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Why Not You?
(From Union Labor News, December 2017 You can follow Union Labor News on Facebook.)
It’s time for workers to run for office. Someone like you would be best.
Why? Because the culture wars are soon going to wrap up and we are going to need some common sense candidates with a track record of good judgment, friendliness, hard work, and community participation.
The Republican candidate for governor of Virginia embraced the Trump cultural agenda of division, distrust and dysfunction and was thoroughly trounced in a state that regularly elects Republicans. One of his ...
CITIZEN ACTION OF WISCONSIN UPDATE
North Central Organizing Co-op Update:
Between Christmas and the New Year, members of the Citizen Action North Central Organizing Co-op worked toward getting PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) resolutions passed in 7 counties, with 3 likely being voted on in the next 1-2 months.
This has involved co-op members, from Rusk, Vilas and Oneida counties designing talking points for business owners and elected officials making the case for PACE. These members have then reached out to their County chairs and supervisors about supporting it.
The 7 counties that are ...
CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM
Senator Orrin Hatch had this to say in December about the Children’s Health Insurance Program (which he helped to create): “The reason CHIP’s having trouble is that we don’t have money anymore.” Senator Hatch voted for the tax bill that gives 83% of the tax cuts to the top 1% of Americans. Middle class taxpayers will see minimal tax relief for seven years. After 2025, taxes for the middle class will rise. Congressman Duffy also voted for this obscene bill.
The stop gap funding for CHIP which was passed December 21st will fund the program through ...
NEW ONLINE VIDEO LIBRARY
Be sure to look at the New Video Library starting up on the Grassroots North Shore website:
http://www.grassrootsnorthshore.com/vids
Currently we have five informational videos in our library- 1:30 to 4 minutes in length.
1) Women have a lot to lose.
2) The myth of the rich job creators
3) Why we have to regulate high capacity wells
4) How foreclosures affect Milwaukee
5) Fair treatment for rehabilitated felons.
We need your comments to help us decide how to grow this library. What topics are of interest to you? Would you pass videos on to friends ...
Somewhere to Begin
There is nothing like some good music to bring in the new year. Sitting by the fire, with a good hot toddy, I am reminded of a number of songs that provide encouragement in these dark and troubled times. These songs remind me that if changes are to come, there are things that must be done to make things better. This is a process – not an event - and has been going on for many years. We don't always win the battles but we have to keep trying. And we CAN do it if everyone would lend a hand. I'd like to share with you a few songs for the new year.
Let’s begin with ...
HUMBUG FANCY FOOD
Personal secret: I’m a purist when it comes to food. Simple basic food, unlike the horror I saw recently where someone wanted to dress up avocado with a coating. For god's sake, people, avocado needs nothing but salt!
Take green beans. People go to a lot of trouble to serve green beans—green bean casserole, stir-fry green beans, battered and fried green beans. Well, what’s wrong with just plain green beans? A little salt, cook them tender, voila! Yum.
Then there’s the simple chicken breast. Recipes abound for chicken breast stuffed with cheese, or sausage, or ...
JANUARY EVENTS
JANUARY 2018 EVENTS
Thursday, January 4….Women 4 Women
Hidden Figures……
Marathon County Democratic Office
833 South Third Ave, Wausau
6 – 7:30 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Hidden Figures tells the incredible untold story of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson—brilliant African-American women working at NASA who served as the brains behind the launch into orbit of astronaut John Glenn, a stunning achievement that turned around the Space Race. The visionary trio crossed all gender and racial lines and inspired generations...
ENOUGH
In this busy season, when do we have enough? Do we have enough decorations on the tree? Have we sent out enough cards? Have we included enough people in our holiday parties? Have we bought enough gifts? When have we done enough?
For a good perspective on this question, I would like to share Robin Wall Kimmerer’s experience as a teacher. Dr. Kimmerer was telling the Native American story about The Corn Spirit. The people always had enough corn to eat through the year. Then they got complacent and took it easy, neglecting care of the seeds and soil. That resulted in ...
Banning Assault Rifles WORKS!
Horrific mass shootings do not have to happen. They are not inevitable. We know how to reduce the number of mass shootings and the number of people killed in these attacks. We know this because it has been successfully done in other countries.
Australia is a good example because of their success and their similarity to our country. Like us Australians have a wild west, rugged individual mentality, and a tradition of gun ownership. Guns and hunting are popular. They have similar macho attitudes about manliness. They drink a lot of beer. The Aussies love rugby which, like ...
MOLLY IVINS QUOTES
Molly Ivins (1946-2007) was a political commentator with a sharp wit—a take-no-prisoners critic of what she considered silly, outrageous, or unfair. Molly Ivins was based in Texas, and both loved and made fun of her state and its culture and politicians.
Here are some of her quotations:
“The first rule of holes: when you’re in one, stop digging.”
“What you need is sustained outrage….there’s far too much unthinking respect given to authority.”
“The best thing about democracy is that it is not neat, orderly, or quiet. It requires a certain ...
