Today is a different, but characteristically American, holiday. It’s secular, not religious, but like so many great American occasions, it honors someone serious, intelligent, and religious. The day is not to everyone’s liking, but there I am convinced the fault lies in those who dislike it. One often hears small bits of King’s renowned speech…

In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with…

Here’s the FREE WHITEWATER list of the scariest things in Whitewater. I’ll start in reverse order, from least frightening to super-scary. 10. Fear of Outsiders. You’d think that Milwaukee and Madison were Lord-of-the-Flies nightmares. If you’re describing someone from another country, you might as well be describing an extraterrestrial. It’s not that they’re scary, it’s…

Labor Day became a national holiday in 1894. Lincoln, right about so many things, was right about labor: Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if Labor had not first existed. Labor is superior to capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.…

From Free Whitewater