
Steve Ligler: The flag is not a prop
A flag is not a fashion statement, a team jersey or a campaign logo, and it never was. You don’t show your love for something by turning it into a costume. You show it by living up to what it means.
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A flag is not a fashion statement, a team jersey or a campaign logo, and it never was. You don’t show your love for something by turning it into a costume. You show it by living up to what it means.

Looking around, the mood is hardly celebratory, yet celebrate we should. Another July 4th fast approaches, another Independence Day, but this one marks an especially notable milestone, 250 years since the great experiment began.

I believe deeply in America’s greatness, but not as a slogan that looks backward. I believe in the greatness that moves us forward toward a more inclusive, just and faithful expression of our democratic ideals
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As we celebrate 250 years of our democracy, we need to step back and appreciate how fortunate we are to live in such an amazing country.

Wisconsin’s peak power demand is projected to jump 40% over the next six years, largely driven by the massive data centers being built in the state. That’s according to a draft of the latest biennial Strategic Energy Assessment released last
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While the Trump administration hopes their war on mail-in ballots will combat election fraud, in Wisconsin, this war will help Democratic candidates at the expense of Republican candidates.

We mark a milestone this week that once seemed impossible: the 250th anniversary of the United States of America.

The capacity to work together to solve problems — not reveling in some fleeting thrill of attacking others — will make or break the country’s future.

For the first time in the history of this greatest nation in the history of the world, there are massive numbers of Americans who no longer believe in the principles of the Founders.

A flag is not a fashion statement, a team jersey or a campaign logo, and it never was. You don’t show your love for something by turning it into a costume. You show it by living up to what it means.

Looking around, the mood is hardly celebratory, yet celebrate we should. Another July 4th fast approaches, another Independence Day, but this one marks an especially notable milestone, 250 years since the great experiment began.

I believe deeply in America’s greatness, but not as a slogan that looks backward. I believe in the greatness that moves us forward toward a more inclusive, just and faithful expression of our democratic ideals
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As we celebrate 250 years of our democracy, we need to step back and appreciate how fortunate we are to live in such an amazing country.

Wisconsin’s peak power demand is projected to jump 40% over the next six years, largely driven by the massive data centers being built in the state. That’s according to a draft of the latest biennial Strategic Energy Assessment released last week by the state Public Service Commission. The report, based
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While the Trump administration hopes their war on mail-in ballots will combat election fraud, in Wisconsin, this war will help Democratic candidates at the expense of Republican candidates.

We mark a milestone this week that once seemed impossible: the 250th anniversary of the United States of America.

The capacity to work together to solve problems — not reveling in some fleeting thrill of attacking others — will make or break the country’s future.

For the first time in the history of this greatest nation in the history of the world, there are massive numbers of Americans who no longer believe in the principles of the Founders.