STATE OF THE MENOMINEE RIVER ADDRESS
I feel it necessary to inform people who reside in this watershed of the most recent information from Gold Resource Corporation, hereinafter referred to as GORO, that owns the Back Forty project in Lake Township. Also included is an update from the Coalition to SAVE the Menominee River, Inc.
Last week, Allen Palmiere, CEO of GORO, disclosed its 2022 Net Sales of $138 million dollars with a $6.3 million-dollar loss leaving its balance sheet, after 2022 business expenses, at $23.7 million dollars.
Recently GORO announced its decision to cancel all dividend payments ...
Who Will Speak for Spaceship Earth
The Pale Blue Dot is a photograph of Earth taken Feb. 14, 1990, by NASA’s Voyager 1 at a distance of 3.7 billion miles. (About one third down in the sunbeam on the right)
I have quoted Carl ...
Take Action on Wisconsin Senate Bill 121/ Assembly Bill 117
Ask your state legislators to support breast cancer screening and diagnostics legislation
SB 121 was introduced in the Senate on March 8, 2023 by Senator Rachael Cabral-Guevara and Representative Nate Gustafson. AB 117 was introduced in the Assembly on March 24. This important legislation will require insurers to cover – without cost sharing – all essential screening and diagnostic tests for women who have dense breasts or are at high risk due to genetics or strong family history
Our state law requires women to be notified after a mammogram if they ...
A Pollution Free Future
On Tuesday, March 14, the Wausau City Council unanimously approved a resolution supporting reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. In approving the resolution Wausau has committed themselves to developing an energy plan and moving the city to becoming 100% clean energy by 2050.
There were many good speeches that evening but one that was really heartwarming and future driven was given by Jean Abreu. I would like to share it with you. ~Nancy
Here it is:
“I’m here to speak in support of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Resolution.
Not only is this a Fiscally and ...
Ballot Initiatives: Wisconsin April 4 Election
The Wisconsin election coming up on April 4th is important for the Supreme Court race. Literally what kind of society Wisconsin will be is at stake. Will we return our progressive roots or continue undemocratic and uncivil the politics of the lat 14 years?
But there are also three other items on the ballot that voters need to know about. The first and second are proposed constitutional amendments regarding cash bail. The third is an advisory referendum asking the public's opinion on work requirements for public assistance programs.
Why are these topics on the ballot? ...
DEMONIZATION
Just some quotes:
“[Wars] are fought against people, 98 percent of whom are resistant to killing, and most of whom had little or nothing to do with bringing on the war. One way to dehumanize those people is to replace all of them with an image of a single monstrous individual.” - Excerpted from War Is A Lie by David Swanson.
“Words have consequences. You cannot compromise with ...
FOR HUMANITY’S SAKE – SEE THE OBVIOUS
When the United States places missiles on Russia’s borders that can incinerate Moscow and St. Petersburg in 5-7 minutes, and Russia does not place any missiles near US borders, it is the United States that is being “aggressive.” Not Russia. This is obvious. But the Orwellian message that has been foisted on Americans by all major media for years has been: “Russian aggression!” “Russian aggression!” “Putin is a monster!”
When the United States spends $5 billion in 2014 to orchestrate a violent coup in Ukraine to overthrow the democratically elected ...
Women for Women Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Women for Women
Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 6 PM
Women for Women is extremely fortunate to have Tricia Zunker as our guest speaker on Thursday, April 6th, at 6 PM. She will speak to an issue we all should be aware of and strive to address; the horrible issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
Tricia's background is astounding. She has been an Associate Justice of the HO-Chunk Nation Supreme Court since 2013. She has also served as President of the Wausau School Board, is founding director of Central Wisconsin Indigenous Peoples' Day Committee ...
Shameless
A peculiar thing about gerrymandering is its shamelessness. Its shamelessness is underrecognized and underappreciated in the sense of refusing to see itself for what it is, how proud it is of its morality. Its very morality exudes shamelessness.
But how did shamelessness get to be so moral?
Gerrymandering is inherently undemocratic. It stacks the electoral deck. Wisconsin is so thoroughly stacked as to be a scientific experiment in political engineering.
What can possibly justify a deliberately imposed constriction of a more inclusive and participatory democracy...
Earth Day 2023
Even the most die hard science fiction fan has to admit that Earth, at least in our solar system, is the most exotic destination in the neighborhood. No where else does such complex life exist, and in such stunning profusion. By comparison, our companion planets look pretty bland. It is life in all its diversity that sets our home in this starry universe apart. How fortunate we all are to share this singular and extravagant gift with one another - something to celebrate, certainly something to protect.
Your local Citizen's Climate Lobby Chapter and NAOMI ...