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“Right now it feels like the world wants to break us and make us feel less than. Being positive is the biggest form of resistance we can give people.” That’s “queer joy,” as Travis Gorell of western Wisconsin likes to explain it as. While the state was once a pioneer for LGBTQ+ rights—Wisconsin legalized same…

ADD TO BUCKET LIST ✅ A trip to Kohler Waters — Wisconsin’s ONLY 5-star spa, run by the people who make your faucets 💦 Who better to get into the spa game than a company who’s been specializing in all-things water (they are the leader when it comes faucets, sinks, and bathtubs) for 150 YEARS?!…

“A GREAT LAKE DESERVES A GREAT STATE” 💙 And that’s why Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker dropped this video over the weekend proposing a NEW name for Lake Michigan — Lake Illinois 😆 But it’s his SECOND proposal that takes a direct shot at Wisconsin… “Going off the idea that the United States will be purchasing…

Aaron Pape’s family farm in Peshtigo, Wisconsin, is facing a $30,000 loss after the Trump administration reneged on contracts signed by farmers across the country, citing a need for government efficiency. The “Conservation Contracts,” between the USDA and farms that committed to practices that preserved the future of the environment, are now on hold. Meanwhile,…

Fourth generation Wisconsin dairy farmer Joe Tomandl launched the Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship in 2010, hoping that mentorships could help bring in the next generation of farmers. It was a problem he saw everywhere—aging farmers with no one behind them to take up the reins. Since then, the DGA has become the nation’s first formal ag…

Sen. Ron Johnson supports President Trump’s attempt to redefine the interpretation of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution—spreading misinformation in the process. Johnson and Trump falsely claim that the United States is nearly alone in providing citizenship to all who are born here, regardless of their class, race, or status. In fact, dozens of…

NOT YOUR GRANDMA’S SLEDDING HILLS-You can just grab your sled and head to the neighborhood hill OR put on your mittens and head to the nearest ski hill WITH tubing lanes, a lift, AND chalet. Tubing hills are upping their game for kids and adults across Wisconsin. Bruce Mound Winter Sports Area in Clark County…

Among the pile of executive actions President Donald Trump signed this week, there are several that will impact climate in Wisconsin. Among them…Trump is withdrawing the United States from the Paris Agreement – again. Negotiated about ten years ago, countries around the world agreed to cut greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to limit global…

WHY ISN’T CONVERSION THERAPY BANNED? – The practice of trying to “convert” an LGBTQ person through questionable methods is so outside the bounds of accepted science that some states are banning the practice. That should’ve been the case in Wisconsin by now, but a small committee in the Republican-controlled Legislature is claiming the power to…

Carlin Pfieiffer of Durand will turn 18 years old a month and three days before election day. His excitement to vote is evident. For him, it’s important that he and his peers “care about politics” and “make a difference.” He was at the Harris-Walz campaign rally in Eau Claire to hear the candidates talk first-hand…