LETTER TO THE EDITOR: LOOKING AT OUR POTUS
A short time ago, my cousin from New Zealand wrote, “Nearly every day there is a cartoon in our paper which says something uncomplimentary about Trump.”
I, too, for a long time have been much concerned about our president who leaves destruction in his wake in whatever he does. I have no words of comfort to share with my disappointed cousin.
Consider a short list of destructive acts carried out, without Congressional input, but with his executive orders:
He has pulled our nation out of the Paris Climate Agreements. We have lost our position as a ...
PHARMACEUTICALS AS A PUBLIC UTILITY UNIT II: WHO PAYS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Most of us have heard of the EpiPen – the pharmaceutical corporation Mylan’s trade name for its Epinephrine Autoinjector. It is a device used to quickly inject the life-saving drug epinephrine into a person undergoing a potentially fatal allergic reaction, called anaphylaxis, to a variety of things such as bee stings, peanuts or other foods, and medications. It is estimated that over 15 million Americans are subject to food allergies. Some 200,00 actual cases of anaphylaxis resulting in about 200 deaths occur each year.
Epinephrine is the industry name for ...
RECOGNIZING INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S DAY
There’s quite an interest in genealogy these days. We can now order a kit to learn what ethnicities make up our DNA to better understand our heritage and ancestry. Even beyond this initial discovery, we can connect to unknown relatives. It’s a privilege to learn more about who we are from our ancestry.
Last week, Governor Tony Evers declared the second Monday in October as Indigenous People’s Day. This day is an opportunity for Wisconsinites to recognize the rich ancestral history and cultural impact of Native Americans in our state that often goes unappreciated. ...
THE NIGHT SKIES IN OCTOBER
(James A. Lewis is a member of Stars R/us Astronomy Club.)
I think that October is one of the best months for roaming about in the night sky with just your eyes or binoculars. Why?
It gets nice and dark a lot earlier than in the summer. In October it’s quite dark about 8 p.m. In contrast, in mid-summer it takes until 10:30 for good views of the stars. It gets really cold in November and December and even colder later on.
The Milky Way, our home galaxy, is awesome in October. When it gets dark shortly after 8 p.m., scan the band of stars starting at the southwest ...
PHARMACEUTICALS AS A PUBLIC UTILITY UNIT I: BLOOD MONEY
“Eleanor wore a pearl necklace and diamonds in her hair, gifts from Franklin’s rich Delano relatives. Even though Franklin had never made much money himself, Teddy knew that he would be able to care for his new wife: FDR was heir to the huge Delano opium fortune. Franklin’s grandfather Warren Delano had for years skulked around the [China’s] Pearl River Delta dealing drugs.”
“The Delanos were not alone. Many of New England’s great families made their fortunes dealing drugs in China. The Cabot family of Boston endowed Harvard with opium money, while ...
Criminalizing Protest
Republicans in Wisconsin have introduced fascist legislation to increase penalties for protesting. These bills would impose excessively harsh criminal penalties for trespassing and damage to property when protesting “energy providers” and “critical infrastructure.” This is bad legislation and a threat to our civil liberties. When did we become Russia? Or, more accurately, a corporate dictatorship?
Assembly Bill 426 and Senate Bill 386 would expand a 2015 law which makes it a felony to trespass on, or damage, property owned, operated, or leased by an electrical ...
PUBLIC BANKING UNIT III: THE ADVANTAGES OF PUBLIC BANKING
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpho-eie-fw
When we begin to see money as a public utility – Money becomes our Servant rather than our Master
Across the nation we watch as our roads and bridges, our public schools, our public water and sewer systems, our public parks and public buildings fall into disrepair. And across the nation we hear cities and states cry out - - “WE DON’T HAVE THE MONEY.” It is the classic budget problem and the solutions for “we the people” are always austerity. They are always painful, ugly, and, in the long ...
ADVICE TO MY SON WHO WANTS TO TAKE OVER THE FARM
(printed with permission from the author. You can read more of Greg’s writing at www.poeticfarmer.com)
Learn to recognize the cow that’s
going blind early, give her extra time
and never separate her from the herd.
Get rid of the bull when he postures
sideways toward you, lowers his head
and froths while pawing the dirt.
Keep the herd away from the woodlot
during deer season.
When retrieving the herd develop
a fine cattle call, breathing from
the diaphragm, don’t be shy and
practice patience, ...
THANK A UNION
If you have any of the following, you can thank a union.
Weekends
Paid vacation
FMLA—Family and Medical Leave Act
Paid sick leave
Child labor laws
Social Security
Minimum wage
8-hour work day
Overtime pay
OSHA ---Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Health care
Dental
Vision
Collective bargaining
Breaks
Wrongful termination laws
Age discrimination laws
Raises in pay
Sexual harassment laws
American Disabilities Act
Holiday pay
Military leave
Equal pay act
Civil rights
Workers’ compen...
OPENING THE MEXICAN-USA BORDER
This past Tuesday, September 24 I had the grand opportunity to hear Nell Anderson talk about her time in El Paso, Texas where she worked with migrants.
Nell is a former Wausau resident and Wausau School District employee. She went on a transformative awareness trip to El Paso, Texas with Abriendo Fronteras—Opening Borders.
She met migrants and human rights advocates on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border. In her group were people from Minnesota, North Dakota, Colorado, Oregon, and Wisconsin. They stayed in a mission center in El Paso.
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