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Three Day, Seven City Ambulance Tour
Sadly, Wausau was the only stop of seven cities where no media bothered to show up!
WAUSAU
WHEN: Thursday, June 25th @ 10:00 AM
WHERE: Congressman Tom Tiffany's District Office, 2620 Stewart Ave, Wausau WI 54401
WHAT: Ambulance tour highlighting Tom Tiffany's votes for devastating healthcare cuts
***** MEDIA ADVISORY *****
On the One-Year Anniversary of the Vote for the “Big Beautiful Bill,” Doctors and Community Leaders Launch 3-Day Statewide Ambulance Tour to Show the Impact of Healthcare Cuts on Communities Throughout Wisconsin
One year ago on the Fourth of ...
Telling the Truth About History
“Nations reel and stagger on their way; they make hideous mistakes; they commit frightful wrongs; they do great and beautiful things. And shall we not best guide humanity by telling the truth about all this...?” W.E.B. Du Bois writing in 1935.
“We will stop the radical indoctrination of our students and restore patriotic education to our schools. We will teach our children to love our country, honor our history, and always respect our great American flag...We must clear away the twisted web of lies in our schools and our classrooms, and teach our children the ...
Will Williams
Will Williams of Madison Veterans for Peace #25 has passed. He will be missed....
In 2009, Will received WI Network for Peace and Justice's Peacemaker of the Year award.
Learn more about Will Williams in the PBS documentary by Bill Moyers.
THE GOOD SOLDIER follows four veterans, one from World War II, two from Vietnam, and the fourth from Iraq — as they reveal how the experiences of battle changed their lives.
The film won an Emmy Award in 2009.
A memorial service for Will Williams will be held in Madison on Saturday, July 11, ...
Slush Fund
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 controls, approved a settlement of $1.776 billion before Judge Kathleen M. Williams could throw out the entire case.
Judge Williams said there were no adversaries in the original lawsuit. Using Trump’s own words, she reminded all of us that ...
Tribute to Dr. Al Gedicks
I am saddened to bring you the news that Dr Al Gedicks has passed away. I will leave you this by Zoltan Grossman who says it best.
~Nancy
Tribute to Dr. Al Gedicks
By: Zoltan Grossman
Wisconsin (and the world) has lost a giant. Dr. Al Gedicks, a driving force of environmental justice alliances against mining companies in the Midwest, passed away on Saturday, May 9, after a long bout with cancer. His brother Bob Gedicks reported that Al “was at peace and surrounded by family.”
Below is the April 26 tribute I read for our friend Al at the ...
This Issue is a Tribute to Dave Svetlik
This edition is dedicated to Dave Svetlik. Dave was a brilliant man as well as one of the founders of Middle Wisconsin. Dave contributed thoughtful pieces he truly believed in on a regular basis to Middle Wisconsin. Sadly, Dave passed away on Friday, May 8, 2026.
Losses like Dave make me think of legacies. What kind of footprint will you leave? What would you like people to remember about you? Will anything you do today make a difference tomorrow? What creates that legacy?
Far too many people look at what they have gained out of life, their possessions and accompli...
Tiffany is a Bad Choice for Governor
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 becoming governor will be a disaster for Wisconsin. This is not a biased, partisan opinion. An objective, factual look at Tiffany's 15 year record in the Wisconsin legislature and ...
No Kings March 28
Join us as many of the local groups come together for this big event. League of Women Voters of Marathon County, Indivisible. and the Marathon County Democratic Party.
Disgusted with the way so many things are going in our country? I am mad as hell and I know you feel the same. The situation is becoming more and more chaotic every day. I also know there is value in coming together to vent and discuss all that is going on.
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?
Join a group of like-minded individuals to share perspectives and discuss the issues we are currently ...
Saving PBS
“Can't have the kids being groomed by Antiques Roadshow.” This statement is from a cartoon by Jen Sorensen talking about the defunding of public broadcasting. The humorous, but perceptive, cartoon explains the ridiculous reasoning behind Republican attacks on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Back in 1961 Newton Minow, the Federal Communications Commission Chairman, famously described commercial television as a "vast wasteland." Television, like radio before it, was a wonderful communication tool for providing quality information, education, ...
Nuclear War Scenarios
(one of two in a series)
“The likelihood of a nuclear catastrophe is greater today than during the cold war, and the public is completely unaware of the danger.” Former Secretary of Defense William J. Perry
This year is the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Most Americans, if they think about the issue at all, probably think the threat of nuclear war ended with the break up of the Soviet Union. They believe peace through strength, mutually assured destruction (MAD) and deterrence worked. Nuclear war was avoided and America won the ...