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Who Cares About Us?
More than 40 people were facing eviction from their “homes” if the Annabelle Apartments on Bridge Street were torn down to make room for another Kwik-Trip. We sat down with them and heard:
**“This is a community. We look out for each other.” “We’re like a family.”
**“We have a vested interest to keep this place safe, quiet, and peaceful.”
**“We’re in a panic.” “I don’t want to sleep under a bridge.” “I don’t want to be homeless again.”
***”Where will we go?” “This is about a person’s dignity.”
Although, Kwik-T...
QUOTATIONS
“Democracy dies in darkness.” –new slogan of the Washington Post
“If you don’t want refugees, stop creating them.”—Yemeni American Raabyaah Althaibani, speaking about America’s role in the war in Yemeni. Her husband is seeking a visa to come to America that could be rejected because of President Trump’s revised travel ban (Time, March 20)
“True peace can rarely be imposed from the outside. It must be born within and between communities through meetings and dialogue and then carried outward.”--Jean Vanier
“The electoral college is a relic of ...
APRIL EVENTS
APRIL EVENTS
TUESDAY, APRIL 4….ELECTION…..PLEASE VOTE
Go to your local polling station and vote for State Superintendent of Public Schools and members of your local school board. Wisconsin is the only state to elect their State Superintendent. Other states appoint their superintendent.
THURSDAY, APRIL 6….
Few issues in recent years have ignited as much political debate as the creation of the Affordable Care Act. On Thursday, April 6, at 7 p.m., WIPPS Economic Policy Fellow Dr. Marty Finkler will be presenting on, "The Affordable Care Act: Aftermath and ...
QUOTATIONS
“The madman Trump is more symptom than cause—the rational outcome of irrational fear.” Dave Svetlik
“Barack Obama has it right: Get rid of the very idea of the right and the left and the center. American ideas are fundamentally progressive ideas -- the ideas this country was founded on and that carry forth that spirit. Progressives care about people and the earth, and act with responsibility and strength on that care.
That was the winning strategy of Sherrod Brown in Ohio. Brown is a thoroughgoing progressive who never moved one inch to the right. He talked ...
QUOTATIONS
“Politics isn’t left vs. right. It’s top vs. bottom.” –Jim Hightower
“The revolution starts here. It is the beginning of much-needed change, change that will require sacrifice and people, change that will require many of us to make different choices in our lives. So my question to you today is, are you ready?”—Madonna, January 21st Women’s March in Washington D.C.
“The future is female.”—a sign carried by a marcher in Wausau, WI on January 21
“We all know that there is a connection between waste in one location and simultaneous starvation ...
CELEBRATE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY
The third Monday in January is a national holiday in the United States — to honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is time to remember his commitment to the cause of nonviolence and his work on behalf of the poor and the powerless.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929 - 1968) spoke to his own people and gave them hope — a sense of their inherent dignity and high destiny. He called other racial and ethnic groups to brotherhood and sisterhood — a caring concern for and commitment to others. King was a pioneer breaking down barriers, building bridges, and ...
QUOTATIONS
“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 ...
THANK YOU FROM MIDDLE WISCONSIN
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 ...
Scientific Ignorance in a High Tech World
“We exist in a bizarre combination of Stone Age emotions, medieval beliefs, and god-like technology.” Edward O. Wilson, author and biologist
“The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it.”
Neil DeGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist
Our modern world is the result of a long history of scientific achievement. Our homes, workplaces, and communities are filled with technology created by scientific advances. We live longer, eat better, survive diseases, and have more comfortable lives because of science. Yet despite the fact that ...
