Omaha Beach as seen from the top of the footpath leading down from the Normandy American Cemetery above the beach. Date of photograph: May 2, 2000 Photographer: Anthony Atkielski (Agateller) Released to public domain
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Whitewater’s Fourth of July
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I received the following press release that I am happy to post — The Whitewater Area 4th of July committee is excited to announce it has a packed line-up of activities and entertainment for the 2010 Festival held at the Cravath Lakefront Park. The festival has secured national recording artist Heidi Newfield for a Saturday…
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Happy Mother’s Day
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Happy Easter
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Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 3-17-10
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Good morning, Whitewater’s forecast calls for a sunny day, and a high of sixty-one degrees. It’s St. Patrick’s Day. Here’s an excerpt from a description of St. Patrick Day: Little is known of Patrick’s early life, though we know he was born in Roman Britain in the fifth century, into a wealthy Romano-British family. His…
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Groundhog sees shadow, more winter – CNN.com
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Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 2-2-10 (Groundhog Day Edition)
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Groundhog Day — Celebrating the Holiday Right
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Tomorrow, February 2nd, is no ordinary day. It’s Groundhog Day, one of America’s most endearing holidays. I observe the holiday, one that’s among my very favorites. http://www.flickr.com/photos/pointshoot/ / CC BY 2.0 Over at Groundhog.org, the Official Website of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, visitors can learn about Groundhog Day, sign up to receive a text message…
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Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 1-18-10 (King Day)
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, It’s a foggy day for Whitewater, with a predicted high of thirty-one degrees. At our high school, it’s the end of the quarter. Tonight, there’s a music parents meeting scheduled at the high school for 6:30 PM. All America knows it’s a federal holiday today, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. From…
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The Meaning of Christmas, as Linus Van Pelt Ably Explains
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Kenosha Police Department’s Twelve Days of Christmas
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In Kenosha, Wisconsin, the police department has recorded and uploaded to YouTube their rendition of The Twelve Days of Christmas. I think is very funny and clever, light-hearted and creative. I have been a critic of police leadership in Whitewater, Wisconsin, but I have never doubted the necessary and demanding role that officers play in…
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Live-Blogging the Whitewater, Wisconsin Holiday Christmas Parade
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I’ve only live-blogged an event once before, a Planning Commission meeting. Tonight, I have a happier subject — the 2009 Whitewater Christmas Parade. Happier yet still, as I will be drinking Spotted Cow during the event. I am remiss not to be marching in the parade, but – and this will surely surprise you –…
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Happy Thanksgiving
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George Washington issued the first presidential, thanksgiving proclamation, long before Thanksgiving Day was a federal holiday, acknowledging a holiday already established in American tradition. [New York, 3 October 1789] By the President of the United States of America. a Proclamation. Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God,…
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Boo! Scariest Things in Whitewater, Wisconsin 2009
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Here’s the FREE WHITEWATER list of the scariest things in Whitewater for 2009. The 2007 and 2008 editions are available for comparison. The list runs in reverse order, from mildly frightening to super scary. 10. The Census. It’s only a year away, and in can’t be avoided — a decennial census is a federal, constitutional…