Today in History: Aug. 13, 2019
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Aug. 13, the 225th day of 2019. There are 140 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On August 13, 1961, East… Keep Reading
Your letters: Marathon County Supervisor fires back after parks commission resignation
Editor’s note: This letter was submitted in response to a story that published Aug. 12 regarding the attendance record and subsequent resignation of Marathon County Dist. 35 Supervisor Jacob Langenhahn… Keep Reading
Your letters: On gun rights
Dear editor, Why is it that the GOP members of Congress are so adamant about defending the life of an unborn child while, 5 years later, they are willing to… Keep Reading
Your letters: Don’t ignore foreign invention in elections
Dear editor, Ignoring hostile foreign intervention in our elections is one of the most serious threats we face as a democracy. The Mueller investigation concluded that Russian interference occurred in… Keep Reading
Your letters: Constituent reacts to Supervisor’s ‘Pride Month’ letter
Editor’s note: This letter to the editor responds to a letter by Marathon County Board Supervisor Bill Miller. View Miller’s letter here. Dear editor, After reading a recent letter written… Keep Reading
Your letters: Marathon County Board member responds to ‘Pride Month’ vote
Dear editor, In the August 1-8 edition of City Pages,Progressive editor of the RECORD REVIEW, Peter Weinschenk penned an article addressing and in support of the Pride Month resolution recently… Keep Reading
Grudges come naturally to kids – gratitude must be taught
Kids have no problem remembering who plays fair. Natalia Lebedinskaia/Shutterstock.com Nadia Chernyak, University of California, Irvine; Peter Blake, Boston University, and Yarrow Dunham, Yale University Have you heard this tale?… Keep Reading
Your letters: Prejudice based on assumptions, not reality
Dear editor, Sadia Hussein was racially accosted and this should be thoroughly condemned. She was a victim of ignorant and self-defeating behavior of individuals who may have thought twice if… Keep Reading
Facebook algorithm changes suppressed journalism and meddled with democracy
How do you feel about Facebook? fyv6561/Shutterstock.com Jennifer Grygiel, Syracuse University Facebook’s News Feed algorithm determines what users see on its platform – from funny memes to comments from friends.… Keep Reading
Your letters: Overturning ‘Pride Month’ declaration is wrong and short-sighted
Dear editor, I am taking a moment to look through all of the celebrations that go on throughout the year on a monthly basis. I see that they come from… Keep Reading
Your Letters: County Board’s Motion for Reconsideration Violates Procedure and Code of Ethics
Dear editor, The Marathon County Board of Supervisors (“the Board”) have ethical obligations they must adhere to which are implicated by tonight’s agendized action regarding a motion for reconsideration. Chapter… Keep Reading
Your Letters: Reconsidering ‘Pride Month’ a result of retaliation from small-minded people
Dear editor, This is an open letter to the Marathon County Board of Supervisors. Today you will vote whether or not to retract the Pride Month declaration that you VOTED… Keep Reading
Your letters: No need for Pride Month in Marathon County
Dear editor, In 1982, Wisconsin was the first state to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation, which was signed by then-Governor Lee Dreyfus. The governor said, “It is a fundamental… Keep Reading
Your letters: UW System promotes student success, drives Wisconsin economy
Dear editor, As the newly elected president of the Board of Regents, here’s my pledge: I will continue to be a tenacious advocate for the University of Wisconsin System. The… Keep Reading
Your Letters: ‘Pride Month’ declaration was the right decision
Dear editor, Far be it for me to pile on in reaction to Mike Brust’s un-American, un-Christian, and detrimental letter to the editor, but I want to join in the… Keep Reading
Your Letters: Pride Month decision is a Constitutional question
Dear editor, After reading letters on both sides of this debate I believe we need to step back and breathe. I have 2 young adults that call me Dad that… Keep Reading
Your Letters: Don’t make someone choose between breast cancer treatment or food on the table
Dear editor, A cancer diagnosis brings countless questions, a roller coaster of emotions and tough decisions. While some of these tough decisions are understandable and unavoidable, some are not. Nobody… Keep Reading
Your Letters: Reach out to teens who are hurting
Dear editor, I was just reading about a local teen that decided to take his own life by jumping off the parking structure in downtown Wausau. This is heartbreaking. This… Keep Reading
