? This Wednesday, September 4th at 12:30 PM, there will be a showing of The Guilty @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Wednesday, September 4, 12:30 PM (Crime/Drama/Thriller) Rated R (Language); 1 hour, 25 minutes (2018) Winner of the AARP Movies for Grownups Best Foreign Film Award. A taut, twisty Danish detective…
City
ACLU, Asylum, City, Immigration, Law, Laws/Regulations, Local Government, Migrants
Derechos de los Inmigrantes — Immigrants’ Rights
by JOHN ADAMS •
Posted originally on 7.14.19, now updated with additional information from the Spanish-language section linked below. Independientemente de su estatus migratorio, usted tiene derechos garantizados por la Constitución. Aprende más aquí sobre sus derechos como inmigrante y cómo expresarlos. …. Agentes policiales pregunta sobre mi estatus migratorio Cómo reducir el riesgo para usted mismo Mantener la…
City, Film
Film: Tuesday, August 27th, 12:30 PM @ Seniors in the Park, BlacKkKlansman
by JOHN ADAMS •
? This Tuesday, August 27th at 12:30 PM, there will be a showing of BlacKkKlansman @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Tuesday, August 27, 12:30 PM (Biography/Crime/Drama) Rated R (Language, violence); 2 hours, 15 minutes (2018). Based on a true story: an African American police officer in Colorado Springs, CO, successfully manages…
City, Culture, University
Integration of University and Community
by JOHN ADAMS •
In Whitewater, where a campus of the UW System represents a majority of the city’s residents, the integration of campus and community is an obvious need. One thinks of this when reading Deborah and James Fallows, The Choices Facing Community Colleges. (These authors are describing two-year programs, not a comprehensive four-year program as with UW-Whitewater,…
CDA, City, Development, Economy, Government Spending, Local Government, Poverty
Common Council, 8.20.19: Fiscal & Economic
by JOHN ADAMS •
Yesterday, I posted about part of a Whitewater Common Council meeting that addressed a traffic signal at a dangerous intersection. See Common Council, 8.20.19: Misperception. There was another topic at that meeting: the annual audit of the city’s fiscal condition (link below). In another place and time, the fiscal condition of government might be decisive…
Accidents, City, Common Council, Local Government, State Government, Transportation
Common Council, 8.20.19: Misperception
by JOHN ADAMS •
A portion of Wisconsin [U.S.] Highway 12 rings Whitewater. Called by residents simply the bypass, it takes traffic around the city, with a few points of intersection to Whitewater along the route. A traffic signal at one of those intersections has had its own green light for a left-hand turning lane, and this likely causes…
City, Film
Film: Wednesday, August 21st, 12:30 PM @ Seniors in the Park, The History Boys
by JOHN ADAMS •
This Wednesday, August 21st at 12:30 PM, there will be a showing of The History Boys @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Wednesday, August 21st; 12:30 PM Rated R for language, sexual content (2006). Remember the professor or teacher that made you think and wonder, and inspired you…? In 1980s England, an…
City, Education, School District
School Board, 8.12.19: 4 Points
by JOHN ADAMS •
Updated 8.13.19 afternoon with video. Whitewater’s school board met in special session on Monday night, with two main agenda items: hiring a new middle school principal, and considering among several expenditures from five-hundred thousand dollars available to the district. A few points to consider: 1. The school board unanimously selected Chris Fountain, most recently of…
City, Film
Film: Tuesday, August 13th, 12:30 PM @ Seniors in the Park, Poms
by JOHN ADAMS •
? This Tuesday, August 13th at 12:30 PM, there will be a showing of Poms @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Tuesday, August 13th; 12:30 PM (Comedy/Drama) PG-13; 1 hour, 31 minutes (2019) A delightful comedy about a group of women who form a cheerleading squad at their retirement community, proving that…
City, Local Government
Common Council, 8.6.19: 5 Points
by JOHN ADAMS •
? Whitewater’s common council met in regular session on Tuesday, 8.6.19, and at that meeting the council selected an applicant to fill a vacant council seat. See Common Council, 8.6.19: The Context of an Appointment. Today, a few other points to consider: 1. Government is not the community; it’s a slice only. While it’s practical…
City, Common Council, Local Government
Common Council, 8.6.19: The Context of an Appointment
by JOHN ADAMS •
? The Whitewater Common Council met in regular session on Tuesday night. A portion of that meeting (video, 2:35-16:58) involved the appointment of a council member to a vacant seat through April 2020. Two students from UW-Whitewater, Zachary Klotz and Matthew Schulgit, applied to fill that vacancy. After remarks from each applicant, and a few…
City, Film
Film: Tuesday, July 30th, 12:30 PM @ Seniors in the Park, Vice
by JOHN ADAMS •
? This Tuesday, July 30th at 12:30 PM, there will be a showing of Vice @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Tuesday, July 30; 12:30 PM (Biography/Drama/Comedy) Rated R (Language; violence); 2 hours, 12 minutes (2018). The story of Dick Cheney, who wielded immense power as Vice President under POTUS 43,…
America, Authoritarianism, City, Culture, Federal Government, Libertarians, Liberty, Local Government, Politics, State Government, That Which Paved the Way, Trump-Russia
The Biggest Story of Our Time
by JOHN ADAMS •
In life – at least life in a well-ordered, free society – the highest matters are not political. They are familial, cultural, social – involving greater pursuits than contending over the role of the state. Under this view, one contends over politics (as libertarians do) not because it is too important but because it must…
City, Education, School District
School Board, 7.22.19: 13 Points
by JOHN ADAMS •
The Whitewater School Board met on Monday, 7.22.19, and from the agenda there was a brief discussion about the learning that is fundamental to any educational program (about which I wrote yesterday). See School Board, 7.22.19: One Worthy Question. Today, a few other points to consider: 1. It’s a mature board: most members have been…