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.
MY RECENT POSTS
- WI Teacher Resigns Citing
Stress, Health Care,
Uncertainty
May 31, 2012 02:01AM - A Personal Look Inside the
Walker Recall
May 24, 2012 09:13PM - Abuse Shelter Director, “we
can’t go backwards” on WI
Women
May 23, 2012 04:07PM - WI Teacher says “students
aren’t being fed”
April 24, 2012 12:00AM - Man Worries about Wisconsin's
Retirement System
April 12, 2012 04:36PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “The final Walker/Barrett
debate just aired, and was
sponsored
by
wispolitics.com.…”
11:57PM - “always great to hear
from you nerd. The thing about
these
stories, are that
they…”
11:15AM - “Lefty - I can not think
of a better comparison. I have
a copy
of WORKING in my
c…”
10:23AM - “MrsRaptor - you are not
making me feel any
better!”
May 30, 2012 04:14PM - “I spelled her name
incorrectly; should've been
Kathy
Nickolaus and here is a
summ…”
May 30, 2012 04:13PM
Heidi Herron's Links
- New list
- chriswondra.com
- 10forwisconsin.com
- WI Voices
WI Teacher Resigns Citing Stress, Health Care, Uncertainty
(first published on WIvoices.org)
Stephanie Kline resigned from her position as an 8th grade math teacher at New Richmond Middle School in Wisconsin. Her last day of teaching is June 6, 2012. A final straw for Kline came when her 5-year-old son was refused services at her
… Read full post »A Personal Look Inside the Walker Recall
(all views are mine)
It is very difficult to believe that the culmination of the focus of 15 months of our lives will be resolved in less than 2 weeks with the June 5 recall election of Governor Scott Walker. Anyone involved in this cause has seen his/her life turned u… Read full post »
Abuse Shelter Director, “we can’t go backwards” on WI Women
(first published on WIvoices.org)
Kim Wojchik is the Executive Director at Turningpoint in River Falls for victims of domestic and sexual violence. They served 797 people in 2011 who came to them from either Pierce or St. Croix County [Western Wisconsin]. She has seen
… Read full post »(first published on WIvoices.org)
Meg Farrington (29-year veteran teacher from Somerset, WI) explains that some students are struggling with hunger in school and how teachers have “stepped up to the plate” to bridge the gap and fill the need in the community. Farrington sa
… Read full post »
As the nation looks to Wisconsin today, those of us here are all focused on the Walker recall scheduled this summer. For the zillion reasons why, I’ve written a lengthy update, not intended for the casual political observer. The politic
… Read full post »
first published on WIvoices.org
This is the 3rd (and final) part of a series of interviews from the Walker recall kick off rally in Madison, WI, November 19, 2011. Read the first part of the series HERE and the second part HERE.
These bagpipers from… Read full post »
Voices from the Rally Crowd (pt 2)
first published on WIvoices.org
Capitol in Madison during the Walker kick off rally, November 19, 2011.
This is the 2nd of a 3 part series of interviews from that day. Read the first part of the series HERE.
I stood silently on one of the
… Read full post »
(first published on WIvoices.org)
John Wolfe and Rita Platt
(photo and VIDEO of partial interview by Art Juchno)
Now that photo ID’s are required for voting in Wisconsin, Jennifer “Rita” Platt and John Wolfe drove 45 minutes from Osceola to the nearest Dept. of
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On November 19, 2011, I traveled to Madison, WI to attend the rally to begin the recall of Gov. Walker. The weather was a warm, near 50 degrees for mid-November. The crowd was lively with the regular songs, rousing speeches, local music, and the wave of protestors
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“Megan”, a social worker in Child Protective Services, first told her story in May when the debate of Gov. Walker’s Budget Repair Bill was still underway. Now that the bill has passed, Megan has agreed to offer an inside view of the recent changes to her
… Read full post »I Made Credit Card Companies Pay $5.72 Today
This incredible idea promoted by this guy on YouTube (and introduced to OS by Ardee) forces big corporations to respond to us, rather than the other day around. Taking the advice, I was able to mail 13 pieces of mail today. I got too eager at one point and nearly/… Read full post »
Governor Scott Walker, the match that lit the progressive fire nationwide, will finally be eligible for a recall on November 15. His Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and 3 GOP Senators will also be su/… Read full post »
The Wisconsin Activist
Click HERE to watch a portion of her interview.
Duana Bremer has been the Director of Social Services for Polk, Burnett, and St. Croix counties for the last 7 years. She left a more lucrative career in sales and marketing, in order to serve the neediest people in our
… Read full post »
Photo
by Sarah Martinsen
Larry and Mania Moore are both retired teachers and residents of Wisconsin’s Senate District 10. The Moores live in Mania’s childhood home on the edge of a sleepy pond in New Richmond. With a level of foreboding, they’ve been witnessing t
… Read full post »
The Shafer Family
Watch a clip of John Shafer’s interview here.
Farmer John Shafer is a rare breed. Along with his wife, Jenny, and young daughter, they live on a 4th generation, small farm in Spring Valley. John spoke with us while he completed his morning ch
… Read full post »WI Right To Life and Voter Suppression? Listen to Interview
Listen to my full interview with Wisconsin’s Right to Life here.
I recorded this interview, with permission, at 2:00 pm on Election Day for our Democratic primary for the recall election in WI Senate District 10, July 12. This primary resulted in Shelly Moore (D) defeating fake (ps… Read full post »
WI Primary Election Results
We won this battle. The real Democrats won against all of the fake Democrats (injected into the race causing confusion and delay) in every single district. All 6 recall election against Republicans is going through to the general election on Aug. 9. We need to win at… Read full post »
UPDATE !! Parades and GOTV in Wisconsin
Within the last two hours, we have recieved several reports from people within WI Senate District 10. They are all Democrats and have all recieved the same robocall from the "Right to Life" group with the phone number 703-410-3201. The call says the people have time to vote absentee, " yo… Read full post »
“Jake” is a correctional officer (aka “Blue Shirt”) in a Wisconsin state prison. He has worked for the Department of Corrections for over 15 years. Jake tells me that due to the… Read full post »
WI Voices: Shelly Moore (Part 2)
photo by Bill Campbell; Moore is kneeling left of the children
I want to show you a flyer that Sen. Harsdorf is sending out to constituents and requesting their feedback. In it, she provides only two choices to solve the budget crisis: admittedly “painful… Read full post »
Late last night the WI Supreme Court lifted the restraining order placed by Judge Sumi. Sumi ruled that the collective bargaining law would not go into effect because the state legislature proceeded to vote on the bill in violation of Wisconsin’s Open Meeting Law. The Supreme Court,/… Read full post »
Shelly Moore is one of the 6 Democratic challengers engaged in senate recall elections around the state. I was very excited when she consented to an interview. As the only teacher among the candidates, Moore faces a special kind of obstacle in… Read full post »
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