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18 July, 2005 Winnebago Peace and Justice Center and Lake Winnebago
Green Party to Host Iraq War Referendum Organizational Meeting "Public opinion polls now show that the majority of Americans have real doubts about the Iraq War and a growing number want to see an immediate withdrawal of US troops," said Bob Poeschl of the WPJC. "It's time to allow citizens of Winnebago County the opportunity to make their voices heard at the ballot box." Ron Hardy, co-chair of the Lake Winnebago Green Party, said that the Iraq War has demanded an unprecedented and disturbing sacrifice from the National Guard and Reserves and their families. As a result, the WPJC/LWGP referendum question says the following: "Should the United States begin an immediate withdrawal of its troops from Iraq, beginning with the National Guard and Reserves?" The purpose of the July 20th meeting is to determine the level of grassroots support for a referendum drive, and to discuss strategies ! for getting the question on the April 6th ballot. Poeschl and Hardy said that almost 40 towns in Vermont have endorsed withdrawal resolutions. "Bring the Troops Home" resolutions have also been passed in Amherst, Mass. and Arcata, Calif. And last November in San Francisco voters endorsed Proposition N, an anti-war statement declaring, "The federal government should take immediate steps to end the U.S. occupation of Iraq and bring our troops safely home now." "We believe that Wisconsin should be in the forefront of what is now a national movement to support our troops by demanding that they be brought home," said Hardy. All citizens are encouraged to attend the meeting. Contact: |
July 19, 2005 Oshkosh Northwestern Editorial : Ballot Question Toothless way to sway opinions "...groups that use a non-binding referendum run the risk of being perceived as using the process to serve their political growth rather than the broader public good." July 18, 2005 Lawton @ UW-Oshkosh Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton will be on the UW-Oshkosh campus Tuesday July 19 at 1:00 p.m. as part of a series of budget announcements relating to the UW System. The campus community is invited to attend. Both sides in gay rights suit protest role of Legislature Both sides said the dispute is not about the Legislature's ability to set social policy and make budgets, as Republicans contend, but rather is a constitutional question best decided by the courts. State Considers Closing State Prison The state is considering closing a prison to deal with budget cuts, which could mean layoffs for as many as 400 Department of Corrections workers. Lucky You (Ed Garvey, Fightingbob.com) "...he didn't know her name...he didn't call Novak, Novak called him..." July 17, 2005 Couple give hundreds of acres to protect state's forests, prairies "I hope it will make an impression on someone that they might do the same," he said. "I want to try to convince people to save some of the planet, frankly." Reporter Says Cheney Aide Was a Source Until last week, the White House had insisted for nearly two years that Libby and Rove had no connection to the leak. July 16, 2005 Conservative Caucus's Choice for Top Court Is Cast in Stone (Washington Post) Howard Phillips (Constitution Party and Conservative Caucus leader), Alan Keyes and others push to recruit Judge Roy "Ten Commandments" Moore for Supreme Court. Oshkosh News posts reading scores for Oshkosh elementary schools 88.8 percent of students scored as proficient or advanced on the test, which was given in March. Venezuela has oil money, and Chavez sings his tune (Washington Post) Hugo Chavez sings Cuban love songs while accelerating the redistribution of wealth and expanding social programs for the poor. Small Town Pollutes Tributary (Daily Iowan) "If all of the septic systems [in Conroy] were adequate and properly working, we wouldn't see toilet paper and fecal matter spilling into the creek," Hosting the Monster (by Bill Kraus, Fightingbob.com) "The right-to-life movement is in charge here." |
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17 July, 2005 Pork this Budget ... it Stinks |
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| As a librarian
at a University of Wisconsin Library, I have been begrudgingly cancelling
subscriptions to journals and databases due to the cuts in the budget.
Its small potatos compared to the implications for K-12 classroom
learning as well as University tuition hikes, larger classroom sizes,
and employee lay-offs, I know.
But here are a few of the things that are getting extra money in the budget, and we can thank the Republican Wisconsin legislators for each and every one of them:
As the source of this information states, "the only people this budget fails to help out are schoolchildren and property tax payers." From "Things that get bought in the night", by state senator Judy Robson, via Fightingbob.com. |
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July 15, 2005 Be Like Gaylord (by Sandy Lyon and Nick Vander Puy, FightingBob.com) "Of everything Gaylord Nelson gave us, setting an example for other elected officials might be the most important." "An early critic of the Vietnam War, after a trip to Santa Barbara, California, witnessing an oil spill, Nelson translated the Vietnam War “teach-in” concept to the conservation movement. This became the first Earth Day April 22, 1970. More than 20 million people mobilized. The modern day environmental movement took off." "Nelson never gave up the fight for justice. While some former senators, like his 1980 opponent Bob Kasten, sold weapons in the Middle East when their terms of office expired, Nelson took a job advocating for the Wilderness Society. Nelson donated his speaking fees for office space."
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