"Fight Not Over" Rally in Madison, May 14, 2011
Around 10 to 14 thousand people showed up at the Wisconsin capitol yesterday to remind legislators that the fight is not over. Video from WISN here.And more:And more about the rally, including photos,...
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A big vowel movement
Just when we think we have language clipped, freeze-dried and shrink-wrapped, it starts to bubble and heave again, like a Horta. We keep saying this or that thing—Leave it to Beaver, Walter Cronkite,...
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On a Ruta 46 bus
"You've probably heard that Mexican border towns are evil," my Spanish teacher husband wrote to parents of kids traveling to Mexico with him, "And what you've heard is true. Our first stop will be...
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Crowd-sourced Cash
Frame 906 from the video to "Ain't No Grave," by Johnny Cash I have a long commute and spend some of my time listening to podcasts, including TED Talks. At times I get a little exasperated with the gee...
View ArticleLiveblogging Bob Fest: "He has such a high regard for the truth, he uses it...
That was Ed Garvey on Scott Walker. Ed Garvey ran for governor and senator back in the day and, for the past 10 years, he's been organizing Fighting Bob Fest, a progressive chatauqua. He's always...
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Michele Bachmann Chair of Astrology
This is actually a chair of astronomy that she has endowed, but the papers were in place before someone could clarify the name of the discipline for her. Bachmann was quoted in the St. Cloud paper...
View ArticleObey for Governor of Wisconsin?
Hat tip to Sunspots for thinking about this 7 months ago. Talking Points Memo mentioned this a few days ago, stating that retired WI-07 congressman and former House Appropriations Committee Chair Dave...
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Repost: Northern Wisconsin man brings petition, and runs for office
Walker a package of signed petitions to keep Badgercare as it is, in the face of some pretty severe cuts.That's my friend, John with the beribboned bundle. He himself has been over a barrel obtaining...
View ArticleThe Wisconsin pepenadores
I first heard about pepenadores a quarter century ago, around the time Mexico City had its big earthquake.http://es.wiktionary.org/...Personas que trabajan clasificando y separando la basura para...
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Repost: Northern Wisconsin man brings petition to Madison
Barron County resident and politician John Hardin brings Scott Walker a package of signed petitions to keep Badgercare as it is, in the face of some pretty severe cuts.That's my friend, John with the...
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