The Capital Times | 24 Jan 2020 | Steven Elbow “Several activists on Thursday urged a Dane County committee to “get the ball rolling” to oppose bringing F-35 fighter jets to the Air National Guard base at Truax Field before the possible start of construction this spring, but county officials say there’s little they […]
Author: Brad Geyer
Madison Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated Statement Opposing F-35 Jets in Madison
To: United States Airforce, F-35A Operational Beddown-Air National Guard Environmental Impact Statement-Issued October 23, 2019 I write on behalf of the Madison Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, Sorority Inc., to lend our opposition to F-35A Operational Beddown. It is our position that to allow for the F-35 to be built at the Madison […]
Write a letter, raise your voice
Write a letter to oppose the F-35’s, the pollution, the harm to the kids, everything the government is trying to ram down our throats. Publishing letters to the editor and op-eds is a great way to get the attention of your elected officials and others in decision-making positions. With a rotation of letters we can […]
Richard Tillema: Legislators should openly debate F-35s
The Capital Times | 15 Jan 2020 | Richard Tillema “Dear Editor: The time for vigorous debate about national security has come to Madison. Here, politicians want to locate F-35s. F-35s’ purpose is to destroy others’ defenses and clear the way for larger, less mobile bombers, thus preventing the kind of disaster that befell […]
Honor King by opposing F-35 jets — Steven Klafka
Wisconsin State Journal | 13 Jan 2020 | Steve Klafka “For the upcoming celebration of Martin Luther King Day, people will recall his mandate to love and serve all people and stand up for justice. They’ll remember how he decried the “giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism and militarism.” Locally, we can put his […]
Tim White: F-35 consequences reach beyond Madison
The Cap Times | 20 Dec 2019 | Tim White Dear Editor: It would be unwise for those outside of the Madison city limits to ignore the proposed presence of an F-35 Fighter Wing at Truax Field. The planes in question pose many health and safety concerns. Believing that the consequences of those hazards […]
City of Madison & Dane County Homeless Issues Committee Statement Opposing F-35’s
Dear Senator Baldwin, As staff for the CCHIC opposition to F-35 at Truax I am sending a letter (attached) from committee co-chairs Linda Ketcham and Ulysses Williams, voicing the committee’s opposition to placing F-35 fighter jets at Truax Field. Thank you. Sarah Lim “The committee opposes the proposal that will likely result […]
Unknown fear: Madison residents are increasingly alarmed by PFAS levels in local waterways
Cap Times | 11 Dec 2019 | Steven Elbow Film on PFAS in theaters, started early December Dark Waters Trailer Documentary on PFAS DuPont vs. the World: Chemical Giant Cover Up “Lance Green has been collecting water samples from Starkweather Creek for years. As a volunteer for the state Department of Natural Resources, he records observations […]
Forever Wars and Forever Pollutants: A Call to Action
Boswell’s Blog | 9 Dec 2019 | Tom Boswell An open letter to Mark Miller and other legislators Dear Senator Mark Miller, I’m addressing this letter to you, as well as all the other Democrats in the State Senate and Assembly. The subject is the F-35 fighter jets and the PFAS that has been […]
Let’s suspend the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program
New Pittsburgh Courier | 18 Nov 2019 | Julianne Malveaux Original Article “Even as our legislators grapple with impeachment, they are also charged to pass a dozen budget bills, including a bill on “defense.” Recent elections suggest a paradigm shift in the way we view budget spending, what with Democrats taking charge in both […]