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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>Does Preamble to the Constitution Still Speak to Us</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rick Lohr]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 02:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The six goals of the preamble to our Constitution are: To form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty. In our day, we seem to have lost the serious consideration of those goals. We tend to go from story to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>FAIR MAPS FOR GOOD</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nancy Tabaka-Stencil]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 02:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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	&#160; FAIR MAPS FOR GOOD  RALLY DATE: THURSDAY, JUNE 4 AT 5:30 PM Join the Fair Maps Coalition for a coordinated statewide day of action, just days after candidates file signatures. We&#8217;re making our demands clear: Without an Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) in place soon, we&#8217;ll face the same fight against gerrymandering after the 2030 Census. An IRC [&#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>Tribute to Dr. Al Gedicks</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 02:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 &#160; 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 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>This Issue is a Tribute to Dave Svetlik</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nancy Tabaka-Stencil]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 02:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nancy Tabaka-Stencil]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 01:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Tiffany is a Bad Choice for Governor</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phil Anderson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 01:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
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	<a href="https://middlewisconsin.org/tiffany-is-a-bad-choice-for-governor/"><img title="IMG_4686" src="https://middlewisconsin.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_4686-225x300.jpg" alt="Tiffany is a Bad Choice for Governor" width="225" height="300" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
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	&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Wisconsin will choose a new Governor in November. At this time there are nine Democratic candidates for the August 11 primary. The Republican&#8217;s have just two. But Representative Tom Tiffany will be the candidate. He has been endorsed by Trump. Tom Tiffany [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A Longtime Republican’s Values Would be Unrecognizable in Today’s Party</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jean Fisher]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kevin Hermening’s recent announcement of his run for state assembly prompted the memory of a photo my Aunt Irene happily showed me some years ago.  Over age 80, she was seated behind Mr. Hermening on his motorcycle, two committed Republicans about to go for a ride at a fundraiser. Were my aunt, a long time leader of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>No Kings March 28</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nancy Tabaka-Stencil]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
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	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 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A Better Way Than War</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phil Anderson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Peace is not the absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.&#8221; President Ronald Reagan. We know from long experience that wars do not solve problems. Wars are the problem and only result in death, destruction, debt and suffering. There are better ways to settle conflicts and interact with our [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>No Kings 2.0</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nancy Tabaka-Stencil]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 04:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
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	Photo Credits: Britnie Remer and Nancy Stencil]]></description>
		
		
		
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