Monthly Archives: March 2012

Romney in Walkerland

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Callen Harty

Mitt Romney and the other Republican candidates have been campaigning heavily in Wisconsin this weekend.  Romney wants to deliver a knockout punch to Rick Santorum by taking Wisconsin, Maryland, and Washington, DC on Tuesday so he has pretty much been living … Continue reading →

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Miss Universe Needs to Come into the 21st Century

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Callen Harty

Jenna Talackova was born with male body parts, but was in reality born a woman.  As a child she knew that even though she had male body parts and was being raised as a boy that she was in fact a … Continue reading →

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The First Myth of Journalism

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Callen Harty

Let’s start with the first myth of journalism, that the media are independent and objective, only out to find the truth of a story and nothing more. The assumption is patently false. Simply put, there is no such thing as … Continue reading →

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Spring

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Callen Harty

This afternoon I spent time revelling in our early spring. Granted, the unusual warmth this March, with our earliest ever 70 and 80 degrees days and several record-breaking high temperatures, is a little bit unnerving. We had five days over … Continue reading →

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Singing for Justice

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Callen Harty

When I first convinced a couple friends to join me in a few verses of “We Shall Overcome” on the first floor of Wisconsin’s Capitol I did not know that I was about to embark upon a year-long commitment to … Continue reading →

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Raising Voices

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Callen Harty

Every weekday at noon for the last year and every Thursday late afternoon for the last several months a group of Wisconsin citizens gathers together either in front of the State Capitol or inside the building in the rotunda. Sometimes … Continue reading →

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A Fallen Soldier

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Callen Harty

(published by Life After Hate, 3/13/12) Yesterday a distant cousin of mine, only thirty years old, was killed in Afghanistan, or at least word of his death came yesterday around 5:00 p.m. I can find no mention of it in … Continue reading →

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On the Evils of Contraception

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Callen Harty

(published by forwardseeking.com, 3/12/12) The last couple weeks there has been more focus and discussion on contraception than the last few decades combined and many people think it is about time. Everyone knows that contraception is evil because it encourages … Continue reading →

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Recall

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Callen Harty

The Wisconsin Assembly Republicans have now introduced a Constitutional amendment to change recall law.  This has been talked about for a while but Assemblyperson Robin Vos finally sponsored it and brought it to the floor.  It should be no big surprise … Continue reading →

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Invisible Boy

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Callen Harty

In 2010 I wrote Invisible Boy, a play about surviving childhood sex abuse.  It was produced at Broom Street Theater in Madison, Wisconsin, where it ran for 18 performances over six weekends.  In 2011 it was produced at the North East … Continue reading →

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