Heidi Herron

Heidi Herron
Location
Wisconsin, USA
Birthday
October 31
Bio
I used to write about random things on OS, the first place I ever wrote publicly. But the political unrest that began in Wisconsin early in 2011, consumed me. My posts here are now all things Wisconsin either through documentational personal posts of the continuing struggle (which only appear on Open Salon) or through cross posts first published on WIvoices.org. I founded that organization in order to feature verbatim interviews with other Wisconsinites. These primary documents bear witness to the times that we live in and return the power to the people - where it belongs. WIvoices.org.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2011 2:36PM

Inside look from a small Wisconsin rally for Worker's Rights

 

 

 

As my young sons climbed and tumbled over the snow banks behind us, my husband and I picketed among the hundreds of bundled protestors near the windy bridge in Hudson, WI yesterday.   The boys weren’t thrilled to be attending their third local rally in as… Read full post »

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FEBRUARY 17, 2011 11:49PM

Wisconsin workers fight for our rights

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My husband is at an emergency union meeting right now at the high school where he teaches in Northern Wisconsin.  I’m anxiously waiting for his arrival to discover the direction that he and his peers will take.  Will they call in sick in order to stand in solidari/… Read full post »

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JANUARY 26, 2010 3:24PM

Why I fell in love with Noahvose

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I am sitting here missing my husband today.  So I am listening to my
Weepies radio on Pandora and reading his old poetry.  Yeah, I'll see him in a couple of hours but with jobs and kids ...sometimes life gets in the way.  Then I stum/… Read full post »

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DECEMBER 30, 2009 3:35PM

“Sow Belly Sap Sucker” – top 15 quotes from Grandpa

Today is the one year anniversary of my Grandfather’s passing.  He was my inspiration for my first post and will be again today.  Don’t expect political correctness from this ‘ol vet born in Northern Wisconsin in 1914.  Do expect a couple of head scratches and maybe a… Read full post »

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MAY 27, 2009 7:59PM

God Blessed Me Today

 

If you'd like, click the above song to listen as you read

“He’s forgotten how to swallow his food,” my father told me yesterday when he called. “They’ve put Grandpa on an all liquid diet… it won’t be long now.”… Read full post »

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APRIL 27, 2009 9:17PM

The Forgotten: Native Political Prisoner, Leonard Peltier

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The case of a Lakota/Anishinabe man, Leonard Peltier, is an embarrassing display of racial injustice in America. As we are promoting human rights and democracy around the world, this Native man has been falsely imprisoned since 1974. To add insult to the injured justice system, the Peltier/… Read full post »

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JANUARY 12, 2009 9:44PM

The Owl Told Me (Addendum)

Gpa's House

                My grandparents lived on this property for 63 years.  Nine months ago their yard light went out.  Without that lonely light, on moonless nights, their property is completely black.  My grandpa promised/… Read full post »

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JANUARY 8, 2009 7:03AM

The Owl Told Me

There it was – screeching down on the car. Going 70 mph on I-94 we almost hit the largest owl I had seen in years. Its wingspan had to be nearly five feet because it’s form took up the entire windshield. The owl’s oversized head and shape was unmistakable. Noahvose quickly let… Read full post »

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