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		<title>On the very triggering, but oh so important topic of diet</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer J. Dolan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 06:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[diet]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[As we begin the year of 2022, many of us will make resolutions. One of the most popular resolutions is to start a new diet, or if you prefer, a new way of life that is meant to be more of a commitment than just a diet alone. Often the goal is weight loss or [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>So you think it’s bad in Texas&#8230;</title>
		<link>https://middlewisconsin.org/so-you-think-its-bad-in-texas/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nancy Tabaka-Stencil]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2021 06:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abortion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ban]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[life]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[So, you think the recent rulings in Texas are crushing to Roe v. Wade? Are you aware there is a 172-year-old law in Wisconsin that would again become the law if Roe v Wade were taken away? One hundred and seventy-two years&#8230; why that is 70 years before women got the right to vote! Despite [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Antlers: The real horror story is that white tailed deer have COVID</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[William Hascall and Jennifer Dolan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2021 06:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[deer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[desease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Problem SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, is proving to be resilient even with vaccination of roughly 60% of the human population. In August of this year it was reported that white tail deer (WTD) were carrying coronavirus antibodies following a USDA study which covered four states. Later studies showed that the coronavirus strains in the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Taking none for the team</title>
		<link>https://middlewisconsin.org/taking-none-for-the-team/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer J. Dolan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2021 06:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chronic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Covid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[illness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immune]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sick]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[What is a strong immune system, and what is healthy? These are questions that many people believe they can answer even if they haven’t a clue. People like myself who have an autoimmune disease have some of the strongest immune systems, but it does not make us healthy. Our immune systems are so strong that [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The state of women’s welfare in these divided states</title>
		<link>https://middlewisconsin.org/the-state-of-womens-welfare-in-these-divided-states/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer J. Dolan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2021 05:25:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abortion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[It is difficult to form an original thought. One quick online search often turns up results that point to numerous others who have had the same thought before you. Yet I never find where anyone else says what I am about to say: legal abortion is a consolation prize for women suffering under systemic oppression. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Women&#8217;s reproductive health under fire from an unjust system</title>
		<link>https://middlewisconsin.org/womens-reproductive-health-under-fire-from-an-unjust-system/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce Grau]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2021 05:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[reproductive]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[My name is Bruce Grau and I am a member of the Coordinating Committee for the Wisconsin Poor People&#8217;s Campaign, including  our chapter here in Northcentral Wisconsin. We support the struggle of women to receive holistic sexual and reproductive care as well as healthcare in general. I want my daughters and the generations after theirs [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>An open letter to Rep. Scott Krug</title>
		<link>https://middlewisconsin.org/an-open-letter-to-rep-scott-krug/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer J. Dolan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2021 05:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Scott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vaccinations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I write the following in response to Rep. Scott Krug’s September 10th edition of Update from Assembly District 72. “It led to catastrophic levels of unemployment, it led to the eventual permanent closure of scores of businesses statewide, it created unhealthy outcomes for patients in need of routine care.” The reason for what you reference [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Our working class heroes deserve financial stability</title>
		<link>https://middlewisconsin.org/our-working-class-heroes-deserve-financial-stability/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nancy Tabaka-Stencil]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2021 05:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Family & Community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Labor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[build]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jobs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[stability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stable]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I grew up a “paper mill kid” in Rothschild. My Mom and Dad both worked in the mill. We lived in the community built by Mr. D.C. Everest. I saw first hand how great jobs with good health and retirement benefits can raise families out of poverty. But life wasn’t always so easy. Before my [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Environmental and social justice resolutions needed for Wausau</title>
		<link>https://middlewisconsin.org/environmental-and-social-justice-resolutions-needed-for-wausau/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce Grau]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2021 05:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[justice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marginalized]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Why are we now seeing a surge of calls for acknowledgement and justice for marginalized and underrepresented groups in our community? Business as usual has failed them and we won’t be silent anymore. What’s best for business and the Chamber of Commerce hasn’t trickled down to poor, low income, working class, and people of color. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Trump COVID: Get vaccinated</title>
		<link>https://middlewisconsin.org/trump-covid-get-vaccinated/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer J. Dolan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2021 05:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Covid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Literacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[misinformation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pandemic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SARS-COV-2]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.middlewisconsin.org/?p=9935</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[What do I have in common with both Joe Biden and Donald Trump? All of us have been vaccinated against COVID-19! While refusal to get vaccinated is stupid, you don’t have to be a genius to get vaccinated, and you don’t have to be exceptionally fearless either. I realize that many people are afraid of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Go vegan for Earth Week</title>
		<link>https://middlewisconsin.org/go-vegan-for-earth-week/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer J. Dolan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2021 05:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UWSP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vegan]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.middlewisconsin.org/?p=9744</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Image source: Original art by Jen Dolan My alma mater, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, has long celebrated not just Earth Day, but Earth Week on its campus. I too celebrate Earth Week, and honestly attempt to do right by the planet everyday. While we need far more than the actions of individuals to tackle problems [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Discrimination isn’t always a bad thing</title>
		<link>https://middlewisconsin.org/discrimination-isnt-always-a-bad-thing/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer J. Dolan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2021 05:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[covid-19]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sars-covid-2]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.middlewisconsin.org/?p=9733</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Image source: Shutterstock When you hear the word discrimination, what comes to mind? Likely you equate the term with prejudice. But one doesn’t need to prejudge or generalize in order to discriminate. If you ran a business and certain parties regularly wrote out bad checks to your establishment, you would likely maintain a list of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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