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Vol. 2, Issue No. 30 July 10, 2026 – (2197 words – a ten-minute read) Coming Up: The Deliberative Democracy Series—A Nine-Part Series in the American Spirit (see Editor’s Note), plus Open Records Made Somewhat Tolerable Robert’s Rules of Order: The Forgotten Guide to Self-Government — […]
Vol. 2, Issue No. 29 July 4, 2026 – (1591 words – an eight-minute read) AMERICA AT 250 Three Reflections for the Next 250 Years A Hypothetically Speaking Independence Day Special By Richard Gruber, Publisher/Editor The Republic We Inherited (JANESVILLE WI.) — Two hundred and fifty […]
Vol. 2, Issue No. 27 June 26, 2026 – (1912 words – a nine-minute read) What’s Ahead: Deliberative Democracy in Action Locally and a Cautionary Note about Process ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Deliberative Democracy, Practiced in Real Time I. The Work of Listening: Janesville’s Reset Moment Every community […]