After months of being coy about his politics, Dave Gorak finally admitted it: “Yes, I voted for Trump and would again (…) I at least know that I haven’t thrown future generations of Americans under the bus,” he wrote in the Sept. 30 Independent.
The latest news from Fort McCoy isn’t the most reassuring.
Several news outlets have reported the existence of child brides, or young kids married to much older men. According to the AP, some of the girls were assaulted and forced to marry the men in order to escape Afghanistan. Polygamy was also reported.
When does a statue become a monument and a monument get declared a statue? Dumbed down and childish people tearing down statues swim in their writs of feel good. But, feeling good for a few moments solves the equivalence of zero. Just as with any drug user or cigarette smoker or alcoholic, the addiction validates every wrong in their mind.
Rep. Vos is doing everything he can to bring Wisconsin down to the level of Texas, spending OUR money ($680,000) on another investigation into the election, which his idol lost.
An understanding of civics – of the rights and duties of citizens – is essential to a well-functioning democracy. That means the effective teaching of civics is also essential.
Love is so much better in person than it is by Zoom! It's been two Covid- filled years since I hugged my old Chicago friends! I missed the Christmas 2019 gathering and then Covid robbed us of our spring and fall and Christmas trips in 2020 and the spring trip this year.
On Saturday, October 9, Indivisible Sauk Prairie will host Redistricting for 2022, a free, informative event starting at 10:00 a.m. Speaking at the event will be Matt Rothschild, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign and former editor of The Progressive magazine.
Your right to know
By Olivia Herken
As a local government reporter, I watch a lot of public meetings — from city councils and county boards, to criminal intake hearings and public listening sessions, to basically everything in-between.
It has not been a walk in the park.
