health
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Sanity Reigns, Fluoride Back In DeForest Water Supply
Every community has its characters, but DeForest’s brief flirtation with anti‑fluoride fervor was a master class in what happens when logic takes a sabbatical and leaves the keys under the mat. For a stretch of time, the village’s drinking water policy was effectively held hostage by people who believed that decades of public‑health science could… Continue reading
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COVID Shot Benefits Report Undermined By Robert Kennedy Jr., Propagandist With No Credibility
When I hear Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name, a basic thought instantly comes to mind about what he is doing as Secretary of Health and Human Services. He purposely sows disinformation, creating public confusion that then undermines evidence‑based policymaking. His long, ridiculous record of promoting lies about vaccines, outrageous claims repeatedly debunked by scientists, medical… Continue reading
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Wisconsin Vaccination Rates Drop, Progressive Despotism Needed To Buttress Science And Reasoning
While the news was not surprising, given the current situation our nation finds itself in, it was still troubling. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has released 2025 vaccination data, revealing a decline in childhood vaccination rates. Nearly seven in 10 children (66.9%) received recommended vaccinations by age 24 months, marking a nearly 2%… Continue reading
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A Place We Should Not Be, Measles Again In The News
The confirmation of Wisconsin’s first measles case of the year is more than a local health update — it’s a warning flare signaling how fragile our public health victories become when science is sidelined, and national leadership fails to prioritize our collective well‑being. I want to assert at the start of this column that the… Continue reading
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World AIDS Day Lacking U.S. Resolve Under Trump, George And Laura Bush Showed Moral Leadership
This topic is very personal to me. It was profoundly wrong for Donald Trump to utterly refuse recognition of World AIDS Day. This day, established in 1988 by the World Health Organization, is not a token gesture. Not a woke event. a trite so willfully misunderstood word in the MAGA world. Rather, the day is… Continue reading
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Children’s Public School Lunches Should Be Free
I stumbled upon a news story from WFHR, Wisconsin Rapids. (A radio station that was often heard in our home during my growing up years.) On one hand, it is an uplifting story of humanity reaching out to assist others. On the other hand, it underscores why there is a need for a statewide policy… Continue reading
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Local Teenager Facing Financial Nightmare Of Gun Violence
Gut-wrenching is the best word I can find to describe what it felt like to read the Wisconsin State Journal story about Samuel “Samy” Garduno-Martinez. He was one of six students shot at Abundant Life Christian School in December of 2024. Today, that young man has been hospitalized for over nine months, requiring ongoing specialized… Continue reading
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