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		<title>Worker&#8217;s Memorial Day</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nancy Tabaka-Stencil]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 01:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Palestinian Peace Photo Exhibit</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 01:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
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	Please join us on Monday, May 4 at 5 pm at the First United Methodist Church for the opening reception.  We are grateful to be able to share this exceptional photo exhibit, our speakers and the chance for dialogue with you.  It will also be available for viewing at the First United Methodist Church and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 01:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 01:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Celebrate Earth Day In Wausau With Us</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 01:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
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	&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Photo Credit: Tom Kilian For those who love and respect the natural world, Mother Earth, and for those who love the people we share this very special planet with, this has been a troubling year.  As never before, both our planet and her people have been under assault, in rhetoric and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>War Spending in Perspective</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 01:30:13 +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>Tiffany is a Bad Choice for Governor</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 01:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
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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>Celebrate Earth Day In Wausau With Us</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Barth]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
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	For those who love and respect the natural world, Mother Earth, and for those who love the people we share this very special planet with, this has been a troubling year.  As never before, both our planet and her people have been under assault, in rhetoric and in executive order.  This has been a year [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Stop ICE Warehouse Detention Protest 4/25 12:00-2:00 Rib Mountain Drive</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Hornung]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
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	&#160; &#160; Our neighbors are being picked up and hauled away. We are learning now this has been happening in very small numbers for years. But now those numbers are being ramped up to meet quotas. ICE head, Todd Lyons, said he would like his goons to implement a system of trucks that rounds up [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Giving Up is Unforgivable</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phil Anderson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“The right to vote is precious, almost sacred. It is the most nonviolent tool or instrument in a democratic society. We must use it.” John Lewis, former U.S. Representative and “good trouble” civil rights leader. Wisconsin has an election on Tuesday, April 7th. As John Lewis said, voting is a necessary, essential duty of citizens [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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