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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>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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		<title>Slush Fund</title>
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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>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>Heart of the 7th CD Picnic</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nancy Tabaka-Stencil]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 02:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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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>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>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>Illegal Pesticide Use is Poisoning the St. Croix Riverway — And the County is Looking the Other Way</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jan Eldridge]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 02:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The St. Croix National Scenic Riverway is one of the most treasured natural corridors in the upper Midwest. But right now, neighbors along its banks are spraying triclopyr to control buckthorn — and St. Croix County is doing nothing about it. Triclopyr is sold under brand names like Garlon 3A and Garlon 4. It may [&#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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		<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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	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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