Shepherd Express - November 2021

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HEAR ME OUT DEAR RUTHIE | SPONSORED BY UW CREDIT UNION

MILWAUKEE: SHOULD I STAY, OR SHOULD I GO? The happiest time of the year is just around the corner, and when it comes to having a happy time, Milwaukee is loaded with options. From theater and shows to gallery-, shop- and bar-hopping, you’ll always find cool-weather fun in Cream City. And speaking of Cream City, let’s read a letter from a lovely but lonely lady who thinks Milwaukee might be the source of the problems in her life.

DEAR RUTHIE, I’m a 61-year-old woman who lived in Milwaukee her entire life. I thought I loved this city, but I have little to show for living here. I’m not married and have no children. The job I held for 33 years downsized me out. I rent; I don’t own. I can’t imagine moving at this age, but this city doesn’t hold anything for me. Call me a bitch, but I’m thinking it’s time to leave Milwaukee and search for greener pastures.

TOO LATE TO TEACH THIS OLD DOG NEW TRICKS?

Lonely Laura DEAR LONELY,

You’re never too old for a new adventure. After all, 60 is the new 40...or so says 70-year-olds. Milwaukee doesn’t owe you anything, sugar, and certainly not a hubby or babies. You decided to make this your home, and if you think it’s time to move on, then go for it! Cream City will always be here if things don’t work elsewhere. Just remember, your happiness is up to you...not up to the city where you hang your hat.

XXOO

Ruthie Have a question for Ruthie? Want to share an event with her? Contact Ruthie at dearruthie@shepex.com. Follow her on social media, too! Facebook: Dear Ruthie | Instagram: RuthieKeester | Twitter: @DearRuthie

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Articles inside

From the City that Always Sweeps

4min
pages 74-76

Set Yourself Up for A Successful Renovation — Domicile

3min
pages 68-69

Milwaukee Metropolitan Community Church Celebrates

4min
pages 72-73

Best of Milwaukee Finalists

27min
pages 50-59

Still a Milwaukeean - Paul Cebar Reflects on 45 Years of Music

5min
pages 60-61

Restoring a Sense of Wonder and

4min
pages 64-65

No Muss, No Fuss Thanksgiving

4min
pages 42-43

How Small Business Saturday Supports Milwaukee's Economy

1min
pages 48-49

Drug Use Under Covid Is Approaching Historic High, Alcohol Consumption Is Falling for College Students

4min
pages 66-67

This Month in Milwaukee

3min
pages 62-63

Holiday Gift Guide 2021

7min
pages 44-47

Birds: It's for the Stuffing

6min
pages 22-23

Val Lopez is a Healer and Mender

3min
pages 16-17

Partisan Justices Decide Redistricting?

5min
pages 14-15

Republicans Want to Continue Their Corrupt Destruction of Democracy for 10 More Years — Taking Liberties

5min
pages 12-13

Beaujolais-Villages and Cru Beaujolais

4min
pages 24-25

Black Public Historian Reggie Jackson

15min
pages 18-21

Freeway Blues - WisDOT’s Proposed I-94 Expansion Sounds Like Déjà Vu (All Over Again)

4min
page 8

This Modern World

5min
pages 9-11
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