May 28, 2021
Left-wing New York Times columnist Reid J. Epstein traveled to Marathon County, Wisconsin last week to defame my hometown and smear its working-class residents as racist because they refused to commit our community to racial “equity.”
Earlier this month, the Marathon County Executive Committee shot down a proposed resolution called “A Community for All,” which aims to “achieve racial and ethnic equity” and to acknowledge “systemic inequality.”
The resolution, proposed by the county’s “Diversity Affairs Commission,” a committee many residents had no idea existed until now, was originally called “No Place For Hate.” The resolution was drafted last spring after George Floyd’s death and was hotly debated by board members for nearly a year until the committee voted it down 6-to-2 on May 13.
âA Community for Allâ Resolutions to be Considered in Commission Thursday Morning By Mike Leischner
May 5, 2021 5:38 PM
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) â Marathon Countyâs Diversity Affairs Commission is set to hold a special meeting Thursday morning to consider sending one of two versions of the âA Community fo Allâ resolution onto the full county board of Supervisors later this month.
The longer version contains 13 paragraphs. In addition to expressing support for those of all races, genders, sexual orientation, and religious beliefs it also contains data regarding those communities from sources such as the Marathon County Life Report, ALICE report, and healthiest Wisconsin.
By Mike Leischner
Marathon County Courthouse. MWC file photo.
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) â Marathon Countyâs Diversity Affairs Commission is set to hold a special meeting Thursday morning to consider sending one of two versions of the âA Community fo Allâ resolution onto the full county board of Supervisors later this month.
The longer version contains 13 paragraphs. In addition to expressing support for those of all races, genders, sexual orientation, and religious beliefs it also contains data regarding those communities from sources such as the Marathon County Life Report, ALICE report, and healthiest Wisconsin.
Meanwhile, the shorter, re-worked version strips out the statistical data and adds a paragraph stating âthe Board is committed to supporting the current state and federal laws providing for the protection and reservation of the civil rights, freedom, safety, and security of all its residents.â
By Mike Leischner
Apr 22, 2021 6:41 PM
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) â Marathon Countyâs Diversity Affairs Commission took advantage of the summer-like conditions on Thursday to hold a town hall meeting on the proposed âA Community for Allâ resolution at the Whitewater Music Hall in Wausau.
Commission Chairman Yee Leng Xiong and the rest of the members were hoping to gather feedback to better understand the backlash against the measure, which he says is often misinterpreted.
â[We want to make sure] every individual regardless of your political preference, gender, sexual orientation, race, etc. is welcome in Marathon County,â he said. âThat is the whole purpose of this resolution.â