wisconsin
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Francesca Hong Has Democrats Talking, Does She Have The ‘Big Mo’?
In 1980, when politics seemed more tame and polite, in comparison to what we have dealt with over the past decade, there was a term that almost all reporters and political analysts were fond of using. “The Big Mo” was famously coined by George H.W. Bush after he defeated Ronald Reagan in the Iowa caucuses,… Continue reading
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A Band Concert Shouldn’t Be a Culture War; Yet The Watertown School Board Created One
The news from Watertown is truly disheartening. Watertown High School’s wind symphony will not be allowed to play a musical piece with ties to LGBTQ history at an upcoming spring concert. The decision didn’t come without fiery opposition from most in attendance at a School Board meeting Tuesday. Board members voted 7-1 to prohibit the… Continue reading
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Courage in C Major Needed At Watertown High School, Band Students Must Perform “A Mother Of A Revolution”
Something is chilling about learning that a Wisconsin school board is debating whether a piece of music, without lyrics, should be publicly performed. Students have spent months practicing the piece, which was composed as a dedication to a transgender activist and a prime mover of the Stonewall uprising. I read about this latest bizarre culture… Continue reading
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Doty Land Podcast: Honoring George Meyer, A Dedicated Conservationist
Listen to the podcast here. Or on Apple, Amazon, Spotify. Warm recollections from friends and fellow conservationists about the former Secretary of Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources and Executive Director of the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation. Interviews were conducted at his memorial service this past week in Fort Atkinson. George Meyer proved to be an essential… Continue reading
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