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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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Rev. Jesse Jackson Used State Representative Lary Swoboda’s Office For Coat Drop During 1988 Statehouse Campaign Rally
“ (George) Bush and I have one thing in common, and that is that we both came in second.” The laughter that filled the large room at the Monona Terrace in Madison in December 2007, following that comment by the Reverend Jesse Jackson, had a bittersweet sound as many in the crowd knew in their hearts that… Continue reading
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Letter From Home: “Turning Pages In The Sun” 2/15/26
There’s a particular kind of joy that arrives the moment winter finally loosens its grip. That is what happened this weekend in places around Wisconsin. It’s not loud or dramatic. It’s quiet, like the soft sound of a book page turning. Sitting for the first time this year at the table and chairs on our… 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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Children Pay No Fee To Enter Classroom, Why Pay A Fee For Lunch?
Above the fold in the Sunday edition of the Wisconsin State Journal, readers were again discovering the latest about a topic that our public schools simply need to address head-on. The Madison School District total meal debt stood at $488,533.94 as of early January, although spokesperson Ian Folger said that’s unlikely to be the amount… Continue reading
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Wisconsin Police and Sheriff Departments Take Steps For Gun Safety
I was pleased to see above the fold on the front page of my home county’s newspaper a story (albeit not written by staff but copied directly from the Wautoma Police Department, which is something I do not like to see) about a gun safety measure that merits attention. That police department is one of… Continue reading
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Impounding Cars After Reckless Driving Arrest Is Smart, Needed Law
A friend sent me a link to the Milwaukee Journal story last week about the impact of a new state law allowing for cars to be towed away due to reckless driving. Written from the perspective of the City of Milwaukee, the story stated the following. Within the first two months of a new state… Continue reading
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A Bittersweet Farewell To George Meyer, Dies In Madison, 78
Mother Nature offered a poignant farewell to George Meyer on Wednesday. The highly respected former secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and a steadfast friend to environmental causes across the state, passed away at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. In the final hours of Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, a… Continue reading
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Profiles In Courage As Americans Stand Up For Constitutional Norms
Yesterday, I wrote feeling quite sad about the upending of a Halloween parade for children in some Chicago neighborhoods. I find that each day there are increasing reasons to be troubled and deeply concerned over the actions of the Donald Trump Administration. Today, however, in my news feed I read a story that lifted my… Continue reading
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