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History Lesson On A Bike Outing In Madison
With July 4th thoughts still abounding…. George Washington reached out to John Rutledge, the South Carolinian, for a second time to be on the Supreme Court. The first time, the man who had signed the Constitution immediately resigned because he thought he should be the chief justice. Later, Washington places Rutledge on the Court as… Continue reading
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Happy Fourth Of July
At our home today, July 4, the flag that was flown over Mount Vernon in May 2016, the day James and I visited and toured the iconic home of George Washington. This flag is flown only on July 4 and is stored for the following national birthday. As I raised it at midnight, the enormity… Continue reading
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Caffeinated Politics Podcast: Wisconsin Civic Life And Press
When a City Remembers How to Gather When Institutions Fail the People They Serve The Letters Page and Who Gets to Speak Continue reading
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Civic Unity Important, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Created Needed Mood
Summer truly arrives in Madison when something extraordinary happens on the Capitol Square. Long before the first note from the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra floats into the summer air, the Square begins to fill with the soft choreography of a city remembering how to be a community. That is something I wish to underscore at a… Continue reading
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Salah Sarsour, Wisconsin Mosque President, Legal Permanent Resident, Must Be Released From Federal Internment
Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin stated it best when reflecting on the internment of Salah Sarsour, president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque, and a legal permanent resident now held by the federal government. Our nation’s founders realized that democracy cannot exist in a nation with a government that restricts or limits the speech and expression of its… Continue reading
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Letter from Home: “A Community” 5/23/26
Originally posted July, 8. 2009 It was a most pleasant sound that wafted across the warm air. A group of about ten women, comprising a writer’s group, had gathered on the back patio at one of our neighbors’ to talk about their creative efforts and get feedback from each other. (Our neighbor is sending out… Continue reading
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Toughness Needed With Parent Who Furthered Gun Violence, Abundant Life Christian School Shooting Legal Saga Continues
Twenty years ago, I was pressing in letters to the editor of newspapers and in blog posts that parents of children who use guns for death and destruction and have been aided by said parents with access to the deadly weapons must be held legally accountable. We can all be angry about the level of… Continue reading
