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Monthly Archive: December 2007

Is Retail an Impossibility??!

by Dino Corvino on December 26th, 2007 • 10 Comments »

So, I know what is expected of me is in fact a nice, community, love everyone post about how seeing old friends makes the heart warm, or some such crap, well in all honesty the founders have encouraged this particular post, and I fully intend to let it rip. So, grammar be damned, and spelling can kiss my butt.

I love the holiday. Nothing is more fun for me than to buy my brother, my mom, and his fiance presents. It is the coolest thing to sort of give that little shot of love over hte bow of …

Business, Customer Service, Eastbay, Retail, Wausau

Time to Move for the Local April Elections

by Jim Rosenberg on December 23rd, 2007 • No Comments »

So I’ve picked up a competitor in the April Fool’s Day election for the Wausau City Council. It’s no big surprise because this will be my sixth race and in that time, I’ve faced four different competitors. As the longest-serving elected official in the City of Wausau, I’ve made some very good friends and I also have what has thus far been a smaller, but dedicated group of detractors. That’s normal.

I don’t take competition lightly, since I won the seat from a 12-year incumbent myself in 1998. It’s a one-time luxury to run as a challenger, …

City Council, Elections, Government, Motivation, Politics, Wausau

Tools of the Trade: Andy Laub

by Andy Laub on December 21st, 2007 • 2 Comments »

I suppose it’s time for me to chime in on this meme that’s going on. This list represents the hardware/software that brings me to my optimal productivity.

CitizenWausau.com, Internet, Technology, Tools of the Trade

Tools of the Trade: Marcus Nelson

by Marcus Nelson on December 18th, 2007 • 3 Comments »

In the spirit of the Season - we are continuing to share our favorite online tools and all around geek-ness. As previously mentioned, yes - we are all fans of the little ol’ fruit company from Cupertino. You don’t need to be a hater about it, just appreciate Apple for its innovations if nothing else. In addition to Dino’s list (exception being the Blackberry mention), here’s my quick list:

CitizenWausau.com, Internet, Technology, Tools of the Trade

Airing it Out

by Tom Neal on December 17th, 2007 • 3 Comments »

(Editors Note:  When we started the individual blogs, we mentioned pulling some forward to the front page…at random, or because we really dug them.  So we are going to start with this post from Tom Neal about WNRB.  I have heard of this WNRB thing, and I bet it is fun.)

Thought I’d take this opportunity to promote something I do and where I do it. On Thursday nights, from 7 to 9, I host a radio show (Roundtrip with Neal at the Wheel) on commercial-free WNRB-LP, 93.3 FM. It’s a kick, groove, self-indulgence that allows me to delve into my preoccupation with music.

Community, From the Community, Media, Music, WNRB

Tools of the Trade: Dino Corvino

by Dino Corvino on December 16th, 2007 • 44 Comments »

The founders of Citizen Wausau (Marcus, Andy and me) are all what you could safely call “technology guys”. We’re Apple guys, brand evangelists, proud watchers of keynotes, and enthralled with gadgetry in general. And because Citizen Wausau was born partly because of this obsession, we thought the three of us would put together a list of gadgetry that we couldn’t live without. We know that the world is turning to this sort of thing, so off and running we go. We would love to hear from you about the things that you guys use on a daily basis, and what they do for you. I’ll kick this off, and I’m sure the other two are already hard at work on their lists.

Everything for me revolves around the calendar. I have an insane desire to manage my time, and make sure I can get to the things and places I want to get to. I somehow think this control leads to freedom, but I do not honestly know. So lets take a look.

CitizenWausau.com, Internet, Technology, Tools of the Trade

We Moved

by Andy Laub on December 14th, 2007 • 5 Comments »

As of this writing CW has been moved to its new server. Unfortunately, there are some bugs to be ironed out, so bear with us. The main issue right now is that uploaded photos and attachments are currently unavailable; this affects the Viewfinder and also the few PDF’s that Dino has posted. We’ll be working to resolve this over the weekend. Update: All should be well. Please post here with any issues.

Additionally, there was some confusion today with the move. If you made a comment or created a site any time today and you don’t see it here, that is a result of the two databases being slightly out of sync. Please, by all means, go ahead and try again; it should work properly this time.

Bulletins, CitizenWausau.com

The Pay Raise Amendment

by Dino Corvino on December 13th, 2007 • 3 Comments »

Budget Amendment

Click on the above amendment to see what was submitted to the City Council of Wausau as a response apparently to the brouhaha about pay raises for senior staff. It was submitted by Rosenberg, who is also a member of the Citizen Wausau community (though we hardly hear from him these days), but it ended up getting tabled by some others on the Council. To be honest, by that point I had lost interest in the whole thing and was beginning to make smart remarks to the people around me, à la Mystery Science Theatre.

City Council, Politics, Taxes, Wausau

Family Planning Waiver Press Release

by Dino Corvino on December 9th, 2007 • 11 Comments »

It is clear that this is a hot button issue right now, and as such, we wanted to provide even more material for the discussion. Yesterday I received this press release, and I wanted to pass it along. I find it fascinating that our own Russ Feingold has taken such a leadership position on something like this, and applaud his effort.

They say that we need leaders in this time in America, and maybe Russ is just that guy. At least we know he acts on conscience.  He is a home grown boy, who seems to speak his mind.

Family Planning, Family Planning Waiver, Hillary Clinton, Russ Feingold, Wausau, Womens reproductive health

Legalizing Morality

by Jim Carlson on December 8th, 2007 • 6 Comments »

(Editors Notes: We received several suggestions that the comment created by Jim Carlson was significant enough in its thought provoking nature, that it should be its own post. So we agreed with the masses, and here it is. A little context that Jim has asked us to provide, this post was in direct response to the one created by Tom Neal. So, you should bear that in mind when reading. We also want to encourage this sort of serious thoughtful discussion. Thank you Jim.)

Debate on the subject of abortion is always interesting. Unless you …

Abortion, Health Care Access, Morality, Womens reproductive health