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Good morning Shorewood! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Shorewood protest case ended in a law license suspension
  • What consequence did the state's high court impose over the Shorewood incident?

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Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Saturday: Periods of rain and a t-storm, with a high of 66 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Sunday: Windy; a little morning rain, temps: high: 66, low: 56.
  • Monday: Windy with a few showers, with a high of 63 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Morning Headlines - Friday, Sep. 18, 2026 (drydenwire.com) — Among today's statewide headlines, Shorewood readers will note the Wisconsin Supreme Court's suspension of attorney Stephanie Rapkin's law license for spitting on a teen during a Shorewood protest after George Floyd's death. The roundup also covers congressional map fights, another judicial discipline case, national politics, global news, and even a new Wisconsin-themed American Girl character.
   

• Wisconsin lawyer's law license suspended for 1 year after conviction for spitting at teen (abajournal.com) — Shorewood residents may recall the 2020 protest where attorney Stephanie Rapkin spat on a Black teenager; the Wisconsin Supreme Court has now suspended her law license for one year. Justices cited the Shorewood incident, captured on video, along with allegations of estate mismanagement and improper fees, concluding that her conduct seriously undermined her fitness to practice law.
   

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  • Generac makes $8 billion deal with Amazon to support its data centers (jsonline.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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