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Mary C. Uhler, Catholic Herald Staff

Some shocking news — and what to do about it

Editor's View by Mary C. Uhler

Wisconsin has long held a reputation as a great place to live and work. We are known for providing an excellent education for people at all levels, along with good jobs and a safe place to live.

Our state prizes the values of opportunity, responsibility, family, and community, pointed out a speaker at a break-out session at the Catholics at the Capitol legislative conference held on April 8 in Madison.

Ken Taylor, executive director of the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, said there are many good things happening in our state.

Shocking news

He also shared some shocking news.

Data published in April of this year reveals that Wisconsin has the highest unemployment rate for black people in our country at 19.9 percent. By contrast, less than five percent of white people are unemployed in Wisconsin.

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John Huebscher

Must Christmas spirit end with the season?

Eye on the Capitol by John Huebscher

In some traditions, January 6 represents the 12th day of Christmas. As such, the date marks a transition from the Christmas season to the ordinary time of our lives.

But does that have to mark the end of the “Christmas spirit”? Dare we hope that the softening of our hearts and the acts of kindness central to Christmas might become an ongoing habit rather than a seasonal exception?

In ways large and small, we have opportunities to express, in our deeds and our choices, a concern for others, especially those whose needs may be greater than our own. Some of those opportunities may be found in our public policy choices.

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Ronald Engerman

Political parties differ in their responses to issues

To the editor:

The veiled question at the heart of Professor Kreeft’s talk seems to have been, “Can a Catholic vote for a Democrat?” That question is hardly worth discussing unless self-justification is its purpose.

Ask instead which party is the more likely to feed the poor, house the homeless, and provide for the elderly and disabled. Then ask which party has thrust our nation into its current multitrillion-dollar debt immediately following a presidency marked by balanced budgets and prosperity.

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Mary C. Uhler, editor

People must come first: As society deals with changes in the economy

Editor's View by Mary C. Uhler

Some of us have made calls to a business and encountered a person with an Indian accent on the other end of the phone. That person might be working at a call center in India.

It’s just one example of the many changes we’ve been experiencing recently in the way we work. We can barely keep pace with innovations in technology and communications in a truly global economy.

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