Your letters: City Council member defends city actions
Dear editor, I read with interest the letter from a reader in Weston with many assertions about Wausau’s mayor, staff members and other officials, including myself. I’d like to offer…
Your letters: Northwoods resident encourages a vote for Tom Tiffany
Dear editor, The choice to replace Congressman Sean Duffy is an easy one. I will be voting for Tom Tiffany in the Feb. 18 special election. I have known Tom for…
Your letters: Wausau City Council member offers apology
Dear residents of the greater Wausau community, “Do not show disrespect toward that which you do not understand.” This line jumped out at me from a movie I watched a…
Your letters: Are we getting any smarter?
Dear editor, As we grow older we have the ability to always learn. We can continue to learn from books, conversations, experience and observation. The old adage of doing “it”…
Your letters: Government must endorse religions
Dear editor, During this holiday season, with attacks on religion (Christian ones in particular) from groups like Military Religious Freedom Foundation, or MRFF, and the Freedom From Religion Foundation, or…
Your letters: Wausau needs better programs for working class, people of color
Dear editor, Despite catering to business and development, Wausau ranks between 293 and 383 for worker income {depending on zip code). Our poverty rate is 18.2 percent, while the state’s…
Your letters: Change needed in Duffy’s district
With the announced resignation of Sean Duffy, the people of Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District will have a unique opportunity. We get to set the tone for the 2020 elections months…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Letters: Wausau should have free admission at pools
Dear editor, The purpose of this letter is to inform the public concerning the status of free days at the City of Wausau pools, and let private organizations know of their ability…
Letters: Marathon County should embrace LGBTQ+ community
Dear editor, I spoke Thursday night at the Marathon County Board meeting. As I was laying waste to the lies and rhetoric some of our county supervisors are hiding behind…
Letter: Gas tax to pay for roads spreads burden to all who drive in Wisconsin
Dear editor, All of us who drive should be paying close attention to the debate in Madison over paying for our failing roads. While a gas tax isn’t popular as…
Letters: Good stuff coming out of UWSP at Wausau
Dear editor: There’s some good news coming out of our UW-Stevens Point at Wausau campus. As a result of the recent merger with Point, our campus is offering six new…
Letters: Demand info on potential contaminants at Riverside Park, along Thomas Street, other areas
Dear editor, For the past several years, people in the Wausau area have been voicing their concerns regarding the contamination issues from the Crestline/SNE/Wauleco site going back to 1946. The…
Letters: Fiene seeks vote in spring election
Dear editor, The spring general election is Tuesday, April 2, only a few days away. I have knocked on hundreds of doors, talked to scores of neighbors and community members,…
Letters: Lifelong Weston resident wants your vote in spring election
Dear editor: We only have a few more weeks until another election. Our spring general election is headlined by the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, but local elections also permeate…
