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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Testimony on SB 345
Note: Wisconsin Senate Bill 345, otherwise known as the Child Victims Act, was introduced in December of 2011. It removes the statute of limitations on bringing damages against a perpetrator of child sexual abuse. Current Wisconsin law precludes a victim/survivor from … Continue reading
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Tagged child sex abuse, Child Victims Act, Invisible Boy, PTSD, recovery, Senate Bill 345, survivor, victim, Wisconsin Senate
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Homeless in the Heartland
(published by forwardingseeking.com, 2/26/12) Let me state the obvious: Pretending a problem doesn’t exist doesn’t stop the problem; it only delays dealing with it. Yet there is something in us, or at least some of us, that causes us to … Continue reading
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Tagged Homeless, homelessness, Madison, Milwaukee, poverty, shelter, Wisconsin
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It’s not the Camera, It’s the Eye.
Bear Claw. This picture won Grand Prize in an Animal Planet contest for unusual animal photos. Photo by Callen Harty. Often I am asked about what kind of camera I have. It is usually accompanied by something along the … Continue reading
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Tagged camera, composition, focus, framing, light, photograph, photographic eye, photography, shadow
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Letter to Senator Dale Schultz on the Mining Bill
Dear Senator Schultz, I do not currently live in your district, but I grew up in southwestern Wisconsin, in the lead and zinc mining town of Shullsburg. Much of my family is still there, including my mother, brother, niece, … Continue reading
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Tagged Dale Schultz, jobs, mining, Mining bill, Shullsburg, Wisconsin
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An Open Letter to Scott Fitzgerald
(Sent to Scott Fitzgerald and published by the blog, Monologues of Dissent, 2/16/12) Dear Senator Fitzgerald, There was a lesson that most of us learned very early in our lives. Of course, most of us were not bullies, so … Continue reading
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Holiday Love
Every year on Valentine’s Day there are many people who complain about the holiday. There are different reasons for it, but perhaps the most common is that it is simply a “Hallmark holiday”, a way for card and candy manufacturers, … Continue reading
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Tagged capitalism, celebration, Christmas, commercialism, Easter, holiday, love, Memorial Day, St. Patrick's Day, Thanksgiving, Valentine
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American Heart
February is American Heart Month, a time to make people more aware of heart disease and the impact it can have on families and lives. My father was only 41 years old when he died of a massive … Continue reading
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Tagged American Heart Association, health, heart attack, heart disease
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Waking Up to Democracy
Protest at the Wisconsin State Capitol, February, 2011. Photo by Callen Harty. One year ago today Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker woke up the sleepy citizens of his state when he introduced his “budget repair” bill that set off … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversary, budget repair, Capitol, citizenship, Democracy, government, legislation, protests, Scott Walker, Wisconsin
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A Day for Us
(published by Life After Hate, 2/8/12) When Arizona legislator Cecil Ash came to the microphone during a discussion of a proposed Latino-American holiday in his state last week nobody could have guessed what he was about to say. As reported by KPHO, the … Continue reading
Sandhills
(published by forwardseeking.com, 2/10/12) “The crane is wilderness incarnate.”–Aldo Leopold When I first heard that State Representative Joel Kleefisch was looking to find co-sponsors for a bill to introduce hunting of sandhill cranes in Wisconsin I thought it was … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, food, hunting, Joel Kleefisch, mourning dove, sandhill crane
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Facebook Links
These are links to Facebook notes I have written over the last few years: Thanksgiving: https://www.facebook.com/#!/note.php?note_id=37574773122 E-mail to President-Elect Obama Regarding the Inauguration: https://www.facebook.com/#!/note.php?note_id=42272828122 A New Year Worth Living: https://www.facebook.com/#!/note.php?note_id=42901913122 But Weight: https://www.facebook.com/#!/note.php?note_id=45121078122 Some Random Thoughts on Inauguration Day: https://www.facebook.com/#!/note.php?note_id=46259128122 … Continue reading
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A Single Bluebird 