Keene Winters

Dear editor, That was some reply from City Council President Lisa Rasmussen in her last letter to the editor. I think there were more words in it than there are...

Dear editor, Does shouting make a statement true? Are passion and anguish measures of veracity? Our intellect says no. However, experience tells us people can be swayed. The biggest megaphone can be convincing. For...

Bài viết của Keene Winters: Sau bốn thập kỷ chi tiêu quỹ TIF cho trung tâm thành phố, Wausau vẫn thiếu bằng chứng rõ ràng cho thấy người đóng thuế đang nhận được lợi ích xứng đáng từ khoản đầu tư của họ.

Por Keene Winters Después de cuatro décadas de gasto TIF en el centro de la ciudad, Wausau aún carece de evidencia clara de que los contribuyentes estén obteniendo un retorno significativo de sus inversiones.

By Keene Winters After four decades of downtown TIF spending, Wausau still lacks clear evidence that taxpayers are getting a meaningful return on their

By Keene Winters From public safety breakdowns to costly management flaws, Wausau keeps confronting issues that demand transparency, yet residents are

Theo Keene Winters, tại sao chúng ta nên giữ chính phủ ở mức tối thiểu? Câu trả lời là vì nó tiêu thụ tài nguyên không hiệu quả, và tất cả chúng ta đều...

By Keene Winters Why should we keep government as small as possible?  The answer is that it is an inefficient consumer of resources, and we are all

By Keene Winters I think most of us aspire to do good, including members of the Wausau City Council. We promise an upstanding reputation. But, good wishes

By Keene Winters It is time to pay attention to the city budget.  This is the last budget that the Wausau Common Council will vote on before the April

By Keene Winters Can you believe that we have been arguing about ballot drop boxes in Wausau for a year?  The talking points from both sides have

By Keene Winters This is a story of many stories. And, Wausau City Attorney Anne Jacobson is at the center or all of them. In any other organization she

By Keene Winters If you were in a hurry to get out of town for the long holiday weekend, you might have missed one of the biggest local news stories so

By Keene Winters After having asked around, it seems like everyone has a hypochondriac in their life.  It is that person who is visited by every

Dear editor, Who's on first.  What's on second.  I-Don't-Know is on third.  In time, a discerning person can pierce the premise behind

Por Keene Winters. Imagine ser una organización tan disfuncional que se demanda a sí misma en un tribunal. De alguna manera, bajo la supervisión de la Ciudad...

By Keene Winters I am still waiting for a response from the city to my complaint and open records request.  While we have a moment, let's go to

Dear editor, There are two problems with the city budget process in Wausau never seem to get corrected.  First, it only considers additions to

By Keene Winters Accountability. What does it mean? It means to be responsible for outcomes. We expect senior leadership in any organization to take

By Keene Winters for Wausau Pilot & Review In what feels like a variation on a TV program posing ethical dilemmas, we have one to consider in Wausau.