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Announcing: Citizen Wausau Loves

by Andy Laub on December 4th, 2008 • 5 Comments »

Citizen Wausau is proud to announce Citizen Wausau Loves…, a collection of items that we at CW can’t get enough of. CW♥ is a partnership with Amazon.com, which means that purchases are still through Amazon directly, but Citizen Wausau will receive a tiny bit of each purchase. It’s an easy way to help keep us going, all by doing what you were already doing!

And even if you don’t see anything there that interests you, you can use this link to shop on the main Amazon.com site while still using our referral code.

Thanks, and happy shopping!

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Questions that Jingle, Jangle and Jiggle

by Cheryl Mathis on November 21st, 2008 • 10 Comments »

I know it’s premature, but I’m totally getting into the holiday spirit already. I’m trying very hard to resist putting up our Christmas tree so soon. After all, it’ll be the first Christmas when my daughter can grab stuff off of the tree, and I’m not sure I want to give myself another chore to be doing all day long, ie. keeping her away from the tree.

1. The cold weather has arrived. It’s not bitterly cold yet, but it’s still a shock. What activities have you had to halt because of the chilly weather?

2. I was singing Jingle Bells while …

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Citizen Wausau: It is terrifying

by Alex Tallitsch on August 11th, 2008 • 9 Comments »

I really thought that this bit would be an easy one to write. I have spent the better part of the week trying to figure out exactly how I wanted to approach this. By the time all of the thinking had been thought, I still had absolutely no clue what would end up here.

So, I have my picture of an angry Henry Rollins in my head, and I have instead opted to forge ahead and get it done. By choosing honesty and spontaneity over the best laid plans, perhaps in the end the following paragraphs will say exactly what …

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Vision Wausau: the first ever Citizen Wausau essay contest

by Cheryl Mathis on June 16th, 2008 • One Comment »

Assignment
Write an essay of no less than 500 words, no more than 1,000 words, on a specific, Wausau-themed topic, and enter to win a $50 Chamber Bucks gift certificate.
Due: June 29, 2008 (11:59 pm).

Entering: Post your essay to your Citizen Wausau blog. (Don’t have one? Get one! It’s free!) Be at least 13 years old. Let us know you’ve entered the competition by emailing us at essay at this domain dot com. Wait with bated breath until we announce the winners on Monday, July 14, 2008 at 9 am.

Judging: The posts will be read and judged by the Citizen …

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Announcement: Citizen Wausau Board Introductory Meeting

by Dino Corvino on May 4th, 2008 • 7 Comments »

We wanted to get this to you as soon as we had confirmed a room for us all. We need to thank Lisa Stahl, and the First American Center for offering us the use of a room for the evening. The contribution that Lisa and that building make to the community is far-reaching and can never be overlooked. Truly it feels like a home for everyone, and all are welcome. So thank you Lisa!

We would like to sit down with you from 6 to 7pm. We will get an agenda to the folks who have …

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Citizen Wausau Seeks Help From You

by Dino Corvino on April 18th, 2008 • 13 Comments »

[A Note from Dino:  This post was made in haste, and Andy and I have talked about this more, and as a result we adding some changes.  In an effort to be transparent, those changes will be easy to see.] 

Dear Citizen Wausau Community,

Spring is here. We just passed our six month hump, and we are getting more traffic than we thought possible. Now, we need to make some changes. Not large changes, but small ones. Small but significant, and from that, we will look to you.

We seek to create, and implement a version of an editorial …

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