JANUARY EVENTS
Tuesday, January 3, 2017 Drinking Liberally
I look forward to seeing you there. Also, it is time to talk about getting involved with Citizens Action --- they are in their 60 day organizing drive.
Say goodbye to 2016 and welcome 2017 with your Wausau Drinking Liberally friends this Tuesday, January 3rd. There has been a lot to mourn in 2016 but hopefully we can reclaim some hope with the launching of a new year. If nothing else, we can support each other and lift our spirits with some spirits at DL. See you at 5:30 pm at Malarkey's THIS Tuesday, January 3rd.
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(Video) Citizen Action Event in Wausau on December 15
https://vimeo.com/196224439
Citizen Action of Wisconsin event at the UU Church in Wausau, WI on December 15, 2016. Citizen Action highlighted its cooperative model, in which members' contributions afford them the opportunity to select the civic, governmental, or political issues on which the regional chapter focuses. The event was well attended by Central Wisconsin residents with a variety of motivations and goals. Middle Wisconsin was on the scene, including MW writer Dave Svetlik, seen in the video.
More information about the Citizen Action North Central Organizing ...
ENEMY OF THE ELDERLY (AND ALL OTHERS WHO PLAN ON AGING)
“The Center for Media and Democracy has learned that AARP has recently [2014] joined ALEC, and that it is a named sponsor of the ALEC annual meeting taking place in Indianapolis, Indiana from July 27-29, 2016.” - - The Center for Media and Democracy, July 28, 2016
“It was very recently revealed that AARP is a supporting member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the Koch brothers’ organization dedicated to, among many other things, destroying Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.” - - Politicususa, August 5, ...
80 FEET IS ENOUGH SAY NO TO ENBRIDGE PIPELINE
Thanks to all who gave, there will be two billboards to show Wisconsinites that a foreign pipeline company changed the law… to take our land for their private gain.
But we must reach millions of Wisconsin citizens, which means three more billboards are needed in major metropolitan markets.
$4,000 matching gift available for one week, starting Friday, December 16 and
Ending Friday, December 23.
Generous donors will match up to $4,000 in new donations, a great opportunity, but for only one week.
What does this mean?
When you give $20, $40 will be donated ...
Logging the Brule Part 2: The Economics
“Politics: a strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.” Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce was a late 19th - early 20th century journalist and short story writer. He is best remembered for “The Devil's Dictionary,” a collection of satirical definitions of American society. Last week I discussed the changes to the Brule River State Forest to increase the acreage available for logging. The state has mandated that 75% of state forests be managed for logging. This mandate certainly fits Bierce's ...
WEALTH AND MONEY Part XXV: COMEDY WERE IT NOT TRAGEDY
“Paul Ryan was born into a well-to-do Janesville, Wisc. family, part of the so-called “Irish mafia” that’s run the city’s construction industry since the 19th century. When his lawyer father died young, sadly, the high-school aged Ryan received Social Security survivor benefits. But they didn’t go directly to supporting his family; by his own account, he banked them for college. He went to Miami University of Ohio, paying twice as much tuition as an Ohio resident would have. “After his government-subsidized out-of-state education, the pride of Janesville left ...
ON THE BOOKSHELF
ROUGHNECK GRACE (Farmer Yoga, Creeping Codgerism, Apple Golf, and other Brief Essays from on and Off the Back Forty) was written by Michael Perry.
Michael Perry is a New York Timex Bestselling Author. He lives in rural Wisconsin with his wife and daughters. He is a first responder with the local fire department. He can be found online at www.sneezingcow.com
ROUGHNECK GRACE is a collection of brief essays from his Sunday Wisconsin State Journal column, “Roughneck Grace.” He writes about everything in his life from his chickens to his book tours, from his neighbors ...
Quotations for December 19, 2016
"The Dark Side is not stronger. It is, as Yoda taught us, 'Quicker, easier, more seductive.' I still believe that love will have the victory. Let us make sure that our means, our way, our method, is as refined as the beloved community goal we espouse." –Omar Safi
“We need a new American story. What might we create in this country if we acknowledged that we are all vulnerable people — flesh and blood encasing bodies and minds and hearts that break, not infrequently?” --- Courtney Martin
"In honor of Thanksgiving, I’m going cold turkey on my rant-and-rave ...
THE COMMON FOE – THE COMMON ENDEAVOR
We are done being divided by the elites. We are done being distracted into hating one another. - - Nation of Change
My family, my wife and I, our children, their spouses, and our grandchildren over the age of 18, essentially canceled one another’s presidential votes this past election. Some voted for Clinton, some for Trump, and at least one voted for Jill Stein of the Green Party. These are all intelligent people, they all have formal education beyond high school, and they all have the same concerns. They want a better life and a brighter future for themselves and ...
STATE HEALTH CARE OVERHAUL: DANGEROUS GAMBLE?
By Kathleen Marsh of POWRS
The 2017-2019 Wisconsin state budget planning is well underway. Facing a huge financial hole due to ill-advised tax policy, Governor Walker is looking for ways to balance the budget, as is required by state law. One program he is targeting is the State Health Insurance Program which covers over 260,000 public employees. Walker’s idea? Self-insurance. Critics wonder if blowing up the current system for a roll-of-the-dice on self-insurance makes sense. Let’s look at the facts:
The Governor has talked about moving to self-insurance for ...