[The following is a letter written by Lake Superior Chippewa Bad River Band Chairman Mike Wiggins, Jr. to Senate Committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue Chairman Tom Tiffany explaining what government-to-government relations between sovereign entities entails. Click here for a review of the history of the mining bill in question. -Editors] February 1, […]
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Friends of Paulie Heenan Postpone Grief in Search for Justice
[This letter was written by Amelia and Nate Royko Maurer, who were close friends with Paulie Heenan. Paulie had recently moved in with them and was on his way to their home when he was fatally shot by Madison Police Officer Stephen Heimsness. – Editors] Dear Mayor Soglin and City Attorney Michael May, We write […]
Wisconsin Dept. of Justice Dismisses Another Case for Capitol Activist
January 19, 2013 by National Lawyers Guild – Madison Chapter Yesterday, after over a hundred citations have been issued to citizens for holding signs and banners and singing in the Capitol Rotunda since September, the Wisconsin Attorney General’s office dismissed the last of eight citations against Jason Huberty for “obstructing access-no permit” under Wis. Administrative […]
Dear Joe Parisi: Please Show Some Compassion
November 29, 2012 by WCMC [Dane County Executive Joe Parisi has recently come under fire for his lack of communication and for authorizing an excessive use of force in dealing with the Occupy Madison encampment on Lake View Hill County Park. He did not attend a meeting called by local leaders earlier this week which […]
No Signs of Iron Ore Body Leaving Wisconsin
November 29, 2012 by WCMC [This letter was penned by a resident of northern Wisconsin upon reading news that Scott Walker told a gathering of the Wisconsin Manufacutrers and Commerce that he would make it a priority to get a new mining bill passed by the legislature so that Gogebic Taconite mining company could begin […]
A Tale of Two Neighbors
November 20, 2012 by Leslie Amsterdam and Adam Chern Occupy Madison has established an encampment at Lake View Hill County Park, in the grove of trees off on the east side of the lawn of the Dane County Human Services building. There is no overnight camping at Lake View Hill Park. Campers do not have […]
We are Responsible for this Human Rights Crisis
November 10, 2012 By Heidi Wegleitner This weekend un-housed people living in tents in my district are being evicted from the former Don Miller site, where for a couple of weeks they have been able to live in a community-like setting and have some self-determination in meeting their basic needs. Should the Occupy site be […]
Voting and the Lesser Evil
November 7, 2012 By Patrick Barrett I realize that many people have probably had their fill of opinions about the election, but I thought I would take the opportunity to engage in a bit of public reflection on what this election has meant to me. It is probably no exaggeration to say that I’ve been […]
Unacceptable Costs of Being Homeless in Madison
By Tami Miller The stories I have heard over and over are the same. There are not enough beds for single women, thus there is a lottery every night to see who sleeps in the 30 beds at the shelter and who leaves crying to sleep outside. What do you think happens to these single […]
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