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CDA, City, Congress, Corporate Welfare, Free Markets, Gerrymandering, Government Spending, Local Government, Never Trump, Politics, Republicans, State Capitalism, That Which Paved the Way

F. James Sensenbrenner Heads for the Exit

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One reads that F. James Sensenbrenner, the pro-Trump septuagenarian multimillionaire congressman from a gerrymandered district that stretches all the way down to Whitewater, is retiring when his current term ends. Consigned to the minority forever must look unappealing. How time flies! It was not long ago that then-chairman of the Whitewater Community Development Authority was scampering…

ACLU, Asylum, City, Immigration, Law, Laws/Regulations, Local Government, Migrants

Derechos de los Inmigrantes — Immigrants’ Rights

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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

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? 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

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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

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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…

City, Education, School District

School Board, 8.12.19: 4 Points

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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

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? 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

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? 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…