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By Gretchen Mead
Many of you have already know that the Milwaukee area is considered to be in the forefront of the nation-wide urban agriculture movement. Maybe you saw the movie Fresh, or perhaps you heard about the proposal for chickens, perhaps you have toured the internationally famous Growing Power facility. Furthermore, many of you have begun to understand food issues, such as food security, the dangers of corn syrup, the benefits of organically grown food, the importance to the economy of buying from local farmers, dramatic decreases in childhood learning disabilities through gardening, and finally, the issue which triggered me to write this letter, the value in growing your own food.
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June 21st, 2009
By Joan McGovern Tendler
As most Democrats know, environmental estrogens such as the plastics chemical bisphenol A should be a big concern for all Americans because they have been linked to many serious health problems. As Theo Colborn, co-author of Our Stolen Future, explains, estrogenic chemicals have been linked to reproductive system cancers, “infertility, behavioral abnormalities, memory problems, senility and obesity”.1
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Posted
June 21st, 2009
Blood Drive for Health Care Reform (National Health Care Day of Service)
President Obama needs our help to achieve quality, affordable health care for everyone. Join us for a blood drive as part of a nationwide day of service in support of real health care reform.
| Time: |
Saturday, June 27 from 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
| Host: |
Ted Kraig |
| Location: |
Milwaukee Blood Center (Milwaukee, WI)
638 N. 18th St.
Milwaukee, WI 53207
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| Directions: |
Corner of 18th Street and Wisconsin Avenue (near Marquette University). |
To set up an appointment, call 933-5000.
Posted
June 21st, 2009
I had the privilege of knowing George Tiller. It was a pleasure at the time, but it gives me pain now to remember the evening and dinner my wife Edie McFadden and I spent with George and his wife Jeanne in New York two years ago.
I would use these words to describe George: gentle, soft-spoken, courageous, committed. He also had a quiet anger at American terrorists and outlaws who would not leave him in peace to practice medicine according to American law.
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June 19th, 2009
Single Payer Health Care is not “Off The Table” if we organize to keep it on the table.
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