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Mid-terms

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Callen Harty

It’s the night before the 2022 mid-term elections and I am nervous. And, to be honest, frightened. There are countless races with so many election deniers, QAnon adherents who really believe that Democrats and Hollywood stars are all part of … Continue reading →

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George Floyd Died Today

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Callen Harty

George Floyd died today. And another piece of America went with him. I want to believe that the racist culture in which our nation and our entire history is so steeped is in decline, and perhaps white women calling police … Continue reading →

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Letter to Attorney General-Elect Josh Kaul

Posted on November 27, 2018 by Callen Harty

Dear Attorney General-Elect Kaul, Back on August 21, I sent the e-mail below urging an investigation of clergy abuse in Wisconsin to both the current Attorney General and the Dane County District Attorney. I did not hear back from either … Continue reading →

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Abuse in the Diocese of Madison

Posted on September 1, 2018 by Callen Harty

On August 21 I sent a letter to the Wisconsin Attorney General, Republican Brad Schimel, and to Dane County Democratic District Attorney, Ismael Ozanne, asking either or both of them to start an inquiry into sexual abuse of children in … Continue reading →

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The NRA and the Culture of Guns

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Callen Harty

Nine days have passed since the mass murder of concertgoers in Las Vegas and we’re still not talking about guns, gun control, the number of gun murders in this country, what to do about the constant gun violence, or anything … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on “The Interview”

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Callen Harty

The Sony Pictures cancellation of the premiere and other showings of “The Interview”, a new film that revolves around two Americans recruited by the CIA to assassinate North Korean President Kim Jong-un has citizens on all points of the political … Continue reading →

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One Weekend

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Callen Harty

One of the things I regularly do is look at news online. This morning I saw that a man had been shot and killed in a hotel parking lot in my city of Madison, Wisconsin. It doesn’t happen often here, … Continue reading →

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Mid-terms

George Floyd Died Today

Letter to Attorney General-Elect Josh Kaul

Abuse in the Diocese of Madison

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Thoughts on “The Interview”

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