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It’s About More than Money
Wisconsin is in danger of becoming the 25th “right to work” state by early March, with hearings held today, a Senate vote coming later in the week, an expected Assembly vote at the beginning of March, and an assured signature … Continue reading
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Tagged "right to work", Assembly, Capitol, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, GOP, governor, legislation, Mike Tate, Republican, Scott Walker, Senate, Wisconsin
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To Mom on Your 90th Birthday
You were born in 1925. February 19, 1925 and you came into this world as the youngest of nine children. And now, it is 2015. It is nine decades later. It is ninety years later and you are still smiling and … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Cold War, compassion, empathy, generosity, Great Depression, Happy Birthday, Iraq, justice, Korea, laugh, laughter, love, Mom, moral compass, mother, ninety years, smile, Vietnam, World War II
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To Scott Walker on the Budget
2/4/15 Dear Governor Walker, Once again I must write to you to express my displeasure at your continued dismantling of the Wisconsin I know and love. Just as your initial “budget repair bill” was not about repairing the budget but … Continue reading
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Tagged "budget repair" bill, 2015-2017 Wisconsin budget, Badgers, Cathy Stepp, Department of Natural Resources, Educational Approval Board, Educational Communications Board, environmental heritage, for-profit educational institutions, free market economy, higher office, highway improvements, infrastructure, local control, Medicaid, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA, property tax cuts, public broadcasting, public education, public input, public radio, public schools, public television, Representative Robb Kahl, school vouchers, Scott Walker, Senator Mark Miller, Senior Care, Supreme Court, Tea Party, union jobs, unions, University of Wisconsin system, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Idea, Wisconsin Public Television
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Disposable
I have been thinking lately about our disposable world and how virtually everything in it is designed to be used and tossed. Maybe I’m getting old and waxing nostalgic for a simpler time, or maybe for some reason I’m just … Continue reading
On the Mormon Church’s Love of Me
Today the Mormon Church made headlines by holding a press conference in which three of their apostles and one of their women leaders stated the church’s unequivocal support for protections in housing, employment, and public accommodations for lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender (LGBT) citizens. … Continue reading
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Tagged African-Americans, apostles, bisexual, boycotts, California, Catholic Church, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Civil Rights Act of 1964, discrimination, Elder Dalling Oaks, employment, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, ENDA, Fox News, free-market economics, gay, gay-straight alliance, homophobic, housing, legislator, lesbian, LGBT, London, marriage equality, Martin Luther King Jr., media, Mel Gibson, Mormon Church, Mozilla, My Husband's Not Gay, protections, public accommodations, queer equality, racist, religious freedom, Salt Lake Tribune, same-sex attraction, scriptures, separation of church and state, sexist, Ted Nugent, Texas, transgender, transphobic, U. S. Olympic team, United States Constitution, Utah, Voting Rights Act, Wisconsin
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Maybe the Best Christmas Present Ever
Even as a little boy Christmas for me was never mostly about the gifts and the commercialism that mark the season in this country. As a child in a strict Irish-Catholic family it was about the celebration of the birth … Continue reading
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Tagged A Family Matter: A Parents' Guide to Homosexuality, Amish, Aunt Avene, blessing, Brian WIld, Christmas, Christmas Eve, come out, Currier & Ives, dementia, driftless area, engaged, family, gay rights, Happy New Year, holiday, hometown, homosexuality, honesty, humor, Ireland, Irish, Irish-Catholic, Jesus, justice, Madison, Merry Christmas, Mom, mother, pierced ear, Platteville, political statement, potato famine, Santa Claus, Shullsburg, sprituality, Wisconsin, Yahtzee
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