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PREVIEW: Woman Living in Mining District
(first published on WIvoices.org) While interviewing Jim Laskin about frac sand mining in Glenwood City, he was insistent that we travel 40 miles east to witness a full-fledged silica frac sand mining district enveloping New Auburn, WI. With 7 mines … Continue reading
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Frac Sand Mine Planned Near School, Glenwood City, WI
first published on WIvoices.org Glenwood City, WI small business owner, Jim Laskin, owns The Café on the main street in town. He serves a homemade meal with organic coffee along with information and updates to people about the newest developments … Continue reading
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Penokee Mountains are “Unmineable” says Tribal Chairman Mike Wiggins Jr.
First published on WIvoices.org Mike Wiggins Jr.,Tribal Chairman of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, has frequently been in the news over the last couple of years for comment on the contentious mining issue in Wisconsin. Gogebic Taconite … Continue reading
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PREVIEW: Bad River Tribal Chairman Mike Wiggins Jr.
First published on WIvoices.org; full interview to be released later this month. We received a phone call mid afternoon on July 2 that Mr. Wiggins had time for a brief interview the following day. We jumped at the chance, cleared … Continue reading
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Our School Board “listened to us,” Says WI Teacher
(first published on WIvoices.org) WATCH HERE: video clip of this interview. Below is the full verbatim interview of veteran teacher Meg Farrington. The Somerset School District took a collaborative approach in their educational policy over the past couple of years. … Continue reading
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WI Teacher Resigns Citing Stress, Health Care, Uncertainty
WATCH VIDEO HERE (first published on WIvoices.org) Stephanie Kline resigned from her position as an 8th grade math teacher at New Richmond Middle School in Wisconsin. Her last day of teaching is June 6, 2012. A final straw for Kline … Continue reading
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Abuse Shelter Director Says, “we can’t go backwards”
WATCH VIDEO HERE Kim Wojchik is the Executive Director at Turningpoint in River Falls for victims of domestic and sexual violence. They served 797 people in 2011 who came to them from either Pierce or St. Croix County [Western Wisconsin]. … Continue reading
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WI Teacher says “students aren’t being fed”
(first published on WIvoices.org) UPDATE: CLARIFICATION 5/3/12 WIvoices.org has removed this statement at the end of this article: “According to Farrington, this has come to fruition as every couple of weeks “there is no food left for the backpack program…so the … Continue reading
Man Worries about Wisconsin’s Retirement System
Watch VIDEO interview HERE. (first published on WIvoices.org) Well into the evening, I met Bob Beglinger and his wife Sheryl after they had been on the road for several days. Bob is a member of the citizen’s group called POWRS … Continue reading
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2011 Interview Summary
(first published on wivoices.org) Hundreds of thousands of protestors have descended on the Capitol in Madison, WI in the last year. Tens of thousands of volunteers have mobilized petition drives, meetings, and rallies in their own communities. Numerous reports in … Continue reading
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