Email: james.price@patch.com
Phone 414-218-2779
Hometown: Wauwatosa, WI
Birthday: February 21, 1956
Bio: I've wanted to write ever since my father introduced me to the complete works of Mark Twain when I was a child, but I didn't get my start in journalism until 1986 when I began supplementing my income as an English major through freelancing for the Chicago Reader. Getting paid to write seemed better than not, so after graduating from the University of Illinois-Chicago, I applied to the graduate program of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, the first and I believe still the best J-school in the world.
Still a poor student, I begged my way onto the copy desk of the Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune. After five years of journalistic boot camp, I made my way to The Milwaukee Journal, settled in Wauwatosa, and I've been here ever since, editing and writing for The Journal and Journal Sentinel and teaching journalism at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. I'm thrilled to be a Patch editor in my adopted hometown of 22 years.
Our Beliefs
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My Politics
I am unashamed to call myself a liberal in my personal political beliefs, and I don't think anyone should think it's a dirty word, because I believe this nation was founded on the most liberal principles the world has ever seen: that all people are equal and should govern their own affairs as equals. That said, I agree with my hero Thomas Jefferson about the limits of government and with many people today who believe that our government has in many ways outgrown that notion. In any case, I have 25 years of training and experience in journalism and I can assure readers that I have never let any personal beliefs affect my sense of fairness and balance in reporting or editing any story.
My Religion
I grew up in the Methodist Church, and although I do not practice any religion now, I still adhere to much of the guidance of that church, which taught that we should all act toward others and conduct ourselves in accordance with certain beliefs that underlie Christian morality.
Local Hot-Button Issues
The hottest button in Wauwatosa, I believe, is in the undercurrents that swell to the surface from time to time as we try to deal with being the closest suburban community to urban Milwaukee and the socio-economic issues that sometimes spill over our borders.
The drive will benefit domestic violence agencies throughout the state of Wisconsin, including Sojourner Family Peace Center in Milwaukee.
Three bedrooms, two baths, about 1,750 square feet, in a style you like in a neighborhood you'll love, all for around $250,000 – that's what's in the middle of the Tosa home market.
Temporary agencies were targeted in a scam that netted at least $250,000 and perhaps more by creating phony companies with complicit employees, criminal complaint says.
Neighborhood advocates and a likely majority of aldermen want to paint a blueprint for the future of North Avenue through East Tosa as a bike-, bus-, pedestrian- and auto-friendly avenue.
Amounts haven't been announced yet, but Ald. Jeff Roznowski expects $200,000 or more to come Wauwatosa's way out of $3.4 million pool.
Minor incidents from recent police calls include an attempt to relocate a stop sign and a mysterious batch of outdated driver's licenses.
Young women can now put 'have first-hand knowledge of store loss-prevention methods' on their retail resumes.
Driver of large SUV roars past officer on the far side of the wrong side of Blue Mound Road.
Finishing freshman term, CPA who represents much of Brookfield and Wauwatosa receives a key committee appointment from Republican legislative leadership.
Criminal picks a home he no doubt thought was unoccupied, but resident was alone in his basement and ended up having a shocking encounter in his living room.
Hear sounds of the seasons Tuesday evening at Longfellow Middle School.
Mo's employee, though not on duty, stops outside to check on man who appears ill, but that was a ruse; a second actor grabbed him from behind and robbed him at knifepoint, he says.
Woman enters family home with child to find a crime scene, then retreats and calls police.
Finishing freshman term, CPA who represents much of Wauwatosa receives a key committee appointment from Republican legislative leadership.
Three stalwart Tosa citizens form an impromptu posse to try to round up a bicycle thief, and the owner of the bike rams it with his car, sending the scofflaw high-tailing it on foot.
From humble beginnings, chain has gained a cachet for its overall quality and selection – yet sizing and fitting of its shoes remains a hallmark that has endeared it most of all.
From humble beginnings, chain has gained a cachet for its overall quality and selection – yet sizing and fitting of its shoes remains a hallmark that has endeared it most of all.
Woman had 11-month-old daughter in the car with her when she veered off road and eventually sideswiped another car before stopping.
Initial meetings in August created an uproar when it was suggested that the 70th/68th Streets interchange might be removed in a rebuild of the freeway.
Sought-after department store will site its first Wisconsin store in Wauwatosa.
