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      Tyler Maas
      April 20, 2021
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      Matt Wild
      April 20, 2021
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      Matt Wild
      April 16, 2021
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      Matt Wild
      April 14, 2021
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      Matt Wild
      April 20, 2021
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      Tyler Maas
      April 20, 2021
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      April 19, 2021
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      Tyler Maas
      March 10, 2021
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      April 21, 2021
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      Matt Wild
      April 20, 2021
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      Matt Wild
      April 16, 2021
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      Tyler Maas
      April 15, 2021
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      Matt Wild
      April 13, 2021
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      April 12, 2021
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      January 15, 2021
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      December 30, 2020
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      Tyler Maas
      October 7, 2020
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      September 15, 2020
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      July 22, 2020
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      October 1, 2014
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      Matt Wild
      April 21, 2021
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      Matt Wild
      March 3, 2021
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      February 10, 2021
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      Matt Wild
      January 28, 2021
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      January 14, 2021
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      April 16, 2021
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      April 13, 2021
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      Matt Wild
      March 22, 2021
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      Matt Wild
      February 25, 2021
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      Matt Wild
      February 23, 2021
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      February 17, 2021
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      April 13, 2021
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      April 7, 2021
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      April 5, 2021
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      March 30, 2021
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      August 7, 2020
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      April 16, 2021
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      April 9, 2021
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      April 2, 2021
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      March 26, 2021
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      Milwaukee Record Staff
      March 19, 2021
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      Milwaukee Record Staff
      March 12, 2021
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Author John McCracken

John McCracken

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John McCracken is a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in In These Times, Belt Magazine, The Capital Times, Tone Madison, Bandcamp Daily, Loudwire, and more. He writes about labor, politics, music, community, and Midwest culture. He lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin. In 2021, he founded The NEWcomer, an independent news project covering politics, arts, and culture in Northeastern Wisconsin. He can be found on Twitter @jmcjmc451.

A century of sliders: Celebrating White Castle’s 100th anniversary at the only one in Wisconsin

John McCracken
April 1, 2021
There is little awareness of the presence of royalty driving to and through Kenosha. The journey to Wisconsin's only White Castle (11730 75th St., 262-857-2500) is littered with billboards propagating an ongoin...
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