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America should embrace responsibility on climate

In his address to the United Nations General Assembly, President Trump emphasized freedom and U.S. sovereignty while dismissing the threat posed by climate change. The principle of equal liberty ca...
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Urges support of a negotiated agreement for wind project

The proposed Hub City Wind Project deserves the public attention it’s been getting because this project would change the landscape we love. The Marathon County Chapter of Wisconsin Farmers Union recognizes the gravity of our decisions around energy; the chapter hosted a well-attended educational session about renewable energy options in April 2026. The Marathon County Board of Supervisors fac...

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America must deal with the Goldwater rule

America, if you still support our misogynistic, convicted sexual predator president , you can also choke right along with him on these meaningful works from a real respected loved patriot who had more intelligence, integrity and humility in her little pinky than all of you put together! “Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places close to home — so close and so small...

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Says we need to get government out of the way

Yes, the lodge at the Mondeaux Recreation Area should be reopened. But here are the dirty little secrets as to why this has not happened. For a number of years a local guy named Steve Kalmon successfully ran the resort based on the great pizza he served and he had soft-serve ice cream, which is not an easy proposition to do. Steve retired from the business and in 2017 and the renovation comm...

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Do your homework and make choices based on fact

Midterm elections are approaching, and political messaging is intensifying — flyers, billboards, social media — as incumbents work to keep their seats and challengers make their case. In the noise, actual content gets lost. Choosing our representatives shouldn't be about vibes or habit. As the world grows more complex, we need leaders humble enough to listen to citizen experts — farmers, ...

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Questions how people can continue to support Trump

Cultures, times and personal value all deal with what humans think as right or wrong. Who likes physical pain or emotional torment, anyone, do we agree as truth that both are unwelcome in life? If so, why would someone support a 34x felon, who is facing over 28 women who are publicly accusing him, with evidence, of various acts of sexual misconduct, that includes, rape, sexual assault, physical...

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Says Isreal causing systemic destruction in Gaza

The United Nations Genocide Convention includes 'deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part' among the acts that can constitute genocide. South Africa made this specific prohibition central to its case against Israel before the International Court of Justice. While a final ruling on the merits may take years, th...

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