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Illinois Prepared To Aid Wisconsin Women Needing Abortion Services After October 1
Once again, women in Wisconsin are being denied full control of their reproductive health care decisions. Once again, Illinois is preparing to offer services for the abortion procedure. How we arrived at this politically driven and overly partisan roadblock can be found in this year’s massive congressional bill that passed with all Republicans in the… Continue reading
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America Was Warned In 2024 About Donald Trump’s Autocratic Desires, James Comey Indictment Proves The Point
As Morning Joe said this morning, “We have crossed the Rubicon”. Last evening the nation learned of the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey. It is a chilling moment in American history, one that echoes the darkest instincts of executive power and threatens the institutional integrity of our democracy. The charges of making a… Continue reading
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Bill Berrien Wins Hypocrisy Award Of The Week
One of the first problems many of the current crop of candidates running for their party’s nomination for Wisconsin governor needs to deal with is acquiring name recognition. A county executive or state representative may be well-known in local areas of the state, but when facing a statewide contest needs to be known by voters… Continue reading
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Wisconsin Ballot Processing Bill First Part Of Stopping Lies At Election Time
An interesting and much needed bill regarding elections in Wisconsin is winding its way through the process, one that hopefully will not get loaded up with amendments which would prohibit it from being enacted into law. This bill would let poll workers process absentee ballots on the Monday before an election, a common-sense change that… Continue reading
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Senate Democrats Must Fight For American’s Health Care Rights, Even In Face Of Government Shutdown
Crafting a budget (resolution) in Washington and properly funding government programs remain murky and dysfunctional. The series of ongoing fiscal cliffs and partisan brinksmanship, such as our nation is again in the midst of, is not the way to address policy needs for ongoing programs and certainly does nothing for enhancing our fiscal maturity image… Continue reading
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Graphic Nature of Gun Violence Should Be Shown On News, Public Needs To See Results Of Gun Culture
The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the dastardly crimes being committed through orders from President Putin’s generals, along with the mass deaths needlessly perpetrated by the violence committed by Israeli Defense Forces in Gaza, make for graphic and painful images on news programming 24/7. But when it comes to the carnage in our own nation… Continue reading
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Francesca Hong Could Be Bridge Builder In Divided Wisconsin
The race for Wisconsin governor gets more interesting each week as more candidates enter for what is promising to be a free-for-all Democratic primary. Earlier this week, Democratic State Senator Kelda Roys launched her campaign for Wisconsin governor. Today, Francesca Hong, who lives in Madison tossed her hat into the race where Lt. Gov. Sara… Continue reading
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Once Again, America Is At The Crossroads
It would be difficult to argue that our nation is not at a pivotal point. It would be difficult to argue that we have not been at such a crisis since the deepest darkest days in 1973 and 1974 when Watergate was searing its way into the minds of a nation that was finally being… Continue reading
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Trump Tower To Tenement Housing
If Donald Trump wants to play his usual style of nasty hardball with New York City, this time threatening to yank federal funds should voters dare elect a Democrat with socialist leanings as mayor, then perhaps it’s time the city responded in kind. Not with protests or lawsuits. No, no. Let’s speak Orange Mussolini’s language:… Continue reading
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Bruce DuMont Deserves To Be Remembered
In light of the news about Charlie Kirk so many other important stories have fallen between the cracks. Bruce DuMont, a longtime host of the Beyond the Beltway political radio talk show; the founder of the Museum of Broadcast Communications; and a former television producer, host, and analyst died at the age of 81. He… Continue reading
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