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Posting your stories is easy. Use the form below to submit a story - and remember to give it a title. The byline will automatically appear as your name. And while we ask for your e-mail address, it will not appear when your story does. It's just for us to use in case we have a question about your story.

Your story may be edited for length, spelling or grammar, but for the most part we'll leave it pretty much the way you wrote it. All we ask that you follow our guidelines for writing stories and remember that we can refuse to post offensive or libelous stories.

We allow stories to be posted on up to five NOW sites. If you would like your story posted on several sites, put a note at the top telling us where you'd like it to appear, and we'll do our best to honor your request. There's no need to post the same story on multiple sites.

There is a strict 700-word maximum length on all stories. If your story is longer, it may get cut off before it ends.

Finally, we sometimes pick the best of the Your Stories to publish in our NOW newspaper on Thursdays. Stories that appear in the newspaper will be edited for spelling and grammar and may be rewritten to comply with our newspaper's style guidelines.

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SOME POSTING SUGGESTIONS
Here's some general guidelines for posting your stories that will make your submission more readable:

  • Don't type in all caps.
  • Don't write one big block of text. It'll be easier to read if you break the text into paragraphs. To do that, just insert a line of space between paragraphs.
  • At the end of your text, make sure there's not extra lines of space or it will show up as blank space when published.
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    Winners announced
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    Holly Hopton Congratulations to Holly and Ruby Hopton of Milwaukee, who were voted the winners in the MyCommunityNOW.com and MilwaukeeMoms.com Mother-Daughter Look-Alike Contest.Mother and daughter each will receive a $250 savings account courtesy of Johnson Bank.

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    Crushing Crime

    Greenfield police go online

    Greenfield Police Department Get crime prevention tips, community alerts and more on the Greenfield Police Department's blog. The department's Community Services Team posts regular updates and information of interest to Greenfield residents, and answers law enforcement questions.

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    Blogging on the Trail

    Park & Rec Department's blog

    Greenfield Park and Rec Department Get the latest on the Greenfield Park and Recreation Department's programs and events, and keep up with what's happening in the city parks in the department's blog.

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    Liblog

    Greenfield Public Library blog

    Brown Deer Public Library GreenfieldNOW and the Greenfield Public Library are teaming up on a new blog to keep residents up-to-date on new materials, programs and events at the library.

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    Greenfield Fire Department

    Fighting Fires
    with Education

    Fire Department blog

    The Greenfield Fire Department's top priority is preventing fires...not putting them out. The department will help citizens make their homes safer by providing fire prevention tips and more in its new blog.

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    SPORTS THOUGHTS

    Veteran sports writer Rech
    goes behind local prep scene

    John Rech NOW sports writer John Rech, who has been covering local high school sports for more than two decades, shares his insights on the prep scene in his new blog.
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    Greenfield Prep Sportlight

    Prep Sports SpotlightThe sports season is in full swing at Greenfield High School and, if you're a prep sports fan, we've got you covered. Track, soccer and more … this is your place for expanded coverage of the Greenfield prep sports scene.

    Slideshow: Whitnall vs. St. Francis in softball
    Photo Gallery: Images from the season
    Stories: NOW staff's prep coverage
    Video: Prep Roundtable and more

    Who is making contributions?

    Want to know which Greenfield residents are contributing to the presidential campaigns - and how much they're giving? Wonder if Democrats or Republicans are getting more financial support in your community? Search our list of presidential campaign contributions.

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  • Check out municipal salaries

    Which city employee makes the most money? Who's getting the most overtime? Find out by searching our compilation of municipal employee salaries.

    How much do educators earn?

    How much is your child's teacher earning? What about local administrators? Get the answers by searching our list of public school employee salaries.
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    Greenfield, West Allis:
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    From the quality schools to the friendliness of the neighborhoods to the great business districts in our community, there's something special about living in the West Allis/Greenfield area.

    Wisconsin Athletic Club "Where We Live," a special advertising feature, captures the unique sense our community by focusing on the area's shopping, recreation, entertainment, traditions and landmarks.

  • Stories: What makes us so special?
  • Photo Gallery: Images of our community
  • Advertiser Directory: List of area businesses
  • ADOPTABLE ANIMALS

    Humane Society blog
    features pets who need a home

    Wisconsin Humane Society There are hundreds of dogs and cats who are looking for a new home. The Wisconsin Humane Society profiles those animals in its new blog.
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    THE PARK PEOPLE

    Citizens group is now online

    Faye Stay on top of what's happening in the Milwaukee County parks system with the blog from The Park People, a member-driven organization dedicated to citizen stewardship of our county parks.

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    FAMILY WATCHDOG

    Family Watchdog

    Locate sex offenders
    in your neighborhood

    GreenfieldNOW.com is teaming up with Family Watchdog, a national organization, to provide residents with an interactive map that shows where registered sex offenders are living and working in the Greenfield area.

  • Go to Family Watchdog offender map
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    Around the Town

    Our picks from
    the Community Calendar

    Suburban band plans Armed Forces tribute
    Date: Friday, May 16
    The Suburban Concert Band plans a tribute to the Armed Forces at 7:30 p.m. at Nathan Hale High School auditorium, 11601 W. Lincoln Ave., West Allis; call (414) 604-3200 for information.

    Pancake breakfast to benefit hospital
    Date: Wednesday, May 21
    A pancake breakfast for seniors, with proceeds from donations benefiting Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, takes place from 8 to 10 a.m. at two locations: Layton Terrace, 9200 W. Layton Ave., Greenfield, (414) 425-5600; and Library Square Retirement Community, 1820 S. 75th St., West Allis, (414) 774-4411.

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