Wausau Mayoral Debate

This Thursday we will present highlights of a Wausau mayoral debate between incumbent Mayor Jim Tipple and his challenger Alderman Ed Gale. The debate takes place this Wednesday, March 28th at 7:00 p.m. in the Center for Civic Engagement Theater on the UW-Marathon County campus, and is sponsored by Wisconsin Public Radio, the Wausau Daily Herald and the Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service. The debate will be moderated by Route 51 host Glen Moberg, with questions posed by a panel consisting of Rob Mentzer, opinion page editor of the Daily Herald; Mary Radke, board member of the Marathon County LIFE Committee; Pete Valiska, President of the Wausau West Side Business Association; Ying Lee Xiong, board member of the Wausau Hmong Mutual Association; and John Prey, member of the Wausau area social justice group NAOMI. Wednesday evening’s debate is open to the public.