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The Recombobulation Area is a 19-time Milwaukee Press Club award-winning opinion column and online publication founded by longtime Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. The Recombobulation Area is now part of Civic Media.
Traditions are important. And as we approach the traditional giving of thanks here in the ol’ U-S-of-A, we have our own tradition here at The Recombobulation Area to give thanks to our loyal readers who’ve helped support us all year round.
That’s right, it’s the time of year for our Thanksgiving Week Sale!
We are so grateful that you are a subscriber here at The Recombobulation Area. We have the very best readers, and your support means the world. So whether you shop on Black Friday or Small Business Saturday or Cyber Monday or for something else we might not know about yet, this is the sale, it’s for 40% off (!!!), and it runs all week.
Here is the sale!
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That’s a pretty good deal!
We may have gone through some changes around here over the years — and these past 12 months may have been rather discombobulating, to say the least — but the core of what we are doing at this publication is still the same. By becoming a paid subscriber , you are supporting award-winning local, independent journalism covering Milwaukee and Wisconsin, with the bold opinions, in-depth analysis, original reporting, podcasts, guest contributors, live events, occasional zaniness and more that you’ve come to expect from us here at The Recombobulation Area.
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Dan Shafer is a journalist from Milwaukee who writes and publishes The Recombobulation Area. In 2024, he became the Political Editor of Civic Media. He’s written for The New York Times, The Daily Beast, Heartland Signal, Belt Magazine, WisPolitics, and Milwaukee Record. He previously worked at Seattle Magazine, Seattle Business Magazine, the Milwaukee Business Journal, Milwaukee Magazine, and BizTimes Milwaukee. He’s won 23 Milwaukee Press Club Excellence in Journalism Awards. He’s on Twitter at @DanRShafer.
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