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Dear Reader, The coronavirus epidemic has caught everyone’s attention worldwide. The questions that everyone seems to be asking are, how serious is this situation? Will it affect me, my family and friends, my community, or my job? Is the massive panic we are seeing world-wide an over-reaction? How concerned should I be? The truthful answer is that nobody knows. In parts of China and Italy, the illness spread so quickly that a huge spike in seriously ill patients overwhelmed the medical system. Simply put, there weren’t enough ventilators to go around, and some people died that might have lived with sufficient medical care. Obviously this isn’t China, and this isn’t Italy. Do we have anything to worry about? Again, we don’t know. But as of the moment I first started writing this, there were eight confirmed COVID-19 cases identified in Wisconsin. Only a few days later that number is now 106 (as of Wednesday, March 18). And that number probably will grow. Our commitment to you is to communicate as much as we know, as soon as possible. We will do it objectively, carefully paying attention to known facts and avoiding hysteria. When we are aware of government actions taken to reduce the risk, we will tell you. And if we hear of government advice grounded in good medical science, we will pass it on. We are Americans. As a people we are smart and resourceful. We know how to adapt to tough times. This may or may not be one of those times that test our grit. But if it is, we will come through it—together. Patrick Wood, Publisher
EDiTOR’S NOTE Closures and a very strange Big Guide this week Please vote for Wausau’s future on April 7! Vote Katie Rosenberg.
If you elect me I will focus on: • Robust economic development criteria • Partnership development to find economies of scale • Comprehensive infrastructure & facilities planning • Retiring debt • Diversity, inclusion, & belonging strategy • Evidence-based decision making • Resiliency & continuity planning
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We always say that City Pages tells you what’s happening around town. And then suddenly we were tasked with telling you what’s not happening on the arts and entertainment side. Every normal issue of City Pages contains more than three full pages worth of event listings around the Wausau and central Wisconsin area. This week, literally nothing was happening. Not even movie times or art gallery hours. But we understand that in this time of coronavirus social distancing (also known as a kind of lockdown, right?) what you’d like to know is the status of all the things that are closed, rescheduled, and maybe a little bit about what is still open. I foresee this strange bit of “non-events to cover” to continue for the next few weeks. And of course, our news coverage will continue as always, though I predict that, too, will slow down some. Although you can’t some see us in person — our office and the entire building we’re in is closed to the public— we are all still at work, so please stay in touch as you normally would.
