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Your Voice: Earth Month Pledge
[A Note from Dino: I know typically we pull a post from the Community on Monday for Your Voice. We felt that this was such a welcome addition that we would put it up here in a timely manner. I have personally pledged to take public transit to and from work each day, all month. What will you do? What commitment can you make?]
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The Commission for a Greener Tomorrow was established in the summer of 2007 by the City of Wausau to encourage greater awareness of sustainability issues in the Greater Wausau area. Volunteers staff various teams dealing with issues …
Your Voice: The Wausau Film Festival
[A note from Dino: If the purpose of CW is to celebrate Wausau, and I am not saying that is the point, but if it is, the Wausau Film Festival is an amazing thing deserving of our attention. A film festival is a monolithic undertaking, and James Rubino is out there on his own taking this on. We felt it was important enough to bring to the front of the line, in the hopes that you will add your expertise to what he is working on. Film, movies, cinema, culture, it all matters. It adds to the quality of life, …
Your Voice: Part 2: I Dont Like to Say It, But All Trails Go to Bars.
[A Note from Dino: We find this post in the blog started by Erik. It is a fascinating look at Central Wisconsin from the point of view of a successful photo journalist (though that might not be the right job title). His blog is open, and amazingly self-critical of his work and the subjects he looks at. I really enjoy getting a behind the scenes look at what this fascinating job is all about. Thanks Erik. Thanks to you all.]
Name: The Culture of Snowmobiling in Wisconsin
Air Date: 2/4/08
Reporter: Mikel Lauber
The Story - Searching our archives for snowmobile deaths …
Your Voice: Run Away! Run Away!
[This post comes to us from one of our newest bloggers, Alex. While he is new, he is surely becoming one of our most prolific. This post highlights young love, and we think it is a good tale. We hope you enjoy it.]
March 6th, 2008
I was talking with a virtual friend today. Virtual in that I know virtually nothing about this person, yet for some odd reason have absolutely no problem telling them anything. Anyway, after the conversation was over, I felt compelled to write something about my first. No, not that first, but close. It’s …
Computer Recycling
(A Note from Dino: Today we received word that Good News is once again recycling our old machines. While I cannot imagine letting a computer ever go, I guess not everyone wants to keep their first computer around their house as a keepsake of a more innocent time. A time when you could play Spyhunter, or any number of other HI RES games. So, if you need to get rid of a machine, this is what we know…)
Businesses and families with computers or related equipment to dispose of can have them recycled professionally at a roundup event in Wausau Friday, …
Your Voice: Riding, pain and wanton distruction
(Note from Dino: This week we find a selection from Billie. Billie has a blog in our community titled, “A Stable Personality: A Life with Horses“. It is a fascinating group of stories so far, and we encourage Billie to keep writing. Her voice is valid, and should find its audience in a place like Citizen Wausau perfectly. I have known her for a while now, and honestly as a non-country fellow, the whole world of horses seems absolutely alien to me. We hope Billie keeps writing, as we hope you keep writing.)
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Your Voice: A Little (less) Background Music
(Note from Dino: From time to time we find posts on the Community blogs that we think are great and deserving of your attention. We hope to make this a regular Friday feature, but really we hope for a lot of things. This post is from Tom Neal’s blog “Nealistically Speaking“. Thanks Tom!)
A Little (less) Background Music
This may come out of left field, but so be it. There was a band from Texas called Timbuk 3. They had a fairly major hit with “Future’s So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades.” Good, catchy tune. I went to see them …
Where Does Wausau Go?
What an amazing year 2007 was. It’s brought about a a lot of change in our community, and in some ways, I myself will never be the same.
A few months ago, I was walking into my friend Forest Young’s drugstore to pick up a prescription. As I entered, I was quickly asked to leave and not touch anything. Why? Was I a loitering miscreant? No, not this time. It was because the ladies behind the counter had just been accosted by a gun-wielding burglar.
Expanding on Community
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking the last few days about Community. For example, what does that mean - really, what is it specifically, what does it look like and why do I crave it? There has got to be reason this void forces me to drive on and create it wherever I can.
In 1996, my brother and I initiated what would eventually become RockWater. Teens were looking for something relevant to do in the city. It was straightforward — we saw the need for Internet, music and a place to hang out …