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July 4th, a Time of Reflection
I trust that, in some way, you recently celebrated the nation’s 249th birthday. For me, it was a time to reflect on the foundation of our nation as I wonder how we have become such a selfish and divided society. In many of my columns I have urged education...
Planting the Seeds of Leadership
Planting Seeds of Leadership: How Can Rock County Foster More Local Candidates For the next several months, you won’t be hearing much about elections, or property tax increases, or any of the other important topics that impact your liberty as a resident of Southern...
Unity and Educational Outcomes
What is public education and how we should pay for it are questions every resident should be asking themselves. The debate on education funding rages on, fueled by the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s ruling that the Governor’s ‘veto’, which created additional funding of...
We Are Rock County First!
Guided by Liberty, we empower citizens to hold their local governments accountable to the governed. Our civic engagement, training, and education workgroups help citizens succeed in shaping the government that represents the community they desire.
Rock County First (RCF) is a non-partisan, civic organization. We are interested in holding local governments to high standards of performance.
RCF endeavors to support our local governments in remaining effective and accountable to the citizens of Rock County, WI. Thomas Jefferson said it best, “The government you elect is the government you deserve.”
Putting Rock County First
Our volunteer-led workgroups are key to our performance and achievements by providing education, support and accountability. Members are encouraged to lend their talents to one or more of the workgroups.
Recruit & Retain Workgroup
The Recruit and Retain workgroup focuses on growing the membership of Rock County First. These talented go-getters use a variety of marketing techniques and tools to attract like-minded community members to share in the mission and vision of Rock County First.
Watchdog Workgroup
The Watchdogs are charged with creating policy action plans based upon sound research; the Watchdogs investigate. They follow press releases and news articles, attend board and council meetings, and monitor local elections for Rock County municipalities.
Candidate & Campaign Workgroup
The Candidate & Campaign workgroup recruits, educates, trains, and provides support to citizens interested in running for a non-partisan local office; but who lack experience and are unsure of where or how to start.
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