September 10, 2013 By Mike Hobbes On March 12, 2011, the day 14 Wisconsin Democrats returned to the State Capitol from their now infamous escape to Illinois, Senate Majority leader Scott Fitzgerald said of them, “Today the most shameful 14 people in the state of Wisconsin are going to pat themselves on the back and […]
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Sen. Jauch Slams Tiffany and Grothman Over Bill Catering to Mining Company
September 3, 2013 by Sen. Bob Jauch [Sen. Bob Jauch (D-Poplar) responded to the recent Tiffany/Grothman plan to restrict public access to 4,000 acres as another blatant assault on Wisconsin values, traditions and law by GTac, a company owned by Chris Cline, the West Virginia coal magnate who believes he is above the law and […]
Senators Tiffany and Grothman Shill for Mining Company
September 2, 2013 by Bobbi Rongstad Managed Forest Law (MFL) offers tax breaks per acre of land in return for owners’ agreeing to work with professional foresters on long-term sustainable management of their forests. Municipalities are awarded a percentage of the sale when timber is harvested. Owners can choose from having their land open to […]
The State of Wisconsin
August 18, 2013 by Dr. Margaret Rozga [This poem was written by Dr. Margaret Rozga inspired by the current crackdown on political dissent in the Wisconsin State Capitol, where peaceful singers are being arrested for singing in the rotunda without a permit. Dr. Rozga has published two books: Two Hundred Nights and One Day and Though I Haven’t […]
Veteran for Peace Threatened With Arrest for Observing Sing Along
August 13, 2013 by Norman Aulabaugh [The following letter was written by Veterans for Peace Member Norman R. Aulabaugh concerning his experiences at the Capitol during the Veterans for Peace convention last week. The author was a Lieutenant in the US Navy during the war in Vietnam and also challenged Paul Ryan for his congressional […]
Wis. Capitol Police Renege on Promise to Serve Ice Cream to Nearly 2 Dozen Protesters
July 27, 2013 By Dotty Richmond [Editor’s Note: This is an open source correction of an AP article written by Todd Richmond on July 24, 2013. Todd’s mother Dotty makes her WCMC return, having helped Todd do his homework over on an earlier occasion. After finding out that her son did all his reporting from a bridge […]
Mayor Dave Offbase Regarding Sing Along
July 26, 2013 by Karen Bassler [This is Karen Bassler’s response to former Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz’s recent column in The Isthmus about the arrests of peaceful singers at the Wisconsin State Capitol. – Editors] Dave: I can no longer refer to you as Mayor Dave, or Citizen Dave, though up until yesterday I had been using both […]
Letter to a Young Poet
July 21, 2013 by Rob Ganson My letter to a new friend, an amazing 13 year old poet. Dear Baby Girl, I’m sorry we couldn’t elect better leaders, that we let bottom feeders extract their cash from our mother’s womb with disregard for you. I’m sorry I let Monsanto poison your future and tar sands […]
Singers on the Hill
July 19, 2013 By Rob Ganson They forsake the concrete cauldrons to sing… to bring the sky tidings of open eyes, hearts alive with the meat beat, the songs of life. It is not in the night sky to judge them, to strike at them with lightning or whirlwinds, not in the arms of their […]
Speaking and Singing Truth to Power
July 18, 2013 by Martina Rippon [What follows are written comments submitted to the Wisconsin Department of Administration as part of the public input process on the promulgation of emergency administrative rules. – Editors] I am writing in support of the efforts of the Solidarity Sing Along to maintain citizen consciousness in Wisconsin and in […]
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