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Whitewater, Cultures & Communications, June 2017 (Part 4: Demographics)

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This is the fourth post in a series considering related local topics of cultures & communications within the city. Take a look at impartial census data for Whitewater, from the federal government (using American Community Survey population estimates for 2016 now available, and otherwise 2015 measurements). Whitewater’s is a population that’s relatively young (where student-aged…

City, Culture, Economy, Local Government

Whitewater, Cultures & Communications, June 2017 (Part 1: Introduction)

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This is the first post in a series considering related local topics of cultures & communications within the city. I’ll start with an introductory series of assumptions, some I’ll flesh out in greater detail in the series, but all of which state plainly my views. 1.  In America’s current political climate, it’s national politics that necessarily…

City, Film

Film: Tuesday, May 30th, 12:30 PM @ Seniors in the Park: Fences

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This Tuesday, May 30th at 12:30 PM, there will be a showing of Fences @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin community building. Fences (2016) is the story of an African-American man, Troy Maxson, raising his family in 1950s Pittsburgh. Denzel Washington directs and stars in the two hour, nineteen minute film, also starring Viola Davis and Stephen Henderson. The late…

City, Film

Film: Tuesday, May 23rd, 12:30 PM @ Seniors in the Park: Hidden Figures

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This Tuesday, May 23rd at 12:30 PM, there will be a showing of Hidden Figures @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin community building. Hidden Figures (2016) is the true story of a team of African-American women mathematicians who were vital contributors to the early America space program. Theodore Melfi directs the two hour, seven minute film, starring Taraji P. Henson,…

City, Local Government

Term Limits, Briefly Considered

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There was a discussion last night at the Whitewater Common Council about term limits (if any) for appointees to city boards and commissions. The discussion followed a briefer one on 4.18.17. I mentioned yesterday that this would be an interesting agenda topic, and it was. It’s worth noting that although I thought there should have…

City, Culture

Describing a Weekend

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Here in this rural college town, so much has been written about last year’s Spring Splash weekend, and concern that a weekend college event this year (even without the same principal sponsor) might prove equally disappointing. Discussions, debates, plans, hopes for a good experience, arguments about who was responsible for last year’s mishaps, a draft…

City, Development

The Parts of A Multi-Part Project

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  There’s been talk in Whitewater about an out-of-town developer’s plan for a hotel, library, and a local clinic. The easiest way to consider the project is to ask a simple question: Is there any part of the project without which the entire effort would not go forward? Identifying an indispensable part, if any, reveals…

America, Charity, City, Development, Economics, Economy, Holiday, Local Government, Planning, Politics

Reading and Reviewing

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There are two books I’m eager to review here at FW: Katherine Cramer’s Politics of Resentment: Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker (2016) and Amy Goldstein’s Janesville: An American Story (4.18.17).  Like many others, I’ve been awaiting Goldstein’s book for some time, knowing that significant works take time. For both books,…

City, Politics

Less is Often More

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Whitewater’s Common Council had a several items of interest on its agenda for last night’s meeting (among them A Hotel, a Party Plan, and a Dog). The hotel and the dog (a police canine) were dropped from the agenda, and the item about a party plan (to address larger-scale social events) was discussed only in part.…