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Scuba

(53,475 posts) Sun Nov 24, 2013, 09:21 AM Nov 2013

Your chance to ask Mary Burke why she supports Geobic mining, offshoring jobs and voucher schools

You are invited to a meet and greet with

Mary Burke

Democratic Candidate for Governor

Tuesday, November 26th, 2013

6:00PM to 7:00PM

Irish's Bar
10 Western Avenue
Fond du Lac, WI 54935
To RSVP, click here

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Your chance to ask Mary Burke why she supports Geobic mining, offshoring jobs and voucher schools (Original Post) Scuba Nov 2013 OP

I assume you'll be there? Jackpine Radical Nov 2013 #1

Funny how their name is one I just can't learn. Seems I find it distasteful. Scuba Nov 2013 #2

It's just a place name from the Ojibwe language. Jackpine Radical Nov 2013 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author hue Nov 2013 #4

Corrected link.... Scuba Nov 2013 #5

Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)

1. I assume you'll be there?

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Sun Nov 24, 2013, 12:03 PM

Nov 2013

And a minor typo correction--it's "Gogebic."

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

2. Funny how their name is one I just can't learn. Seems I find it distasteful.

Reply to Jackpine Radical (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 24, 2013, 06:03 PM

Nov 2013

Yeah, I'll be there.

Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)

3. It's just a place name from the Ojibwe language.

Reply to Scuba (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 24, 2013, 06:22 PM

Nov 2013

I never got a straight story on exactly what it means, something to do with fish jumping on a lake surface (Lake Gogebic). The Gogebic Range is an old iron range in MI's UP & northern WI that was first mined in the 19th Century.

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Scuba

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5. Corrected link....

Reply to hue (Reply #4)

Mon Nov 25, 2013, 10:33 AM

Nov 2013

http://action.burkeforwisconsin.com/page/m/77fa737e/5316b3bf/630ac0d9/3fa1e286/1782725434/VEsE/

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