Debate on draft registration and Kerley verdict in Madison
An opinion piece argues that David Gillam Kerley’s 3 year prison sentence and $10000 fine for defying the Military Selective Service Act illustrate the duty to register. It praises widespread compliance, notes civil liberty tensions, and encourages embracing civic obligations while defending conscientious objection and equitable deferments.
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David Gillam Kerley
Madison
Kerley
Congress
University of Wisconsin
Jimmy Carter
Afghanistan
Rural Wisconsin festivals amid farming hardships endure and celebrate
The piece reflects on weekend rural Wisconsin celebrations across 72 counties from June to September, noting festivals like Marshfield Dairyfest and Dorchester Days in a resilient farming community. It laments farm bankruptcies while highlighting enduring local spirit, family stories, and a historian grandfather who shared farming lore.
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Wisconsin
FFA
Clark
Marathon
Wood
Portage
Wisconsin North West Prominence Grows at Dairy Conventions
Wisconsin’s northwest rises to center stage as Eau Claire hosts the National Jersey Cattle Club convention and Barron County prepares for Farm Progress Days July 14 15 16. Jersey breeders Shirley Barlass and others helped bring the event north while visitors tour Jersey farms and Knapp Creamery. The Northland showcase aims to demonstrate Wisconsin’s continued role as America’s Dairyland, with farm improvements spreading along rural routes and enthusiastic county plans backing a historic gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
No-Man’s Land
National Jersey Cattle Club
Eau Claire
Barron County
Jersey Farms
Dunn County
Knapp Creamery
Knapp
Wisconsin Senate battles over elderly fishing license push
Wisconsin lawmakers debated a proposal to charge residents over 65 a 4.75 dollar annual fishing license. The Joint Finance Committee killed the plan amid lobbying pressure, arguing seniors should pay to support dwindling fish resources and relieve younger taxpayers. The piece warns of revenue losses and federal excise tax implications if elderly remain exempt.
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Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources
State Natural Resources Board
Joint Finance Committee
Senate
Assembly
United States
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Millets
By Wil Ebel
Mr. Kerley
Wilfred L. Ebel
Selective Service System
the Writer's Notebook
Marshfield
Cal
Marathon County
Albert Hoff
Spencer
Laura Sternweis
Lincoln
Taylor, Wood
Waupaca
Waushara
Langlade
Shawano
P.O
Stevens Point
Wis
C.F. Alexander
Thomas D. Lawin
Arnold J. Hoffman
Wisconsin Junior Dairymen’s Association
Northwest
Cattle Club
Association
America
Shirley Barlass
Janesville
George
Eau Claire County
Barron
the Nast
Butch
Val Sutherland
Jon
Cindy Becker
Great Lakes
DNR
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