CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) - There is no better gift in politics than name recognition. Andrew Cuomo, the disgraced former governor of New York, is about to benefit from it. He announced over the weekend that he's running for mayor of New York City. Andrew Cuomo is a jerk, and a liar, and a bad politician. But he's likel...

CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) - I am a big fan of the TV Series The Chosen - it tells the story of Jesus' ministry. Fans are excited because Season Five will be released next month. There are many scenes that show up in my social media feeds, and I like them so much that I watch them over and over again. It is a marvelous w...

CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) - Governor Tony Evers must be a bad poker player. Since the changing of the words "mother" and "father" to "inseminated" and "inseminator," he's been asked more questions about it. He says the gender neutral language in his state budget is to offer protec...

CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) - The double standards surrounding Wausau Ethics Committee is breathtaking. They are currently deciding if they'll launch a full investigation into Mayor Doug Diny for removing an unsecured ballot drop box. And you can see this like a parade coming down Main Street - they will. So who is on th...

CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) - For the second time this year Governor Tony Evers is guilty of political malpractice... proposing things that are unpopular, and have no chance of becoming law. In January, the governor proposed direct legislation - where citizens could propose laws, gather enough petition signatures, and the...

CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) - Earlier this year I was ask to be an Elder at my church. And I am learning much more about servant leadership. I don't need notoriety on Sundays during church service. Being behind this microphone five days a week is all the notoriety I need. When He appeared on the beach to his disciples aft...

CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) - Today at 4:30pm the Wausau Ethics Board meets to consider the absentee ballot drop box complaint against Mayor Doug Diny. I've been saying for months that the end game is to remove a duly elected mayor from office. Now comes a bombshell letter that was published by the Wausau Pilot & Revi...

CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) - If I had a ticket tonight, there are two things I would yell out when Governor Tony Evers gives his state budget proposal. "Hey Tony, how big does the state surplus have to be until you give taxpayers some of their money back?" And "Hey Tony, how much more money do we have to ...

CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) - I've talked about the St. Jude Radiothon before. It's the signature event for our sister-station WDEZ. We are one of the many country radio stations that raises money for the St. Jude Children's Hospital in Memphis. It's the premiere research facility for kids with cancer. I've shared before ...

CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) - I hope you haven't forgot: it's Valentines Day. Perhaps you've heard the cliche that the Greeks have different words for different kinds of love: Eros is the Greek word for romantic love, like between a boyfriend and a girlfriend - the kind of love were celebrate on Valentine's Day. Philia is...

CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) - There hasn't been a lot of snowfall for the last two winters. Of course, that could change. Who knows what March will bring. For the last two winters, cities and towns have had left over money in their snow removal budgets. So, where exactly does that money go? It usually gets "plowed&q...

CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) - One week from today Wausau's Ethics Committee meets. Make no mistake about what the end-game is: to remove Doug Diny, a duly elected Mayor, from office. Diny is facing a blatantly false charge that he interfered with voters casting their ballots by removing the absentee ballot drop box from ...

CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) - The American Rescue Plan spent $1.4-trillion to stimulate the economy. You got a government check for $1,400. The rest went to states, cities and school districts to help the economy while many things were shut down by COVID. We now have a list of what Wausau spent the money on. Most of it ha...

CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) - Perhaps you remember a concert hall proposal a year and a half ago for Wausau's east side. The pitch was that there were many bands that performed between Milwaukee and Chicago and Minneapolis-St. Paul. Some would perform at a concert venue somewhere in the middle if such a place existed. The...

CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) - I will be taking on a bigger role in the Joseph Project this year. It's the program run out of my church, The Cross, that helps people who are unemployed find jobs. Many, but not all, of the people we help are homeless, just out of jail, or have addiction problems. Many will get full-time job...

CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) - It is a curious proposal that should not be dismissed out of hand. What if the United States rebuilds and takes over the Gaza Strip? There is one part of the plan that Donald Trump floating this week that terrifies me. U.S. troops might be needed there to keep building crews from coming under...

CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) - Sometimes I'm amazed when politicians are so off the rails that they focus on issues no one cares about. Governor Tony Evers was on a clean-water tour of the state yesterday. One of his initiatives is new water fountains in schools. You've seen these models before. They have an extra spout at...

CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) - I'm not a sociologist, I'm, at best, an observer. But there is something different about homelessness in Wausau this year. Police chief Matt Barnes sounded a warning during the warm summer months: there are more homeless in town. The reasons why escape me. Wausau's social safety net is no be...

CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) - Ken Marin of Minnesota was picked over the weekend as the new National Chairman of the Democratic Party. Republicans should rejoice. Martin was chosen over Ben Wikler of Wisconsin. Wikler has a history of getting democrats elected - after all, he got Tony Evers over the finish line twice and ...

CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) - This Sunday is an important day for me. I will be baptized into the Christian faith. I was Christened as a child. It has become my belief that baptism is intended for adults as a full acceptance of Jesus Christ. A child is incapable of making such a decision. Being baptized as an adult is fol...

CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) - That empty feeling in your pocket is Wausau city leaders wasting your money. On Tuesday night the City Council voted to hire an outside lawyer - which bills at $250-per-hour - to assist the Ethics Board in a complaint against Mayor Doug Diny. The council members who voted for this waste were ...

CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) - Some people in California want to break away from the United States and form their own country. There's a petition drive underway now. If the question makes it to the ballot, 55-percent of Californians would have to approve. If they vote "yes," they're voting to set up a committee t...

CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) - We will find out tomorrow if the frivolous ethics complaint against Wausau Mayor Doug Diny has legs. Equally important we will learn if this silliness will begin wasting taxpayer money. Tomorrow the City Council will debate whether to fund an outside law group to assist the city's Ethics Boar...

CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) Today 27 people will be going out for job interviews. All of them are unemployed. Some are recently out of jail. Others are homeless. Almost all of them are former addicts. These are the graduates of the Joseph Project - which looks to connect willing workers with companies that are willing ...

CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) - Here's something that China knows: America is still the indispensable nation. That is, the American consumer is indispensable. China is the world's leading manufacturer. During his first term, Donald Trump imposed steep tariffs on Chinese imports. The policy was so right - to penalize China f...