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Dear Reader,

by Marcus Nelson on January 15th, 2008 • 45 Comments »

In the past short months, we’ve been introduced to the arena of web journalism. Not personal journalism (i.e. my own blog), but free-access community journalism on an intimate, local level. Our website is not just a social networking site, or just a bulletin board, or just a hub for bloggers to park their blogs. It’s all of these, and it’s somewhat of a newspaper, with breaking news, updates, opinions, public announcements by high-profile individuals and leaders of our community. This has all happened fast, and it’s great to see.

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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

This Week Is Green Week

by Marcus Nelson on November 5th, 2007 • 4 Comments »

NBC Universal’s new “Green is Universal” campaign kicked off yesterday (Nov. 4th) with a week of green-themed programming aimed at entertaining, informing and empowering Americans to lead greener lives. While I completely endorse their use of programming, I wonder exactly how much is corporate responsibility and how much is a marketing ploy to be seen as “environmentally aware”.

Regardless, it’s about time we as a nation step forward and do whatever we can to preserve our resources and make people aware of the options available to reduce our ecological “footprint.”

About a year ago …

Environment, Green, Life, Make a Difference, Natural Resources

What Happened to III on Third Street?

by Marcus Nelson on October 30th, 2007 • 14 Comments »

III of Third Closing?You know, this is really a bit depressing.

First it was Kelly’s.  Then it was Kelly’s, only this time it was the Murdochs’ venture.  Then it was Kelly’s again, but back to the old owner.

Most recently it became III.  My wife and I have spent many evenings there meeting with friends, listening to music or just having a quiet drink together.  It’s one of the few smoke-free establishments downtown.

So you can imagine my shock today when I strolled past III on Third today.  There’s paper in …

Business, Development, Downtown, Questions, Restaurants, Wausau

Thrillville - Thank You Wausau Dance Theatre

by Marcus Nelson on October 28th, 2007 • No Comments »

ThrillvilleThey did it again - another great family event at ArtsBlock!

Activities, Community, Events, Grand Theater, Halloween, Wausau, Wausau Dance Theatre

Taking Online Offline

by Marcus Nelson on October 23rd, 2007 • 11 Comments »

Last week we hosted a Launch Party for Citizen Wausau at Citizen Desk. We had a great time and the event got people talking - in fact, we were asked several times if this could be a monthly event - or at least one that happens more frequently. This got me thinking.

Why not create other opportunities to take this online community offline?

I imagine being able to host groups, clubs or individuals for organized (or unorganized) meet-ups. There was this non-profit meet-up I used to attend in San Francisco called …

Activities, Citizen Desk, Community, Make a Difference, Motivation, Wausau

Houston, We Have a Problem

by Marcus Nelson on October 12th, 2007 • 11 Comments »

This is a highly unusual situation, but in the interest of remaining transparent and open about our experiences we will address this publicly.

It has come to our attention that someone has begun a rumor about Citizen Wausau. The implication is that while we’re only in our second week of publication, we’re already on the censorship bandwagon. You can imagine why this is a headache.

Here’s the deal, we “rejected” one post. That person denied speaking to anyone other than us about it, but now we have an independent third party addressing us about it - and - our …

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Behold - The Power of The Amateur

by Marcus Nelson on October 11th, 2007 • 10 Comments »

I know we’re just getting started here, but I thought it might be nice to introduce some ideas about this new little community of ours. Perhaps it would be important to lead off with this:

The World Is Changing.

That’s what I find so compelling about this medium of social media. As an example, check out the City Pages from last week — there’s a feature announcing this website. Yeah for us!

Amateur, Blogging, City Pages, Community, Internet, Media, Technology, Wausau

Welcome Citizens!

by Marcus Nelson on October 1st, 2007 • 13 Comments »

Dear Everyone,

Welcome Citizens! Thank you for stopping by – as you see, Citizen Wausau is alive! I wanted to take a moment, and introduce ourselves.

First off, my name is Marcus Nelson. I am a native of Wausau, having grown up on the southeast side and attended Wausau East High School. But past is prologue, and now I am a husband and father of two, back in my hometown after many trips and homes elsewhere. Wausau is a special place, a place on the cusp of something amazing, and with Citizen …

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