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A great woman died suddenly just after Easter Sunday. Vicki Thorn was the founder of Project Rachel, a post-abortion healing ministry. "She was a voice for us when we were not able to speak yet," said Theresa Bonapartis, who had an abortion and now works with women who have done the same. "She heard us when others did not want to listen and definitely opened the door of healing in the Church." Project Rachel and other ministries like Bonapartis's Lumina are internationally active now, but that's because Thorn started the essential work. Thorn's compassion for women who have had abortions...

The residues of liberalism’s Wisconsin Woodstock — 1960s radicalism redux: operatic lamentations, theatrical demonstrations and electoral futilities — are words of plaintive defiance painted on sidewalks around the state capitol. “Solidarity forever” was perhaps painted by a graduate student forever at the University of Wisconsin. “Repubs steal elections” is an odd accusation from people who, seeking to overturn the 2010 elections, cheeredDemocratic lawmakers who fled to Illinois — a congenial refuge for labor-subservient Democrats — in order to paralyze the duly elected legislature. The authors of the sidewalk graffiti have at least read Jefferson: “The tree of liberty is watered...

The Nicolet Bank Business Pulse (C) - a quarterly study of Business Owners and CEOs in Northeastern Wisconsin - overwhelmingly favors President George W. Bush. Released today, The Nicolet Bank Business Pulse(C) has President Bush winning 85% of the Business Owners vote with 5% Undecided. Senator Kerry received 10%; Ralph Nader did not register. They study was conducted during the 2nd and 3rd weeks of October. [...] Business Owners rated Bush Excellent (18%) and Good (50%) for the job he was doing as president (24% Only Fair; 8% Poor). In his handling of the Economy, President Bush rated Excellent (21%),...

EAU CLAIRE, WI – Today, The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation, the state’s largest farm organization, announced its endorsement of George W. Bush for President.  Today’s endorsement marks the first-ever presidential endorsement in the Farm Bureau’s eighty-four year history.  48,190 member families belong to the Wisconsin Farm Bureau.“We are endorsing President Bush because Wisconsin farm families have benefited from his leadership. His support of initiatives in the state has helped agriculture grow to be a $51 billion part of Wisconsin’s economy,” said Bill Bruins, president of the Farm Bureau, and a dairy producer from Waupun. “President Bush’s leadership on farm programs,...

WAUSAU, Wis. - With terrorism the new global threat, a network of radio antennas that let the Navy maintain secure communications with submarines at sea has become yet another Cold War relic. On Thursday, the Navy will shut off its extremely low frequency (ELF) radio transmitters in northern Wisconsin and Michigan, saying the 15-year-old system,first proposed in the 1960s, is outdated and no longer needed. The Navy now will use 12 "very low frequency" transmitters located worldwide.

In "Kerry has it wrap it up" Penn- Bush 47, Kerry 47, Nader 2 Wisconsin Bush 48 (That is like the fourth poll with Bush at 48), Kerry 45, Nader 4 Iowa Kerry 51, Bush 45, Nader 2.

ARLINGTON, VA— Bush-Cheney ’04 Wisconsin Veterans State Chair Ray Boland issued the following statement regarding President Bush’s contributions to veterans: "Over the last three years, President Bush has led America with strength and steady resolve. The President’s commitment to the men and women who stand on the frontlines of freedom is clear. President Bush has increased the funding for veterans’ health care by 40 percent. As former Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs, I can tell you that 20,000 more Wisconsin veterans were receiving health care at the end of 2003 than in 2001. This is a 31.6...

WASHINGTON -- Wisconsin businessman Tim Michels said he's running for U.S. Senate. Michels is a Republican and joins Republican state Sen. Bob Welch in the battle to take on U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold next year. Michels said he's raised $200,000 so far. Feingold, a Democrat, had $1.9 million as of June 30. The 41-year-old Michels said his campaign's main theme will be national security.