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This Thanskgiving, What Are You Thankful For?

Waukesha Patch gives you a chance to publicly declare your thanks and appreciation this Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving — a holiday centered around thankfulness — is Thursday. The annual family feast day is a great time to pause and reflect on what you're most thankful for this year. The holiday also traditionally kicks off the frenzied Christmas shopping season, which means the remainder of the year is often but a blur. To be honest, this year has been difficult. As a camp counselor for years, I've lost two of my young adult staff members who I saw grow up in our program. Tragic car accidents took their lives — one in April and one just 10 days ago. After the most recent accident, I was praying with a close friend who just had this request: "Please, don't take anyone else." This Thanksgiving, I am grateful for those around me. I am grateful I …

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Keith Best

7:05 am on Thursday, November 22, 2012

I am blessed in so many ways, so I savor Thanksgiving. I hope you can and do as well.   more ›

Gov. Scott Walker's Thanksgiving Message

In his weekly radio address, governor thanks Wisconsin's volunteers, especially those who helped out victims of Hurricane Sandy.

Here is a transcript of Gov. Scott Walker's weekly radio address, which aired on Wednesday. Hi, this is Scott Walker. This year, Tonette and I are glad to have our oldest son, Matt, home to join with our other son, Alex, and our parents as we enjoy the blessings of our family on Thanksgiving Day. We are so very thankful for our family and friends. It is also a time to again say thank you to the many people in our state who volunteer to help others in our schools, at senior and community centers, in places of worship and so many other locations across Wisconsin. And a special thanks to those who went east to help recover from Hurricane Sandy. Finally, we say thank you to all of our men and women who proudly serve in the military. To them, …

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The Anti-Alinsky

7:15 pm on Sunday, December 2, 2012

Again Paul, read the letter from Mike Huebsch to Kathleen Sebelius. The paragraph you keep wanting to claim as a smoking gun reads: "As indicated below, this letter is to certify that Wisconsin WOULD have a budget deficit, based on generally accepted accounting principles, during state fiscal years 2012 and 2013 IF the maintenance of effort requirements under section 1902 (gg) applied in …   more ›