Category: Door Stories

  • Education is What Solves our Problems

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    Joe Plouff states, “Republicans have dominated the WI State Assembly for 28 of the last 30 years. How are private school vouchers working for your local public school?”

  • It is now the time to collect nomination signatures

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    Soon you will be asked to sign papers nominating me to be your representative to the WI state assembly. Why should you do so?  My public record of protecting our shared Democratic values is reason one. The second is my life experience and what it means.  My first four terms in the assembly were as…

  • Consolidation of Markets

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    After knocking on a door the other day, I met a man that worked in the agricultural field. We chatted a bit and he had a long list of work creds. His major concern? The consolidation of the agricultural industry. His worry is that it results in only a few corporate owners getting bigger, bigger…

  • “What do you do with someone who won’t or can’t change their mind?”

    “What do you do with someone who won’t or can’t change their mind?”

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    One late afternoon I knocked on a door in a small community and was met by a teacher in the local high school. We talked about politics in general and he said it seemed more and more difficult to reach some people with reason and facts. To illustrate his point, he told me of a…

  • It’s a Boy!

    It’s a Boy!

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    The words in bright colors on the balloon by the porch told me everything I needed to know about the door I was approaching. I knocked gently, in case there were sleepers inside and only half expected a response. When the proud and exhausted Mom answered I congratulated her and thanked her for the new constituent. We enjoyed…