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Category Archives: Polk County politics
Primary day (in Wisconsin)!
df sd Meet the candidate who will (fingers crossed) defeat Ron Johnson in November for Johnson’s current Senate seat: Mandela Barnes, current lieutenant governor of Wisconsin.
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Suddenly Sunday (again).
This past week was the third anniversary of Milady joining our pack. She is such a happy and chill dog (except during thunderstorms, 4th of July, and hunting season). In spite of being chill, however, she is the alpha dog … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Jonesy, Matthew, Milady, Polk County politics, YouTube
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Tidbits on Thursday.
I hate to be cynical (not), but this bit from a regional online newspaper made me happy: States with Republican governors are projected to have a greater increase in fatalities than those with Democratic governors, according to a new Yahoo … Continue reading
Why, yes, we did elect a liberal to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Smokey and I were watching tv on Monday evening when he suddenly announced, “Karofsky won!” He keeps one of his Chromebooks on the little table in front of his recliner* and was checking election results during the commercials. Even Judge … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, Politics, Polk County politics
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Last parade of the season!
Remember back in January 2018 when there was a special election for a state senate seat in Wisconsin? And remember how when the Democrat candidate won, it made the national news and started the murmurs about a Blue Wave? The … Continue reading
Posted in Polk County politics, Rural life
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Fotography Friday. Join the fun.
You are cordially invited to link your own Fotography Friday blog post below. You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter
Posted in Fotography Friday, Polk County politics
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Luck Winter Carnival!
My favorite part of the Luck Winter Carnival is — surprise! — the Friday night trivia contest at Cafe Wren. My friend Jeff organizes this every year, When he invited me to participate, I declined because I felt like maybe … Continue reading
Posted in Polk County politics, Rural life, Winter
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Stuff.
More stuff in bullet form: A week or so ago I watched a loon struggle with a fish. It was happening pretty far away across the lake, and even with binoculars — which sit on my desk year-round for just … Continue reading
Posted in Carbeth, Cowls, Gardening, knitting, Polk County politics, Summer, Sweaters
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Stuff in bullet form.
We are in Zuni, New Mexico, to visit Elder Son and family. If you follow me on Instagram you have seen the photos from the 3-1/2 day drive to get here. A few highlights of my recent life: My car … Continue reading
Posted in Amanda, Andrew, Current Affairs, knitting, New Mexico, Politics, national, Polk County politics, Shawls, Travel, What's going on, Zuni
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Voting!
Back in early November our governor appointed the state senator from our district to be the new commissioner of agriculture and scheduled a special election on January 16 to elect her replacement. An hour later our local state assemblyman declared … Continue reading
Posted in Polk County politics, Rural life
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