Continuing for the next few weeks, it’s Prisoner Monday here at Free Whitewater. Why? Because a longtime reader previously suggested to me that being in Whitewater sometimes felt like living the plot of The Prisoner. It’s a great British series, that tells the story of a secret agent who resigns from his agency, only to…
City
City, School District
Poll Results: What’s the best, first option for budget cuts for a city or school district?
by JOHN ADAMS •
Here are the results from my highly unscientific, not-at-all professional poll on options for budget cuts for a city or school district. What’s the best, first option for a budget shortfall for a city or school district?(poll) Reduction in benefits came as the leading answer — far above employee layoffs, tax increases, salary reductions, or…
City, Police
Trust, but Verify
by JOHN ADAMS •
Every community relies — and wants to rely — on its police force for protection. Therein rests the honor and burden of the right to use force on behalf of the community: that trust is readily given, and a worthy leadership in return commits to a practice of openness and verification. It was Reagan to…
City, School District
Poll: What’s the best, first option for budget cuts for a city or school district?
by JOHN ADAMS •
There’s almost always resistance to reductions in the size of government — once having achieved a certain mark, government seldom recedes. In this deep recession, with a loss of state aid to cities and public school districts, reductions in local budgets are more likely. I’ve created a small poll, asking which first option to address…
City, Inbox Reader Mail, School District
Inbox: Reader Mail — Options for School District Budget Savings
by JOHN ADAMS •
Yesterday, I posted a reader note on an alternative response to budget cuts in our school district. Afterward, I received two notes from another, longtime reader, suggesting a second alternative. I’ve combined the two notes on the second alternative with an ellipsis. Mr. Adams, I hate to sound like a broken record about this, but…
City, Inbox Reader Mail, School District
Inbox: Reader Mail — Budget Cuts, General and Specific
by JOHN ADAMS •
City
Prisoner Monday
by JOHN ADAMS •
Continuing for the next few weeks, it’s Prisoner Monday here at Free Whitewater. Why? Because a longtime reader previously suggested to me that being in Whitewater sometimes felt like living the plot of The Prisoner. It’s a great British series, that tells the story of a secret agent who resigns from his agency, only to…
City
Prisoner Monday
by JOHN ADAMS •
Continuing for the next few weeks, it’s Prisoner Monday here at Free Whitewater. Why? Because a longtime reader previously suggested to me that being in Whitewater sometimes felt like living the plot of The Prisoner. It’s a great British series, that tells the story of a secret agent who resigns from his agency, only to…
City, Police
Whitewater’s Latest Police and Fire Commission Meeting, of May 2009
by JOHN ADAMS •
Has Whitewater Police Chief Jim Coan already hired a trainer for Whitewater’s Police and Fire Commission members? Earlier this week, on May 20th, 2009, Whitewater’s Police and Fire Commission met for a quarterly meeting. They met in a small conference room, rather than a chamber suitable for public attendance, and unlike so many other public…
City
Prisoner Monday
by JOHN ADAMS •
Continuing for the next few weeks, it’s Prisoner Monday here at Free Whitewater. Why? Because a longtime reader previously suggested to me that being in Whitewater sometimes felt like living the plot of The Prisoner. It’s a great British series, that tells the story of a secret agent who resigns from his agency, only to…
City
Prisoner Monday
by JOHN ADAMS •
Continuing for the next few weeks, it’s Prisoner Monday here at Free Whitewater. Why? Because a longtime reader previously suggested to me that being in Whitewater sometimes felt like living the plot of The Prisoner. It’s a great British series, that tells the story of a secret agent who resigns from his agency, only to…
City
Prisoner Monday
by JOHN ADAMS •
Continuing for the next few weeks, it’s Prisoner Monday here at Free Whitewater. Why? Because a longtime reader previously suggested to me that being in Whitewater sometimes felt like living the plot of The Prisoner. It’s a great British series, that tells the story of a secret agent who resigns from his agency, only to…
City, Press Release
Clean Sweep the Triangle — May 1st
by JOHN ADAMS •
City, Press Release
Seniors Triangle Walk for Health Program
by JOHN ADAMS •
I received the following press release from Downtown Whitewater, Inc. that I am happy to post — Downtown Whitewater, Inc. Sponsors the Senior Triangle Walk for Health Program May 6 through October 8, 2009 Kick off the program at our clinic Wednesday, May 6 and Thursday, May 7 at the Cravath Lakefront Center from 8:00 am to 11:00 am…