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Good Advice for U.S. on Russia/Ukraine
An opinion piece worth reading via the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel by Jeffrey W. Sommers of the Institute of World Affairs at UW-Milwaukee. — JK
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Voter ID: How Can the U.S. Supreme Court Be Wrong?
The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has decided that Wisconsin’s voter ID law is no great burden after all, and therefore the ID law couldn’t possibly be unconstitutional since Wisconsin’s Supreme Court and the state have come up with ways to make obtaining and paying for proof of who you are a lot easier, so […]
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Perpetual War Is Fine With the New York Times After All – RootsAction
Thought I’d share a link to this astute and eloquent opinion piece from Norman Solomon of RootsAction on the misguided support from the NY Times Editorial Board for the latest American war. — JK Perpetual War Is Fine With the New York Times After All – RootsAction.
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U.S. Wrong to Choose War Again
Back in May of this year, in a speech at the West Point military academy, President Obama spoke of confronting foreign terrorists not with military violence but with strategic cooperation among nations: “For the foreseeable future, the most direct threat to America at home and abroad remains terrorism. But a strategy that involves invading every country that harbors […]
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David Giffey: Chuck Goranson’s legacy: working for peace and helping vets : Ct
Via The Capital Times of Madison, WI and writer David Giffey comes this fine opinion piece on Vietnam War vet and peace activist Chuck Goranson. –JK David Giffey: Chuck Goranson’s legacy: working for peace and helping vets : Ct.
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Celebrating World Shorebirds Day
As someone who likes to saunter and sit along shores, I was pleased to learn via Oceana that tomorrow, Sept. 6th, has been declared World Shorebirds Day, a celebration which includes a global shorebird count. The group that created the day was founded by a Hungarian bird conservationist named Gyorgy Szimuly, and the website can be […]
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The “Way Forward”: More War?
“Nonviolent resistance, at the very least, practices what it preaches.”
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The AJ is ashore for awhile
The Afternoon Journal will return to posting on a more regular basis in September. JK
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Opposing More U.S. War in Iraq, Middle East and Ukraine
I’m breaking my summer silence once again to declare, for what it’s worth, my strong opposition– to the United States’ new bombing campaign in Iraq, the return of military hostilities between Hamas and Israel, and the ongoing war in Ukraine which is increasing the likelihood that Putin will order Russian troops to invade Ukraine, possibly […]
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Judges Split and Journalists Merge
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court is still split, though the judges did come together as one to uphold the legality of the state domestic partner registry, which is pretty much a moot point given that Wisconsin’s ban on same-sex marriage has been ruled unconstitutional and the issue faces a U.S. Supreme Court test. But considering how much deference the current […]
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Let Them Eat Golf in Wisconsin
[So much for my summer blogging silence. But these days errant opinion (that of others, not my own) seldom takes a vacation.] What’s the strategy for improving both the environment and economy of Wisconsin? According to the Kohler Co. and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Editorial Board, it’s golf. Yes! to yet another Kohler Co. golf […]
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Breaking Silence: A Few Words on a Fine Summer’s Day
(Today I’m breaking my vow of summer silence on this digital domain. Silence until September will resume tomorrow.) The violence of war in Gaza/Israel and Ukraine has reached new, ever more appalling heights while routine gun violence in the United States continues at a summer peak. Nothing like warm, pleasant weather across the world and access to deadly weapons to help […]
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Silent for the Summer
Posts on The Afternoon Journal will resume in September with a more national, diverse perspective. In the meantime, please see the list of the most recent posts and comments (as well as archived content) in the left sidebar. JK
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Ted Kooser’s American Life in Poetry: Column 476
American Life in Poetry: Column 476 BY TED KOOSER, U.S. POET LAUREATE Parents and children. Sometimes it seems that’s all there is to life. In this poem Donna Spector, from New York state, gives us a ride that many of us may have taken, hanging on for dear life. On the Way to […]
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Sharing Some Intellectual Property
Sometimes property can get too intellectual, if you know what I mean. According to Wisconsin’s lieutenant governor, Rebecca Kleefisch, one of the state’s rising industries is something called “agricultural tourism.” Says Kleefisch, “Visitors from all over the world are coming to Wisconsin to view our advanced agricultural operations, to learn more about our hybrid biotech seeds, to […]
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Spring River Photo Series
Went for a walk today along the river. Took my camera.
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