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Veterans’ Day 2013

  The presidential proclamation for Veterans’ Day 2013: BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On Veterans Day, America pauses to honor every service member who has ever worn one of our Nation’s uniforms. Each time our country has come under attack, they have risen in her defense. Each time our…

Boo! Scariest Things in Whitewater, 2013

Here’s the seventh annual FREE WHITEWATER list of the scariest things in Whitewater for 2013. The 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 editions are available for comparison. The list runs in reverse order, from mildly frightening to super scary. 10. Red Foxes. There are few people who don’t find red foxes beautiful; I’d guess…

Friday Poll: Favorite Halloween Monster

It’s the last Friday before Halloween, so a poll about Halloween monsters – which do you think is the greatest Halloween scare (or, if not scariest, then most interesting)? What’s your favorite? I’d say zombies, I suppose, with werewolves a close second. What do you think? (Multiple answers are possible.) Favorite Halloween Monster

Happy Labor Day

Detailed illustration of a 3-cent stamp issued to commemorate Labor Day in 1956. The image comes from a mosaic in the lobby of the AFL-CIO building in Washington, D.C.

Happy Independence Day

IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which…

Beautiful Whitewater

The Independence Day holiday awaits: Whitewater’s July 4th events begin today at 5 PM. Tonight features the Miss Whitewater Pageant at 5, the opening of midway amusements, and live music beginning at 8 from The Now.