Voting/Elections
Preserve Democracy, Please Vote
Mrs. Juntti was my 1st and 2nd grade teacher in a small elementary school in northern Wisconsin.
Mrs. Juntti gave me some of the greatest gifts I could ever receive. She taught me to read which opened my world to all the amazing things in life! Mrs. Juntti taught me how to write—another gift that has no measure. Mrs. Juntti gave me the gift of music. She played the piano in our small classroom as we learned to sing, America the Beautiful, God Bless America, My Country Tis of Thee, This Land is Your Land, Beautiful Dreamer, Oh! Susana, How Great Thou Art, and other ...
Candidate Forum
85th Assembly District Candidate Forum (Wausau/Weston)
Candidates: Yee Leng Xiong (Confirmed), Pat Snyder (Invited)
Date: Tuesday, October 15
Location: Northcentral Technical College, Room E102, 1000 W Campus Dr, Wausau, WI 54401
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Please spread the word to your network, friends, and family! They can click the link to RSVP to the event.
VETERANS FOR HARRIS
“As veterans, we have defended this nation with courage and honor; now we must defend it at the ballot box.” Jose Vasquez, U.S. Army Veteran and Executive Director of Common Defense.
No one and no organization speaks for all veterans. Those who have served in the military reflect a cross section of our society. Their social and political views are as diverse as any other sampling of citizens. We often stereotype veterans as being conservatives, but this is not true. There are many veterans with liberal opinions on many issues.
There are two nationwide veteran...
The Inflation Reduction Act Helps Wisconsin
Look, it’s hard to blame folks who feel Washington, D.C. is disconnected and worlds away from Wisconsin. The decisions made across the country, or lack thereof, sometimes seem pointless and detached from reality. But every so often, legislation is passed that has a profoundly positive impact in the Badger State – the Inflation Reduction Act is such a moment.
We have reaped the benefits of this law. This year, Wisconsin became the first state to launch programs aimed at providing discounts for improving energy efficiency in homes. The Urban League of Greater Madison ...
The Mayor Wants You To Think Your Vote Isn’t Secure
On Sunday, Mayor Doug Diny removed the absentee ballot dropbox that the City Clerk had ordered to be publicly accessible outside of City Hall.
Diny’s unilateral action deserves condemnation in the strongest possible terms. The authority to make this kind of decision lies firmly with the Clerk – not the Mayor. Diny clearly overstepped the bounds of his office in taking this brazen action.
But it’s not just that. Diny justified himself by claiming the ballots that would be submitted to the dropbox wouldn’t be secure. This is a line from ...
We The People
“Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world, red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in his sight.” We sang this song in elementary school and Sunday School when I was a kid. To this day, I believe that each and every person is precious and has a purpose in life.
The Constitution states: “We the people.” This means every child/grownup has the right to live in a safe place, be free from discrimination, to learn, work, and contribute.
We are all immigrants!! The Indigenous people were the first to arrive. Look at the hate that was ...
Project 2025 Will Impact Your Life
Republican policies hurt people. Project 2025 provides a blueprint – and an advance warning – of the many ways Republicans intend to hurt most people and the country.
Project 2025 goes way beyond the usual Republican agenda of outlawing abortion, destroying unions, eliminating all restraints on big business and cutting taxes – again – for the wealthy. This agenda will dismantle all the social, legal, economic and environmental progress of the last 150 years. Many of the rights, protections, expectations and freedoms we currently enjoy will be eviscerated or ...
VOTE NO ON NOVEMBER 5
****FROM OUR FRIENDS AT THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS****
Voters must be prepared to answer this question on the November 5 ballot ⬇️
❌Question: “Eligibility to vote. Shall section 1 of article III of the constitution, which deals with suffrage, be amended to provide that only a United States citizen age 18 or older who resides in an election district may vote in an election for national, state, or local office or at a statewide or local referendum?"
What does a “Yes” or a “No” vote mean?
A “yes” vote - supports the changes to the ...
Vote Blue to Protect Mother Earth
North Carolina picking up the pieces after disaster.
Downed trees, power lines across 4 states
680,000 without power in Georgia
Nearly 1 million South Carolina homes and businesses in the dark as of early Sunday
Headlines for many months/years to come?
What will it take?
In Washington, D.C., Republicans fight tooth and nail against anything that will ward off the impacts of climate change, including voting AGAINST the Inflation Reduction Act.
In Madison, Wisconsin they make sure it’s more difficult than ever to discuss the ...
Decency is on the Ballot
“Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people – does not even pretend to try. Instead, he tries to divide us.” Gen. Jim Mattis, Trump's Defense Secretary 2017 to 2019.
This election is essentially about decency. As a nation will we return to a modicum of civil politeness and decency in our political discourse, or will the Trump inspired anger, ugliness and division be the future of our country?
The contrast between the two presidential candidates on their basic human decency – who they are, how they behave ...