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MILWAUKEE 鈥?Summertime in Milwaukee is usually about food, fun, and music festivals, but for too many of our neighbors, summer hunger is a real issue. Summertime is really the peak of childhood hunger because a lot of families who normally would depend on school meals to feed their kids don t have access to those same meals when schools are closed, said Matt King, interim Chief Operating Officer of the Hunger Task Force.King was @TheTable Tuesday night along with Doug Gordon CEO of WaterStone Bank. Both were part of the Stop Summer Hunger Campaign at TMJ4. We see a lo
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MILWAUKEE 鈥?Marcus Landry s life is a collection of commitments.Hes made commitments to God, family, basketball and, his latest pursuit... fresh food. I think farming is really giving back. Its feeding another life, said Landry. Whether its spiritually, naturally or physically. Landry, a former Badger and Buck, retired from professional basketball eight
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