Sun power brings freedom
Jason Maloney For Agri-View
OULU, Wis. – Most folks yearn for freedom. Almost everyone wants the four freedoms Franklin Roosevelt talked about back in 1941. Some of them we seem to take for granted like freedom of speech and freedom of worship. Many wish for freedom from fear. And practically all wish for freedom from want.
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Jason Maloney is an “elderly” farm boy from Marinette County, Wisconsin. He’s a retired educator, a retired soldier and a lifelong Wisconsin resident. He lives on the shore of Lake Superior with his wife, Cindy Dillenschneider, and Red, a sturdy loyal Australian Shepherd.
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