The Republican Party rejects background checks on guns

Senator Ron Johnson, of our state of Wisconsin, has blood on his hands, along with other Republican Senators. He seemed that doing the bidding of the gun makers (the major benefactors of the NRA) by voting against universal background checks on all gun sales in America, was...

Healthier Food Options for Those Using Food Stamps

http://economicrisis.com/healthier-food-options-for-those-using-food-stamps/2186 Healthier Food Options for Those Using Food Stamps A Wisconsin state lawmaker has a plan to get food stamp users to eat healthier — whether they want to or not. The proposal’s...

Why it is wrong for a county meeting to have prayers

Note: This is a recent letter of mine that I sent to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, that wasn't published. It is about Barron County, the far northwestern corner of Wisconsin, having secterian prayers during county meetings. The government shouldn't be involved in prayers of...

Suzy Hamilton has nothing to be ashamed about being a sex worker

Suzy Favor Hamilton, who was one of the better Olympians to ever come out of the state of Wisconsin, attended the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point a few years before I did. That is where the similarities between her and I pretty much end. I did play rugby, not too well...

Vote humanist values and support Tammy Baldwin

I opened my newspaper yesterday and saw the anti-semitic bigot Billy Graham telling me to "vote biblical values." Good idea. We do need to vote the bible, especially passages such as (Deuteronomy 22:28-29 NLT): "If a man is caught in the act of raping a young woman who is...

Why are Republicans arresting people for filming them?

I have written before about Wisconsinites being arrested for filming their Wisconsin legislature, though there is a guaranteed right in the state statutes to film the legislature in session. But, a rule has been imposed to allow arrests for peaceful and quiet filming. A rule...

Republican tells women that being battered isn't that bad

Republicans and non-libertarian conservatives often don't like the fact that people can divorce. Some on the far religious rightwing, want to restrict the ability to divorce as much as possible, even ban it. If women are abused and battered, well, to them that is not as...

New Belgium Brewing Seeks Films for Clips of Faith

New Belgium Brewing, maker of Fat Tire Amber Ale, is calling all filmmakers, beer-lovers and videographers! New Belgium’s Clips of Faith is in its third year and searching for short films of the tasty variety.   Clips of Faith is an 18-city tour where people can savor...

Union Leadership Stands in the Way of Workers in Wisconsin

"“Political rights do not originate in parliaments; they are, rather, forced upon parliaments from without. And even their enactment into law has for a long time been no guarantee of their security… “Political rights do not exist because they have been legally set down...

Supermoon may cause natural disasters next week

http://hot-discovery.blogspot.com/2011/03/supermoon-may-cause-natural-disasters.html

Wisconsin Republicans Pass Anti-Union Bill

Scott Walker's Anti-Union Bill Passes After Quorum End-RunWisconsin's Senate Republicans passed Governor Scott Walker's anti-union bill, which strips state-employee labor unions of their collective bargaining rights. The Senate was able to circumvent the Democrat walkout by...