Laurie Van Dyke blazed a trail for women in Milwaukee journalism
Neither the intransigence of men nor a barbed wire fence could stop Laurie Van Dyke from going after a story.
In a time when women were often denied news reporting jobs or were confined to society beats, Laurie Van Dyke became a respected Milwaukee newsroom leader. Laurie led the way, her former Milwaukee Sentinel colleague Marta Bender said in an email message. In the past, women were a newsroom minority and an editing and management rarity. When Laurie filled those jobs, she set an example for the rest of us. Her work ethic, determination and dedication to the paper became the gold standard.
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MATC program for those with autism
MATC program focuses on those with autism
MATC s Uniquely Abled Academy will train individuals with high-functioning autism to become computer numerical controls, or CNC manufacturing machine operators.
MILWAUKEE - A pilot program at Milwaukee Area Technical College is focused on capitalizing on skillsets and creating viable careers for individuals with autism.
An estimated one in 50 children fall on the autism spectrum, and this program answers a huge call to provide career potential.
The students learn the ins and outs of manual machines before moving tocoding. They learn the tooling that’s actually sitting in front of us, said Dale Howser Sr., instructor. They learn how to do speeds, feeds, different types of tools, do blueprint reading. They also learn from math that’s coinciding.
Fran Janczak pulled up to Orange Hat Publishing in Waukesha, manuscript in hand and nerves in her stomach.
Janczak had the desire to write a children’s book for years and finally buckled down and did it in 2016. Now, she was nervous to unbuckle her seatbelt and go inside to present her work to a professional.
Thoughts of whether her friends and family had been honest or simply kind ran through her mind.
“I was afraid of rejection,” she said. “I was nervous, but I drove out and thought it’s now or never.”
She said the Orange Hat Publishing website allowed a writer to submit a story online or suggested they stop in to say hello. However, once Janczak made it inside the owner who happened to be up front asked for more than a greeting.