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By Author >> Bill Weckesser
  • Now, for what the bond mailer did say Bill Wickesser 04/14/17 new
  • The Big Red Cedar Bond… Bill Weckesser 03/31/17 new
  • The Big Bond…Demolition? Really? Bill Wickesser 03/28/17 new
  • Public Response: replies: Cole Academy Considerations B. Weckesser & Mark Meadows 03/22/17 new
  • Public Response: Re: Cole Academy Considerations Joesph Natoli & Bill Wickesser 03/22/17 new
  • Cole Academy Considerations Bill Wickesser 03/22/17 new
  • "Get ready for the East Lansing income tax." Bill Weckesser 03/04/16 new
  • Open Letter to City Council Bill Wickesser 12/12/15 new
  • East Lansing Sex Education Bill Wickesser 07/15/15 new
  • "...the problems hurting East Lansing is group think." Bill Weckesser 09/18/14 new
  • Reply to "Open Letter to Council: Snow Removal Issues" Bill Weckesser 03/13/14 new
  • Fwd: 3 Questions... / Sam Artley's response to Bill Weckesser Artley & Weckesser 10/28/13 new
  • Fwd: 3 Questions... / Ruth Beier's response to Bill Weckesser Beier & Weckesser 10/28/13 new
  • Solving real city problems Bill Weckesser 08/21/13 new
  • The Bar Buster Bill Weckesser 06/23/13 new
  • councilman Triplett Bill Weckesser 05/09/13 new
  • "You'd be dissenting from the urban planning doctrines" Bill Weckesser 03/21/13 new
  • "The key to a vibrant East Lansing isn’t the downtown." Bill Weckesser 03/08/13 new
  • Dear Councilman Triplett: Bill Weckesser 02/10/13 new
  • Triplett's Ordinance 1293 Bill Weckesser 01/26/13 new
  • "…he wants to throw out the 50/50 rules on bar sales…" Bill Weckesser 12/16/12 new
  • Truth of Truth Bill Weckesser 12/05/12 new
  • " A leopard does not change his spots." Bill Weckesser 11/27/12 new
  • Park District Area Request for Qualifications/Proposals (RFQP) Maureen McCabe-Power, and 8-others 10/24/12 new
  • "But, it doesn’t have to be that way." Bill Weckesser 10/11/12 new
  • "Now comes the shell game" Bill Weckesser 09/18/12 new
  • MSU-Affiliated Retirement Community Bill Weckesser 09/16/12 new
  • Ground Hog day Bill Weckesser 09/03/12 new
  • "Consolidation, driven by tight budgets and pension deficits…" Bill Weckesser 08/24/12 new
  • Crossroad at Albert & MAC Bill Weckesser 08/23/12 new
  • " I volunteer to be a questioner." Bill Weckesser 08/20/12 new
  • MEMO TO COMMUNITY: Colleges are not Immune from Recessions. Bill Weckesser 07/25/12 new
  • East Lansing Police Force - WOW! Bill Weckesser 07/13/12 new
  • St. Anne Lofts: "It’s not like they were driving an unlicensed rickshaw." Bill Weckesser 07/10/12 new
  • Evaluating Land-Use Priorities to Benefit Education, Neighborhoods, and Business Bill Weckesser 07/05/12 new
  • "...the silence from the other council members is deafening." Bill Weckesser 02/22/12 new
  • "East Lansing is choking on Mr. Triplett's red herrings." Bill Weckesser 02/21/12 new
  • "...bureaucrat over the entrepreneur; the liberal imperative to rule and regulate." Bill Weckesser 02/15/12 new
  • "... my hat is in the ring for the school board." Bill Weckesser 11/04/11 new
  • Preface to Forum & First Question Bill Weckesser 08/30/12
  • "Nevertheless, we’re out millions." Bill Weckesser 06/28/12
  • Nine Candidates Bill Weckesser 06/26/12
  • Health and Retirement Benefits Bill Weckesser 06/06/12
  • Meadows, "The District Court Judgeship-of course not." Bill Weckesser 06/05/12
  • “Why all the fuss about CCII” Bill Weckesser 04/17/12
  • "Measure Twice and Cut Once" Bill Weckesser 04/14/12
  • Capitalism in East Lansing? Bill Weckesser 03/31/12
  • "…caution and prudence." Bill Weckesser 03/30/12
  • "They were borrowing taxpayer money, all on the 'if come.' " Bill Weckesser 03/21/12
  • "...Triplett is adamant that any lost revenue must be replaced." Bill Weckesser 03/12/12
  • Holding Public Officials Accountable Bill Weckesser 03/10/12
  • "A Small Business IMpact" Bill Weckesser 03/05/12
  • "...it's almost as if the vote never happened." Bill Weckesser 03/02/12
  • "...a more blended experience..." Bill Weckesser 03/01/12
  • Response to Steve Osborn Bill Weckesser 02/27/12