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Jeff Stone: tribes don’t deserve any input into mine that will affect their reservations

On January 24, 2012 By

Republican State Rep. Jeff Stone is a grade-A moron.

Considering the highly negative impact the proposed mine will have on native americans living in northern Wisconsin, the tribes involved ABSOLUTELY should have a seat at the table as the impact of the proposed mine is discussed and debated.

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Mining Hearing to be Broadcast/Televised.

On January 10, 2012 By

If you can’t get up north to the public hearing in Hurley tomorrow you can listen in or watch the hearing through a couple of different media outlets.

WOJB community radio will broadcast the hearing live, starting at 10:00 am, at  http://www.wojb.org/ or 88.9 on your FM dial if you’re within 80 miles of Hayward, WI.

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Why Didn’t Mary Williams call Michael Wiggins Jr?

On January 6, 2012 By

There’s a very interesting paragraph in James Rowen’s January 4th post about the public hearing to be held on the Assembly mining bill in Hurley on January 11th.

An aide for Williams, Charlie Bellin, said the committee tried to locate the Jan. 11 hearing in Ashland County, closer to the proposed Gogebic Taconite mining site, [...]

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Dear Shirl LaBarre;

On December 16, 2011 By

Barbara With, a resident from Northern WI wrote this letter to Shril LaBarre. LaBarre is a republican party activist and Sean Duffy apologist, has been actively and loudly trying to get the Gogebic Taconite mine fast tracked, consequences be dammed. Here is Ms. WIth’s letter in its entirety(emphasis mine):

Dear Ms. LaBarre,

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Wisconsin’s “deer czar” absent from Wisconsin during deer hunting season

On December 8, 2011 By

According to a report on Wisconsin Public Radio James Kroll, who earlier this year was appointed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker as Wisconsin’s first “Deer Trustee,” wasn’t even in Wisconsin during the most recent deer hunting season. As Wisconsin’s “Deer Trustee,” Kroll’s job is to monitor the health and population of Wisconsin’s herd, duplicating [...]

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Obama(does)Care

On December 7, 2011 By

Last year, I wrote many times on Rebecca Kleefisch who took time away from fighting cancer to do what she could politically to make sure that not everyone would have the same access to life saving treatment as she did. I even gave her my inaugeral Turkey of the Year for this abhorrent [...]

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Hybrid and electric vehicle sales around the country

On December 2, 2011 By

Very interesting infographic from NPR mapping where hybrid vehicles sell the most around the country. Not unsurprising Madison leads in our state with 3.1% of vehicle sales being hybrids. Milwaukee follows with 2%. San Francisco takes the lead at 8.4% according to TPM, the source for this embedded image.

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Herman Cain Lies about “Farm Dust”

On November 10, 2011 By

Herman Cain loves “farm dust!”  Perhaps it reminds him of his childhood growing up in Memphis?  Who knows!  But he’s absolutely, 100% against regulating it.  He’d like you to know that.  Enough so that he made this ad.

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Even when the Gov creates a job, he fails:

On October 20, 2011 By

There is one job here in Wisconsin that Governor Walker can 100% take credit for creating…but then he went and screwed it anyway.

On September 23, 2011, by executive order, Gov. Walker created the position of deer trustee or deer czar. And then on October 3, 2011, Gov. Walker appointed Jim Kroll as Wisconsin’s [...]

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Real Life Consequences

On October 19, 2011 By

Robert Greenwald, who always does great work, has taken on the Koch brothers and their polluting of a small town.

A bit long and depressing but worth the watch! .The exposure to this junk has real life consequences. Heaven forbid we make the multi billionaire Kochs pay a few more [...]

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