This week’s Friday poll falls on Valentine’s Day, and so a Valentine’s Day question seems nearly obligatory. Last year’s poll for the holiday asked if there might still be a place for flowers and candy on Valentine’s Day (86.21% of respondents said yes). This year, I’ll ask about different gift items, with multiple answers to…
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Animals, Holiday, Weather
Happy Groundhog Day 2014
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Holiday, Religion
Merry Christmas
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Animals, Holiday
A Dog’s Christmas Gift
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Film, Holiday
Film: Mr. Christmas
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Beautiful Whitewater, Holiday
Whitewater’s 2013 Holly Days Lighted Parade
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Food, Holiday
The Best Way to Take the Temperature of a Turkey (or Any Other Bird)
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History, Holiday
Happy Thanksgiving
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From the earliest European settlers to our continent, and by the efforts of several presidents and intervening generations, Thanksgiving comes to us. (Along these lines, see Nathan Raab’s When Was The Real First Thanksgiving? That Depends.) For today, here’s George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation of October 3, 1789: By the President of the United States of…
Holiday, Music
Monday Music: Eric Lewis, Thanksgiving
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Veterans’ Day 2013
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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…
City, Holiday
Boo! Scariest Things in Whitewater, 2013
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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…