Godsil Hinterthuer Interview

Brief Bio Sketch

My experience with Milwaukee goes back to the Gertie the Duck era.

I have been a freelance writer since 1982, doing feature stories for
publications like Retail Store Image, Corrections Today, Iron and Steel
Engineer, “M” Magazine (used to be Northshore Lifestyle), Exclusively Yours,
Wisconsin Trails, Rehabilitation Management, Foundry Management and
Technology, Living Church, and on and on and on and on.

I have been a singer/songwriter since 1972.

Embedded Reporter is squarely in the tradition of traveling minstrels, who
moved from village to village carrying the news. They were a communication
link in much the same way as milwaukeerenaissance.com

My politics skew left, although I am in fact an independent voter. I
believe that partisan behavior is a disservice to everyone. Issues should
be decided on merit.

I am a Vietnam vet. I was a medic (Clinical Specialist) assigned to the
101st Airborne Division Artillery near Phu Bai (Camp Eagle) from 12/69 ‘til
12/70ish. I don’t actually remember if I came home in December or November.
If it was November it was very near the end.

I have lived in a bunch of places and traveled quite a bit. Those
experiences have shaped who I am and how I see the world.

I served on the Cedarburg School Board for nine years and as President for
the last five of them. The experience gave me insight into public service
and the sure knowledge that most people have strong opinions while few have
actual information. The cynic in me insists it is this dynamic that shapes
our current national character and politics. However I choose not to write
with the voice of a cynic. It would feel like “piling on”—plus I think it
gets old really fast.

So I try to keep it upbeat and “reasoned.”