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WATERTOWN, Wis. 鈥?A Pride event in Watertown has sparked controversy after locals learned there would be a drag show performance. The event, Pride In the Park, was or
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MILWAUKEE 鈥?A longtime Milwaukee organization celebrated a return to youth football and cheerleading on Saturday and held a march to condemn violence.The Neighborhood Childrens Sports League NCSL held a large pep rally at Lincoln Park featuring a DJ, the football players and their families and team cheerleaders and their families.For decades, the league has operated not just as a sports organization, but as an organization to mold young boys and girls as leaders and teach them skills so they can someday give back to their communities. It s always been my contention that if you can get young people engaged in activities that help build character, then you have less problems with them down the road, said Earl Ingram, the former president
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