Fair Maps: Slay the Dragon Film, Understand the WI Case and Join Us! Voters around the country are demanding that they choose their legislators instead of legislators choosing their voters. The Slay the Dragon film walks us through efforts in several states including Michigan and Wisconsin and also gives us background and deeper understanding of […]
Video: Danu Doodlez Reminds us of Importance of US Census For more information visit the US Census 2020.
Poem: We Wait by Maureen Ash We Wait My sister’s unborn granchild balksat the gate, won’t be born just yetas we stand with our arms out, offeringlike oats and applesthe sweetly padded landing of our quilts, knitted caps,flannel blankets. Maybe the baby knowswhat dark halter awaits, the creaking leather harness,hate’s ponderous load on the earthand […]
Proud that Jill Karofsky will be on WI Supreme Court At PCGRO, we are so proud to have Judge Jill Karofsky joining our Wisconsin Supreme Court. Please read this powerful opinion piece from her in the New York Times to learn why she is and will be such a breath of fresh air.
Giving and Receiving Some of us have been relatively unaffected by Covid-19 while others of us have suffered tremendously. Now is the time to give and receive. Giving:St Croix Valley Foundation United Way St Croix Also consider donations to area food shelves, listed below. Receiving:WestCAP – review their services and resources tabsIf in need of […]
Reparto de Alimentos – Oeste de Wisconsin La lista de Repartos de Alimentos para los condados de St Croix y Pierce. Que se necesita para ir a un reparto de alimentos? Algo que muestra dónde vives (documento de identificación o recibo de pago de teléfono o cualquier otro). Información de tus ingresos (no se necesitan […]
Volunteer Opportunities around Earth Day In honor of Earth Day, we wanted to share with you a couple opportunities to care for Pierce County, WI: Grow To ShareOpen volunteer hours from 9 am to noonMonday, Wednesday and Friday547 Hanson Drive in River Falls WI Xtinction Rebellion – clean-up effort in RFThis Thursday, April 23 from […]
Sounds of Pierce County for Earth Day On this Earth Day, here are some sounds of Pierce County to help you pause and take a deep breath.
Poem: Dance Recital by Maureen Ash Dance Recital Spring in the garden and sweetly, bravelythe blooms venture forth as nowsmall girls in jewel tonesclasped to moms and dads,backed by a smitten gleam of grandparents,walk from the parking lot to the school doorsand the wind upends pink, fragile petals,a tiny girl skitters sideways like a dust […]
Too Much Milk in Some Places and Not Enough in Others Are you wondering why you may see a shortage of milk in the dairy case of your local grocer and yet farmers are having to dump milk? We’d like to share with you 3 perspectives: – The WI Farmers’ Union’s– Ellsworth Cheese Cooperative’s, right […]
Poem: That Thing You Do by Maureen Ash That Thing You Do Rain this morning, and a rabbit on the lawnfacing the window from which I watched itshake the wet from its fur in a skewed fan of dropsand then carry on with its grazingthough I paused. Every day something stops me–three turkeys crossing our yardas if […]
Pierce County Life As we set out to support Pierce County residents in making Pierce County more prosperous, we would like to provide opportunities for people to share their life experiences. In our midst, we have farmers, teachers, poets, photographers etc; many people who enrich our lives and help us see our county in new […]
Up to Date Info for Voting Dear WI Neighbors, Our spring election is happening today, April 7th. Your polling location is open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. To find your polling location, please visit the Wisconsin MyVote Site. Polling locations have been set up to allow for social distancing practices to keep poll workers and voters […]
Fair Maps for Government of the people, for the people and by the people
Why we are voting No to Marsy’s Law The wording of the Marsy’s Law referendum is potentially misleading so it’s worth investigating further what is being asked. Besides the ACLU’s statement, you may wish to also refer to these resources: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinal wrote an article on March 27,2020 in which they explain why […]
Why vote yes for Fair Maps? Currently, Wisconsin’s congressional maps are drawn to favor a particular group, a practice called gerrymandering. Voting for Fair Maps would be your way of telling our legislature that you want them to change how our maps are drawn and by whom. You want them drawn by a nonpartisan committee without using political or partisan data.
Video: Get your Absentee Ballot Now! Fellow Wisconsinites: please go to www.myvote.wi.gov to request your absentee ballot for the Spring election.