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		<title>BECAUSE THERE CAN NEVER BE TOO MANY THINGS HAPPENING AT ONCE</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nancy Tabaka-Stencil]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
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	Because there can never been too many things happening at once: For those of you who have been following the progress of Tom Tiffany’s bill to rename our unique Lakeshore Park to a National Park, the House tacked it on as an amendment to the Budget which passed last week. Despite strong local opposition by [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phil Anderson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
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	“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 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>WHAT IS AFFORDABILITY</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Krizek]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Every morning, millions of Americans wake up and face the same quiet arithmetic: Will this paycheck cover the rent? Can we afford the copay? What do we cut from the grocery cart this week? These are not abstract policy questions. They are the lived reality of working families across this country — Democratic, Independent, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kerry Kittel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Most of us have spent our entire lives pledging allegiance to the flag. The next time you say the Pledge, and for the rest of your lives, think about what you are saying, and really, really mean it. Edward Bellamy is generally given credit for writing the original version of the Pledge in 1892. His [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MISSY HUGHES MEET AND GREET</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Middle Wisconsin Staff]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
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	Get to know your Governor candidates!]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Cruelty is Not an American Value</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phil Anderson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 02:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Cruelty is not an American value nor should it be a deliberate policy of our nation. But what the Trump administration is doing in Cuba is simply cruel. As a nation we should be ashamed. Cuba is a small, poor nation that has no capacity to harm the U.S. and represents zero threat to our [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kerry Kittel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 02:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[People like having issues relating to government explained in simple terms. For example, how did Donald Trump manage to secure $1.776 billion of taxpayer money without making a case for “damages” or without appearing in front of a judge? Trump sued the IRS, which he controls, for $10 billion. The Department of Justice, which he [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Sidewalk Rally</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nancy Tabaka-Stencil]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 02:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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	Did you happen to drive by on Friday, May 22 and see some of your Dem friends (and Indivisible) at Pine Grove Cemetery? Our very own Julie came up with the way to honor those who lost their lives and those who were injured in Iran. Democrats remember what Memorial Day is about.   Capt. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A WAR CORESPONDENT</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Svetlik]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 02:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Those of us born in the 1940’s and 50’s well remember the Cuban missile crisis when the Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba that were minutes from destroying Washington DC and other major US cities. And we all remember President Kennedy’s speech to the American people telling us that the Soviet Union meant no harm [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>War Spending in Perspective</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phil Anderson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 02:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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	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 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Christian Nationalism in Power</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nancy Tabaka-Stencil]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 02:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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	<a href="https://middlewisconsin.org/christian-nationalism-in-power/"><img title="rgb-Bad-Faith-poster-3-laurels-variety-quote-19mar25" src="https://middlewisconsin.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/rgb-Bad-Faith-poster-3-laurels-variety-quote-19mar25-203x300.jpeg" alt="Christian Nationalism in Power" width="203" height="300" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
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	Join the Marathon Dems this Thursday, May 21 at 6 PM as we welcome Kelda Roys, one of our fine candidates for Governor. I am sure there will even be time for some Q &#38; A. After this we will be showing an information packed movie called “Bad Faith 2026: Christian Nationalism in Power.” The [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>COOPERATION 106</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Svetlik]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 02:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; cooperation [ koh-op-uh&#8211;rey-shuhn ] an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit mutually beneficial interaction among organisms [nations] living in a limited area [planet Earth] &#160; It was back in November of 2024 that I wrote COOPERATION 105 in this series. There has been so much turmoil [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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