https://middlewisconsin.org Fairness. Respect. Community. Sun, 14 Jun 2026 20:47:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://middlewisconsin.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-MW-32x32.png https://middlewisconsin.org 32 32 https://middlewisconsin.org/the-voice-of-the-people/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:45:43 +0000 https://middlewisconsin.org/?p=14267 “How have you, your family or your community been impacted by war.” This was the question Veterans for Peace and Northland Grandmothers for Peace asked the public on Memorial Day.* They gathered 175 statements. Most of the responses discussed the loss or suffering of a family member. Some were about war diverting resources from important […]]]> https://middlewisconsin.org/cruelty-is-not-an-american-value/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 02:00:56 +0000 https://middlewisconsin.org/?p=14229 https://middlewisconsin.org/war-spending-in-perspective-2/ Mon, 18 May 2026 02:00:49 +0000 https://middlewisconsin.org/?p=14209 We all know federal spending on war and preparation for war – what we euphemistically call “defense” spending – is huge. But most people have no understanding of how big these numbers are, how they compare with other government spending, and what it all means for their lives. People might understand $100,000 because that is […]]]> https://middlewisconsin.org/war-spending-in-perspective/ Mon, 04 May 2026 01:30:13 +0000 https://middlewisconsin.org/?p=14156 We all know federal spending on war and preparation for war – what we euphemistically call “defense” spending – is huge. But most people have no understanding of how big these numbers are, how they compare with other government spending, and what it all means for their lives. People might understand $100,000 because that is […]]]> https://middlewisconsin.org/a-defense-spending-surge/ Mon, 04 May 2026 01:30:06 +0000 https://middlewisconsin.org/?p=14160 https://middlewisconsin.org/tiffany-is-a-bad-choice-for-governor/ Mon, 04 May 2026 01:30:05 +0000 https://middlewisconsin.org/?p=14162                           Wisconsin will choose a new Governor in November. At this time there are nine Democratic candidates for the August 11 primary. The Republican’s have just two. But Representative Tom Tiffany will be the candidate. He has been endorsed by Trump. Tom Tiffany […]]]> https://middlewisconsin.org/giving-up-is-unforgivable/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:01:31 +0000 https://middlewisconsin.org/?p=14136 https://middlewisconsin.org/banning-gerrymandering/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:00:03 +0000 https://middlewisconsin.org/?p=14134 https://middlewisconsin.org/a-better-way-than-war/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:45:26 +0000 https://middlewisconsin.org/?p=14116 https://middlewisconsin.org/wisconsin-supreme-court-election-april-7/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:45:05 +0000 https://middlewisconsin.org/?p=14120 https://middlewisconsin.org/a-smart-investment-for-wisconsin/ Mon, 20 Oct 2025 04:45:28 +0000 https://middlewisconsin.org/?p=13328 https://middlewisconsin.org/red-counties-dependence-on-the-deep-state/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 04:45:54 +0000 https://middlewisconsin.org/?p=13314 “One of the most enduring conservative myths is that of the self-reliant, salt-of-the-earth, rural-dwelling American who pulls himself up by his bootstraps…If that were ever true, it hasn’t been for a while. These days, rural America is largely dependent on the federal government it claims to hate.”   This quote is from an article in […]]]>