Wisconsin Right Now

Note: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's David Haynes refused to run this column. We believe this murder victim's sister deserves a voice, so we agreed to run her column. The news media have repeatedly censored the voices of murder victims' families when covering the parole issue. Author: Jeanine Peters (Sister of Kathleen Beletsky) It’s been a long time since 1983, but the year we lost my sister was, and I suspect will always be, the worst year of my life. Kathleen Beletsky was the best sister, a loving mother, and absolutely wonderful person. 1983 was the year Kathleen was brutally murdered in cold blood by the man who was supposed to love and cherish her always, her husband Carl Beletsky. While nothing could bring Kathleen back, I thought justice had been served when Carl was sentenced and his freedom taken away. As Kathleen’s sister, I received letters notifying me of upcoming parole hearings every few months for many years. Then they suddenly stopped. After spen...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporters Bill Glauber and Molly Beck took to Reddit on Nov. 4, declaring "AMA!" That means "ask me anything." So we decided to ask them a series of questions about the newspaper's biased coverage on paroles and crime. We tossed in one on the state attorney general's race. Guess what happened: They didn't answer. We were banned from the subreddit for asking the questions. "We are State Capitol Reporter Molly Beck and Wisconsin Politics Reporter Bill Glauber of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. AMA!"   they declared. "As we get ready for Election Day in Wisconson, join us as we talk more about the Wisconsin governor's race between Tony Evers and Tim Michels and the Senate Race between Mandela Barnes and Ron Johnson and what the outcome of the races mean for our state and beyond. We're here to answer all your Wisconsin election questions!" Instead of "ask me anything," they appar...