read more...] about The magical season

Newest UWM graduates show education’s life-changing power

  By Mark A. Mone Chancellor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee The University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee held its 121st graduation ceremony on Dec. 15, and more than 2,100 students earned the right to walk across the commencement stage at UWM Panther Arena. Over the course of 2019, more than 5,000 students graduated from UWM, which is the most diverse … [Read more...] about Newest UWM graduates show education’s life-changing power

Prediabetic? Here are 4 steps to turn your diagnosis around!

A prediabetes diagnosis can be scary, especially if you don’t know much about the disease. However, getting diagnosed with prediabetes can actually be a benefit to you because it allows you to change your habits before this disease turns into type 2 diabetes. One of the best ways to do that is to improve your eating habits. Here are some tips to improve your diet and help you … [Read more...] about Prediabetic? Here are 4 steps to turn your diagnosis around!