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Who has better policy ideas?

Wisconsin Assembly majority leader Robin Vos claims that Republicans have “better policy ideas for the State of Wisconsin.” He claims this will allow Republicans to continue winning elections for the legislature. But he was only putting a positive spin on being forced to accept Gov. Evers more democratic redistricting maps. Republicans may continue to win elections despite no longer having as many gerrymandered “safe” districts. But they will not win because they have “better policy ideas.” If they win it will be because they are better at manipulating the ...

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NORTHWOODS PROGRESSIVES~Bigger than Roe Minocqua 2024

The Northwoods Progressives met on a bitterly cold Saturday on January 20 to show support for Women's RIGHTS!   Bigger than Roe Minocqua 2024 Our resolve is unyieldingSaturday, January 20 at 1:00 pm We will gather at Veterans Park in Minocqua then march to the railing across from Save More where we will wave signs and show that Our Resolve is Unyielding Everyone with an interest in Women's rights is welcome to attend.  Bring a friend and bring a sign with your message. Hosts: Northwoods Progressives, Democratic Party of Vilas County, ...

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15TH ANNUAL GRASSROOTS FESTIVAL


Walt Bresette, Ojibwe leader and environmental hero, in Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame

Ojibwe environmental and treaty rights activist Walt Bresette will be inducted posthumously into the Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame (WCHF) in a virtual ceremony on April 17, 2024. Bresette will join over 100 members inducted since the Hall of Fame's inception, including Aldo Leopold, Nina Leopold Bradley, John Muir, Gaylord Nelson and Menominee Nation environmentalist Hilary Waukau, Sr. Sandy Lyon and Walt Bresette at the acid train blockade on the Bad River Ojibwe reservation. | Photo by Kathy Olson, published with permission.   Ojibwe environmental ...

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Bill Franks’ Take on Martin Luther King, Jr. – MLK Day

When my now adult son was in Middle School in Waunakee Wisconsin,(where we live) I gave talks at the School on the significance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. The Waunakee Community is, like most communities in Wisconsin, an extremely melanin deficient community for Black Kids to receive education. It also is one of the highest rated School Districts in the State when it comes to the quality of its educational instruction, the quality of its Educational Professionals (including Teachers) and the intelligence and Curricular Policies of its School Board. A ...

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Ruminations On A Happy New Year

“They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.” Tom Bodett, author and NPR personality. “Christmas is just around the corner and what better way to celebrate a religious holiday than with a month of frenzied consumerism.” Calvin, a cartoon character from Calvin and Hobbs “Happy New Year” is one of the meaningless Hallmark platitudes of the season. You hear the greeting from friends and strangers. It is in the shopping mall Christmas music tape loop. The cards you ...

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2023 Year in Review

Another Year of Historic Citizen-Driven Action and Research. Riverside Park Finally Remediated 17 Years After First Dioxin Soil Samples in 2006. 2023 was a special year. It not only marked the 5-year anniversary of Citizens for a Clean Wausau’s founding in 2018, but also encompassed major community progress on multiple critical local environmental fronts. A list of CCW’s 2023 news and research posts can be found on this page below our highlight commentary. Citizens for a Clean Wausau dedicates its work this year to Teresa Mills of CHEJ, in order to honor our ...

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PROTECT THE PORKIES, STOP THE CHOPPERWOOD MINE!

Protect The Porkies will hold their first Virtual Townhall, to be held on Saturday, December 9th, at 12pm CST. You can find the Zoom information below. There will be a 15-20 minute presentation giving an overview of the current state of affairs of the Copperwood Mine and our resistance campaign, followed by a question/comment/discussion period.   The meeting will be open to the public, so feel free to pass along word to anyone who might be interested. Here is the petition, please sign:   https://click.e.change.org/f/a/U77twvV8xln0_TloZI9wFg~~/AAN...

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Women for Women December

Women for Women Thursday, December 7 at 6 PM   Women for Women’s goal is to help citizens better understand the issues impacting our communities and to help voters make the best decisions when going to the polls next spring. Our presenter for the Women for Women event on Thursday, December 7 will be Tara Glodowski, Executive Director of The Community Partners Program. We all have so much to learn about the offerings of the new Community Partners Campus:  the many programs it supports, the people it serves, the needs and the funding issues for all the ...

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UU Social Justice

UU Social Justice UU Wausau 504 Grant Street, Wausau Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at 6 PM Israel and Palestine   In this time of great turmoil in the Middle East, do you feel as though you are not getting the whole story, maybe not even the correct story at all? We hope you can join us for this evening of deep conversation with our presenters Carolyn Michalski and Claudette Harring, and others.  We believe you will see why our voices in support of Palestine are important. The recent violence and tragic loss of life in southern Israel and Gaza is truly ...

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