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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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Northern Lights and Smiles
Several years ago I was driving back to Madison from my hometown of Shullsburg, Wisconsin in the southwestern corner of the state. It was winter and as I was driving I suddenly noticed incredible colored lights in the sky, shifting … Continue reading
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Tagged death, dementia, faith, laughter, life, Madison, miracles, mother, Northern Lights, sense of humor, Shullsburg, smile, Wisconsin
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The 1943 Mulcahy Mine Disaster
Shullsburg, Wisconsin is tucked into the southwestern corner of the state, just eight miles from Illinois and twenty miles from Iowa. It is among the oldest cities in the state, founded in 1827, more than two decades before statehood. Everything … Continue reading
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Tagged Badger, Badger Mine and Museum, Benton, cave-in, Cecil Ingraham, collapse, Darlington, Elk Grove, environmental regulations, John Stephens, Joseph Griffin, Laverne Kittoe, lead, Lead Miners Memorial Park, Leadmine, Maynard Howell, Mineral Point, miners, mining, mining disaster, Mulcahy Mine, National Register of Historic Places, Nelson Jones, New Diggings, Platteville, profit, Romano Luciani, Russell Farrey, Shullsburg, Walter Mauthe, William Rooney, Wisconsin, World War II, zinc
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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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A Single Bluebird 