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City, Hip & Prosperous, Holiday

Fiesta

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Here’s another sketch-post on how to make Whitewater hip & prosperous. Whitewater should lead with what she uniquely and distinctively offers. What the city has today, and will have tomorrow, is a multi-ethnic and multicultural population. Our Mexican-heritage population is more than a fact; it’s an opportunity for everyone. We should lead with that unique…

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Merry Christmas

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And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.  And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear.  And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good…

Business, Holiday

AppleInsider: Apple’s Santa TV spot deemed best ad of holiday season

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What do you think? (I’d say, very good, indeed.) According to viewer reactions measured by TV ad analysis firm Ace Metrix and released on Friday, Apple’s commercial collected enough points to be named the most effective ad during the crucial holiday season, beating out advertising veterans like Coca-Cola, Pillsbury and Nintendo, reports GigaOM. See, AppleInsider…

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President’s Thanksgiving Proclamation 2011

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From the White House, following annual tradition, this year’s Thanksgiving proclamation: THANKSGIVING DAY, 2011 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION        One of our Nation’s oldest and most cherished traditions, Thanksgiving Day brings us closer to our loved ones and invites…

History, Holiday

The Pilgrims’ Thanksgiving Lesson

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A change in rights offered a path from starvation to dependable sustenance: Faced with potential starvation in the spring of 1623, the colony decided to implement a new economic system. Every family was assigned a private parcel of land. They could then keep all they grew for themselves, but now they alone were responsible for…

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Boo! Scariest Things in America, 2011

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Here’s the FREE WHITEWATER list of the scariest things in America for 2011. I’ve done a scariest things in Whitewater for years, and here’s the national version. (The 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 local editions are available for comparison.) The list runs in reverse order, from mildly frightening to super scary. 10. Empire. We’re…

City, Holiday

Boo! Scariest Things in Whitewater, 2011

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Here’s the FREE WHITEWATER list of the scariest things in Whitewater for 2011. The 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 editions are available for comparison. The list runs in reverse order, from mildly frightening to super scary. 10. Snow. Is every snowflake Armageddon? No. It’s Wisconsin – we’ve had snow before — and here’s a guess…