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There’s this novel piece of advice repeated over and over in reporting and media classes at Northwest, and it was sent my way via email again one morning last week from a professor at the University: "If you never piss anyone off, youre probably not doing your job." The email found its way to my inbox a minute shy of 11 a.m. on Thursday morning. It had been two days since I’d published a column about a local Facebook group that got more attention than it would have if the group’s...

Without grace, our public discourse will continue to suffer.

Like what? I  get to do the dishes? Yep, that’s it. Exactly. Wish I could remember where I first heard it—this simple shift from “I Have To” to “I Get To” that makes all the difference in the world. What If You Couldn’t? A board chair said exactly that to me only a few days ago about the dishes, to which I responded, “Okay, let’s see… What if you didn’t  get to do the dishes because you couldn’t.”  What if you couldn’t d...

Mind Over Matters en-US https://madelaineweiss.com/this-thing-we-call-mind-whatever-that-is/ https://madelaineweiss.com/?p=3363 Excerpt from forthcoming book: Getting to G.R.E.A.T. 5-Step Strategy for Work and Life…Based on Science and Stories “How could our brain possibly keep conscious all of the information thrown at it by the eyes, nose, ears, tongue, and skin. These sense organs send about 11 million b...

Excerpt from forthcoming book: Getting to G.R.E.A.T. 5-Step Strategy for Work and Life…Based on Science and Stories“How could our brain possibly keep conscious all of the information thrown at it by the eyes, nose, ears, tongue, and skin. These sense organs send about 11 million bits of information per second to the

JANESVILLE The spring after Donald Trump took office in 2017, Sue Conley was interviewing a high school student for a scholarship. The scholarship was for students of color to encourage them to choose a career of teaching in Janesville. Conley asked the man to describe adversity he had to overcome. He told of coming to school the day after Donald Trump won the election the previous November. Things had changed. Before the election, no one used racial slurs to address him. The day after, that ch...

Dairy farms in the last year. covid cases there surging. >> i guess ive always wanted to be a farmer. >> reporter: in iowa, mike holden, a third generation farmer, has already cast his ballot for biden. the money that the trump administration then gave to farmers in iowa to keep them afloat was welcomed but not enough? >> yeah. it doesnt make up for the losses we had. it certainly softens the blow. >> reporter: the bailouts not enough for him to overlook what he views as failed leadership and a ...

Bench. justice sotomayor said i came to feel a special kinship with her. she was someone i could always rely on. she was the essence of civility and dignity. she was a superb judge whether in agreement or disagreement. i had a chance to see her several times in the courtroom the last couple months. but covid really put the justices apart from each other. they had to do the conferences on the phone calls. but she was always incredibly engaged. we know shell be interred at arlington cemetery. the ...

Before the end of the year. >> if you believe a president sets more than policy for this country but also the tone, the civility for this country, and if you believe a president should not just stand her ground, yes, but also seek common ground, well, im amy klobuchar and im running for president. >> klobuchar from minnesota is banking on a strong finish in her neighboring state of iowa where south bend mayor pete buttigieg currently leads the polls ahead of biden, sanders and elizabeth warren. ...

Country but also the tone, the civility for this country, and if you believe a president should not just stand her ground, yes, but also seek common ground, well, im amy klobuchar and im running for president. >> klobuchar from minnesota is banking on a strong finish in her neighboring state of iowa where south bend mayor pete buttigieg currently leads the polls ahead of biden, sanders and elizabeth warren. warren spent the day in california visiting a day care center as part of the service empl...