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UPDATED: Bayfield County Board Says No to Mining

January 30, 2013  by Barbara With In a stunning 11 to 1 vote, last night the Bayfield County Board voted overwhelmingly not to support mining legislation. Citizens packed the courthouse in response to a “responsible” mining resolution that was being brought before the Board. The only vote for the resolution was cast by Neil Schultz […]

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Occupy Madison Listening Session Yields No Answers

November 27, 2012 by Rebecca Kemble Madison and Dane County elected officials, Dane County staff, neighbors and members and friends of Occupy Madison, a community of homeless people, came together to discuss the recent eviction of the Occupy encampment from Lake View Hill during a tense, three hour meeting at the Dane County Human Services […]

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November 21, 2012

Read more about the eviction and move to Token Creek here: http://wcmcoop.com/2012/11/20/occupy-madison-evicted/

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Occupy Madison Evicted

By Leslie Amsterdam and Rebecca Kemble A little after 8:00 this morning two large dump trucks and several pickups pulling trailers rolled onto the Lake View Hill County Park lawn to haul away the collective and personal possessions of members of the Occupy Madison community. For many, these are all of their worldly goods. The […]

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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 […]

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November 19, 2012

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November 16, 2012

Read more about how citations are issued here: http://wcmcoop.com/2012/11/06/election-night-candygram/

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November 9, 2012

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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 […]

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November 2, 2012

More on Halloween in Bainport here: http://wcmcoop.com/2012/11/02/vultures-descend-on-bainport-sensata-plant-set-to-close-november-5/

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