“Something to think about: The Earth is 4.6 billion years old. Let’s scale that to 46 years. People have been here for four hours. Our Industrial Revolution began 1 minute ago. In that time we have destroyed more than 50 per cent of the world’s forests. This is not sustainable.” --Anonymous “Each time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he or she sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.” –Robert F. Kennedy “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.” ------John Muir “The planet does not need more ...

We are entering 2017. Somewhat to our own surprise, we at Middle Wisconsin are in our sixth year of publishing. For better or worse, those six years have witnessed remarkable history. Through it all we have had a wonderful readership. Many of you have been following our work since we began. We have received heartfelt support and encouragement, and have often heard how much we are appreciated. We simply want to take a moment to say thank you. Thank you for all the kind words and thoughts you have sent our way, and thank you for reading and spreading our work. It is much appreciated. As we enter the New Year we are going to be making some changes ...