Category Archive: mysteries

Mar
13

–Lewis Carroll

“There is no use trying,” said Alice; “one can’t believe impossible things.” “I dare say you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen.  “When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day.   Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”

Feb
26

Best Videos of Democracy in Action

“These past years I have found it so easy to be cynical about politics in this country. What the protestors are doing in Madison has given me hope for the first time in a couple of years. Their actions are simply heroic and are truly inspiring. I’ll be turning out this week to stand in …

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Feb
26

What democracy looks (and sounds) like

We Are Wisconsin from Finn Ryan on Vimeo.

Feb
17

Erik Severson unwilling? Or unable to understand.

Teachers Disgust Erik Severson At least he tells the truth In all fairness, it sounds like Erik Severson, my representative for the 28th district in Wisconsin, has been trying to contact me at home. I’m assuming he is interested in talking to me because he got my name and number from someone who read one …

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Feb
14

My correspondence with my representative, Erik Severson

I am only trying to get an answer. If you read my previous post, I think the question was pretty clear: What does eliminating the negotiation process have to do with balancing the budget? Why can’t the government make the cuts that need to be made without eliminating a union’s ability to negotiate? Again, unions …

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Feb
12

What I just wrote to my representatives:

I don’t understand why it is in our best interest to not allow unions to negotiate anymore. Can you please explain it to me? I understand that there will be cuts in funding. I don’t understand what that has to do with people’s ability to negotiate where available funds should be spent—or not spent. At …

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