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The will of the people, the future of the planet |
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By Tammy Baldwin on
4/28/2008 4:56 PM
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Former Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson knew that if the environment was to be a priority on the national agenda, it would be the people, not the politicians, who put it there.
So, in 1970, Senator Nelson announced a nationwide grassroots demonstration on the environment; he called it Earth Day.
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The things they say when they think we're not listening |
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By Tammy Baldwin on
4/18/2008 9:38 AM
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“Studies show that no society that has totally embraced homosexuality has lasted more than, you know, a few decades. So it’s the death knell of this country.”
“I honestly think it’s the biggest threat our nation has, even more so than terrorism or Islam – which I think is a big threat, OK?”
When Oklahoma State Representative Sally Kern said these disgraceful and disgusting words, she th ...
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Mental illness is a health problem, too |
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By Tammy Baldwin on
4/2/2008 5:05 PM
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Over the years I have heard hundreds of heart-wrenching stories about individuals and families who suffer as a result of health insurers failing to provide the same coverage for mental illnesses as they do for physical ailments.
One Wisconsin woman shared with me an especially poignant story that illustrates the imbalance of the current system.
In the same year, this woman’s husband and daughter both required major medical care becau ...
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