For the next several 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 find…

I’ve had two pop quizzes, but in the spirit of participatory democracy, I’ll offer a poll, where anyone can answer by clicking a button. For this week’s poll, a question about our Common Council — “How likely is it that a member of Whitewater’s Common Council will fall asleep during a meeting in 2009?” The…

I received an email from a reader, discussing recent neighborhood meetings in Whitewater. It’s true that I have not commented on these meetings. I wrote him yesterday thanking him for his email, and I’ll offer a public post on the topic. First his message, and my reply follows thereafter in red. There will a second,…

For the next several weeks, I’ll make Monday Prisoner Monday here at Free Whitewater. A longtime reader previously suggested to me that being in Whitewater sometimes felt like living the plot of The Prisoner. That fine British series, now being re-made as an AMC program, tells the story of a secret agent who resigns from…

Downtown Whitewater Inc. will present its Annual Breakfast Update on February 20, 2009 from 7:00 am to 8:30 am, at the Whitewater Municipal Building, in the Common Council Chambers.  Additional information, from a flyer Downtown Whitewater prepared, follows —   Downtown Whitewater, Inc. will be giving highlights on their annual report with the final report due…

The Whitewater-Area League of Women Voters’ has published its February 2009 Newsletter, with a schedule of upcoming LWV events. A copy of the newsletter is available as a pdf link in this post, and as a link on my blogroll. Here is a partial listing of events, with more information and events inside the newsletter.…

Here’s the third of three preliminary posts on the Nosek-Kienbaum race for an at-large Common Council seat.  I posted previously on Kienbaum’s advantages, Nosek’s opportunity to win despite them, and now offer remarks on Kienbaum’s best strategy for her (likely) victory.   (Quick, obvious declaration – I support neither of these candidates.)   Avoid Debate.  Nosek…

Can Dr. Roy Nosek, acerbic scourge of ordinance infractions, defeat incumbent at-large Council member Marilyn Kienbaum?  Yes, but it’s a long shot.  I am no supporter of either candidate (cf. Kissinger, “It’s a shame they both can’t lose.”).  Still, here’s Nosek’s tough-row-to-hoe path to victory: Debate.  Debate Kienbaum as often as possible, on television or…

Dr. Roy Nosek, dentist-politician, is challenging incumbent Marilyn Kienbaum for her at-large seat on our Common Council. It’s not Ali-Fraser, but more Iran-Iraq, in my estimation, and an interesting contest. I’ve remarked before that “Whitewater just wouldn’t have its own unique students-within-a-tiny-cramped-corridor line and my-nostalgic-salt-of-the-earth-any-other-ideas-be-damned feel without such community treasures. ”     Over the…

I had some fun with a pop quiz for early January, and here’s another. What is the single biggest issue – problem, challenge, concern – facing Whitewater in 2009? I will open two categories for entries: dead-serious concerns, and silly ones. Entries will be accepted through Friday, January 30th at 5:59 a.m. As always, this…