MEET AND GREET WITH JOHN KROLL
You buy your beer and we buy the pizza. Come out for a casual evening meet and greet for John Kroll who is running for the 85th Assembly. John is running against Pat Snyder. He needs your help, your support, and he definitely is the candidate who will represent our needs. Another special guest who will be attending is Fred Clark.
BECAUSE THERE CAN NEVER BE TOO MANY THINGS HAPPENING AT ONCE
Because there can never been too many things happening at once:
For those of you who have been following the progress of Tom Tiffany’s bill to rename our unique Lakeshore Park to a National Park, the House tacked it on as an amendment to the Budget which passed last week.
Despite strong local opposition by County Boards, Municipal officials and local citizens, including a resolution from the Red Cliff and local Bayfield citizens, Tom Tiffany is pursuing this thru the federal budget process-sneaking a small funding under the "new" name. The ultimate goal is clearly ...
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
“How have you, your family or your community been impacted by war.” This was the question Veterans for Peace and Northland Grandmothers for Peace asked the public on Memorial Day.* They gathered 175 statements.
Most of the responses discussed the loss or suffering of a family member. Some were about war diverting resources from important human needs. Some expressed pride in military service and said war was necessary to protect the country. Some feel complicit in the immorality of war and a personal need to work for peace.
Here are some of the anonymous, unedited ...
WHO’S FOOLING WHOM
Both Trump and Mike Johnson think the American people are gullible enough to believe anything they say. Last week, when Trump and Mike Johnson made false claims that the California primary elections were “rigged,” neither was able to produce one piece of credible evidence. Luckily, we still have journalists who ask the right questions.
When Kristen Welker asked Trump for evidence of the so-called “rigged” June 2 primary elections in California, Trump’s only reply was: “All I have to do is look.” A few days later, when a reporter asked Mike ...
DEFENDING OUR NEIGHBORS
Please join the League of Women Voters WI and the Wisconsin Farmers Union for a discussin about 287(g) agreements and other forms of collaboration between local law enforcement and ICE.
WHAT IS AFFORDABILITY
Every morning, millions of Americans wake up and face the same quiet arithmetic: Will this paycheck cover the rent? Can we afford the copay? What do we cut from the grocery cart this week? These are not abstract policy questions. They are the lived reality of working families across this country — Democratic, Independent, and Republican alike.
Affordability is not a partisan issue. It is the issue of our time. According to the PEW Research Center, America’s five core affordability pressures are: housing; health care; food; child care, and energy
For too long, ...
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Most of us have spent our entire lives pledging allegiance to the flag. The next time you say the Pledge, and for the rest of your lives, think about what you are saying, and really, really mean it.
Edward Bellamy is generally given credit for writing the original version of the Pledge in 1892. His version begins with “I pledge allegiance to my Flag.” My Flag. He was an owner, just like every other American. He wasn’t excluding people, he was including them, because the flag belongs to all of us.
We used to criticize people who wrapped themselves in the flag, ...
STATEWIDE AMBULANCE TOUR
Please come and show your support for this event. This is a statewide tour telling the public of the votes that Tom Tiffany makes that are hurting us. Healthcare is critical. Look how many rural hospitals we have lost in Wisconsin.
MISSY HUGHES MEET AND GREET
Get to know your Governor candidates!
Does Preamble to the Constitution Still Speak to Us
The six goals of the preamble to our Constitution are: To form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty. In our day, we seem to have lost the serious consideration of those goals. We tend to go from story to story in the constant pursuit of the most up to date “news” without taking the time to consider our foundational goals. Where do we fit in the broader picture of American history? What is our position in the continuing story of our ...