[This photo essay was originally published as “Bainport, Illinois” in the blog Hi Henry. It is reprinted here with the generous consent of photographer and author Wendi Kent. – Editors] People are camping out under the stars in Freeport, Illinois. Unfortunately, it’s not for fun. This rural area is now home to 175 more people […]
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VP Role for Paul Ryan Has His Former Parish Priest Worried
By Jonathan Rosenblum Article originally posted August 15, 2012, on the Center for Media & Democracy – PRWatch. Article re-posted here with permission. ____________________________________________________________________________ “Your budget appears to reflect the values of your favorite philosopher, Ayn Rand, rather than the Gospel of Jesus Christ.” – Faculty at Georgetown University ____________________________________________________________________________ The entrance to St. Mary […]
Freedom of the Press? Only if your colleagues behave.
By Leslie Amsterdam WTDY News reporter Dylan Brogan was barred from covering a Mitt Romney campaign event today in Madison featuring US Senator Ron Johnson. The event, held at the Monona Terrace, was open to the Press. Mr Brogan, carrying WTDY press credentials, was denied access to the meeting room and ultimately escorted from the […]
Election Protection: GOTV and a Paper Ballot on Election Day
By Marianne Moonhouse The key to election reform is, first and foremost, to get as many people to the polls as possible on Election Day. It’s difficult to game the system when so many real people cast ballots. However, there are some simple actions you can take to help protect your vote further: — Call […]
Nearly a half-million registered voters in Wisconsin have an option to vote on hand-marked, hand counted paper ballots but …
Edge Touchscreen Voting Machine. Ask for a paper ballot instead of voting on one of these. … clerks are pressuring voters to use touchscreen machines! May 30, 2012 by By Marianne Moonhouse Paper Ballots provide a verifiable paper trail in case there is need for a recount or ballot impoundment. Voters can be more confident […]
WI counties and municipalities that employ hand-counted paper ballots & touchscreen system
By Marianne Moonhouse This list includes all the Wisconsin counties and known municipalities that employ a voting system of hand-counted paper ballot and HAVA-accessible touchscreen voting machines. All the following counties use AVC EDGE touchscreens, except for Ashland and Bayfield, which use ES&S AutoMark, and Calumet, which uses the Premier AccuVote TSX. The ES&S Automark […]
Know Your Voting Rights and Vote June 5th
This information is courtesy of the ACLU. This article is available as a PDF download (See link at end of article). Print and distribute freely. Please know your rights and vote in the historic recall election June 5, 2012: NO PHOTO ID REQUIRED ON JUNE 5 You May Vote in Wisconsin If: • You will […]
Meet Command Central, the People in Charge of Wisconsin Voting Machines
By Barbara With, Marianne M. Moonhouse and John Washburn Command Central is one of Wisconsin’s leading vendors of voting machines and election supplies. They are distributors for Dominion Voting Systems, a privately-owned electronic voting equipment company. Founded in Canada in 2002, Dominion is now based in Denver, CO, since their acquisitions of Premier Election Solutions, […]
John Washburn: The Machine Rejected My Legally-Marked Ballot
This article originally appeared November 3, 2010 on the blog of John Washburn, a software quality professional since 1994 and a software developer from 1985 to 1994. Mr. Washburn has extensive experience in most areas of software quality including test planning, test execution, test tracking, defect analysis, root cause analysis, software configuration management, tool integration […]
NaughTEA Republican View of the WI Presidential Primary
On the eve of the Wisconsin Republican presidential primary, I am still searching to find a real Republican running to be our next US President. After a non-stop, full week of Super PAC negative ads highlighting each candidates weaknesses and how each fails the corporate-funded TEA Party Patriots’ agenda, their inane rhetoric fails to inspire […]
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