#dave patterson

Interview: Dave Patterson, author of Soon the Light Will be Perfect

I’m welcoming Dave Patterson to the blog today in another Covid-safe interview. Dave holds an MA from the Bread Loaf School of English and an MFA from the University of Southern Maine’s Stonecoast program. His work has appeared in Slice Magazine, Salon, Hot Metal Bridge, Clare Literary Journal, and The Portland Press Herald among others. He was a finalist for a 2019 Maine Literary Award in…

AFSCME Blog: In Milwaukee County, Big Raises for Bosses, Nothing for Workers

Over at the AFSCME blog, Dave Patterson has an entry highlighting the hefty raise received by Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services Dir. Hector Colón, who saw his pay increase by 39% at a time when many of Milwaukee County’s rank-and-file workers have seen their take home pay stagnate or in many cases decrease.

Milwaukee County’s Department of Health and Human Services Dir.…