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Fitchburg Man’s Story Echoes Fear About Ice in 2026
In the Sunday edition of the Wisconsin State Journal, a story about what to know if you’re approached by ICE caught my attention. This weekend, when placing a couple of books into a Little Library station in our neighborhood, I saw brochures with the same information being provided to passersby. While I very much agree Continue reading
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Light in The Darkness: Judge Fred Biery Gives Free Civics Lesson To Trump Administration
I use this blog post tonight to present a short and profoundly powerful court ruling handed down on Saturday. My best friend sent this to me this afternoon, and upon first reading it, I had tears in my eyes. For all the right reasons. What follows is something you can read quickly, but I suspect Continue reading
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Local Citizen Writes Cogent Letter For Impeaching Donald Trump To Senator Ron Johnson And Congressman Scott Fitzgerald
Our friend and realtor, Robin Guernsey, wrote a powerfully cogent and timely letter to her federal officials this morning, following the murder on Saturday of an American on the streets of Minneapolis. Before I get to the heart of this column, first, I need to explain the character of the woman who wrote the letter. Continue reading
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Minneapolis ICE Shooting Is Moral Dividing Line
When we explained in 2024 to our family and friends why it was dangerously wrong to cast a ballot for an authoritarian candidate running for president, there was a range of feedback. Reasoned people grasped the larger issues on the ballot, such as character, the foundation, and values of our nation. Others openly rejected facts Continue reading
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America’s Democratic Soul In Words From Federal Judge Sara Ellis
A powerful example of judicial reasoning and leadership was demonstrated today by U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis as she issued a sweeping injunction that puts more permanent restrictions on the use of force by immigration agents during “Operation Midway Blitz, She stated top government officials lied in their testimony about threats that protesters posed and Continue reading
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When Latino Kids Have Halloween Upended, What Does That Say About The Rest Of Us?
There are times when I feel embarrassed to sit down and watch the news. That was the outcome this weekend when I saw the WGN TV report on a simple and much-anticipated Halloween parade for children in a Chicago neighborhood. You know the kind of excitement when kids dress up as ghosts and goblins and Continue reading
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Chicago Marathon Turned Fearful Due To ICE
This past week while listening to WGN radio I heard a side of the Chicago Marathon that I had not considered. Upon hearing it, I wished to somehow have missed the story. It was just so dispiriting. Another example of what is so wrong in our country today. Sunday, it was reported that more than Continue reading
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