Category: Random Thoughts

Candidate for 92nd Assembly and former Legislator Joe Plouff, (D- Menomonie) today appointed Dan Paulson as his Campaign Facilitator. Plouff plans to return to the Assembly using the experience and leadership skills developed over eight years in the Assembly as it begins a period of reform.  Paulson is no stranger to community leadership. He is…

By now you have heard the ruling by the Arizona Supreme Court. Arizona law on abortion returns to the year of 1865. Tennessee is going down the same path. It is now clear our US Supreme Court opened the gates for anti women’s health care in our nation.  Voting has both a responsibility and a…

Video courtesy WQOW TV, Eau Claire, WIhttps://www.wqow.com/news/former-lawmaker-joe-plouff-announces-candidacy-for-92nd-district/article_596ccb3e-f22a-11ee-a2ae-d79d92a33ed8.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share&fbclid=IwAR2IkC_PsZEwK0gN0phZxh8Ti_YZt_UU00kyJTHeXomqg-cK4CDqqa4uk3E

State standards – Maybe you missed this so I will remind you. There are state standards on the books requiring restaurant workers to wash their hands after using the restroom. Standards so rigid mind you that the worker must also use soap. Our republicans came up with the idea to cut standards necessary to be…

What has become of us? A leader in state government accuses a group of people of being invaders. All they did was show up for a basketball tournament where they had earned the right to play.  That is a definition of racism. Stop it. Be outraged. And say it.   https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/28/politics/fact-check-matt-maddock-invaders-gonzaga-madness-detroit/index.html

We soon forget our common history. When thinking about public policy decisions currently impacting us its not a bad idea to understand who made them. Then, we can begin to understand why. Too easily we blame both parties for our common problems. But the reality is that both parties really do offer different choices. Since…