Sheila Plotkin, an 80-year-old retired teacher and McFarland resident, is among the growing segment of Americans questioning the strength of democracy in this country.
In 2015, she took the lead in forming a citizens’ group, “We, the Irrelevant,” which uses public records requests to gauge the power of citizens to influence state government, The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism looked into this question in considerable detail and the results of its investigation are reported here. [WARNING: reading this article may be hazardous to your confidence in Wisconsin’s state government.]
Memorial grad sets up her own company, returns to Eau Claire and helps lead efforts to retain State Treasurer’s office
By Andrew Fefer, Reporter/Editor One of the leaders in the successful campaign to retain the State Treasurer’s office said she had to start her own company to come back to her hometown of Eau Claire. Sarah Godlewski took an active role in urging a “no” vote in Tuesday’s statewide referendum that defeated a constitutional amendment […]