We’ve no politicians in Whitewater, Wisconsin.  We’ve no career bureaucrats, either.  They’re all public servants.  Ask them, and they’ll be happy to tell you as much.  I’ll take them at their word — they (like the Vulcans from Star Trek) have “come to serve.”  We are fortunate for it.  They have surely noticed what others…

I thought I’d share a satirical video that I discovered previously, but forgot to pass along.  Kevin Brunner, City Manager of Whitewater, Wisconsin, is no longer new to town.  If nearly everyone in town knows of Dr. Nosek (who could not?), then nearly as many know of Kevin Brunner.  He’s likely a part of city government…

I’ve been remiss — I’ve not noted that there’s a new league of Women Voters’ newsletter for March. The March 2009 Newsletter has 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 (on the left column of…

Good morning, Whitewater I don’t know of any public meetings scheduled for today. A gift, from a few to so many more — one less risk to run. Thank you, city officials. A sad story, today, from Wired‘s science section — “March 25, 1916: Ishi Dies, a World Ends.” It’s about the death of Ishi,…

On Saturday, March 14th, the Whitewater Area League of Women Voters sponsored a forum for candidates for city offices. Here’s the video from that event. I’ll offer commentary below. President of the LWV, Ellen Penwell, ably hosted the candidates’ forum. After outlining the rules of the forum, each candidate received an introduction, made an opening…

On Saturday, March 14th, the Whitewater Area League of Women Voters sponsored a forum for candidates for city offices. The video from that event appears below. I’ll offer commentary in a subsequent post.

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…