Holiday

Memorial Day and Veterans Day, Explained

by JOHN ADAMS • 05/28/2017 • Comments

Understanding the history and different meanings of the two holidays.

Happy Mother’s Day

by JOHN ADAMS • 05/14/2017 • Comments

Via Ekua Hadan, Emotional Mother’s Day Video Praises The Fearless Women Who Inspire Us Every Day.

America, Charity, City, Development, Economics, Economy, Holiday, Local Government, Planning, Politics

Reading and Reviewing

by JOHN ADAMS • 04/16/2017 • Comments

There are two books I’m eager to review here at FW: Katherine Cramer’s Politics of Resentment: Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker (2016) and Amy Goldstein’s Janesville: An American Story (4.18.17). Like many others, I’ve been awaiting Goldstein’s book for some time, knowing that significant works take time. For both books,…

Holiday, Religion

Easter 2017

by JOHN ADAMS • 04/16/2017 • Comments

From Pope Francis’s Twitter account (@Pontifex) this morning — Happy Easter! May you bring to all the joy and hope of the Risen Christ! pic.twitter.com/SB50xA3Gp5 — Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 16, 2017

Holiday

Merry Christmas 2016

by JOHN ADAMS • 12/25/2016 • Comments

Dogs, Holiday

Friday Dogblogging: A Pup’s Good Deed

by JOHN ADAMS • 12/09/2016 • Comments

My mom works at a hospital & they have this service dog go around to cheer up patients. Here he is earlier today with the Christmas spirit?? pic.twitter.com/5J6f9tlOp4 — juliee. (@jewelsssm) December 6, 2016

City, Holiday

Boo! Scariest Things in Whitewater, 2016

by JOHN ADAMS • 10/31/2016 • Comments

Here’s the tenth annual FREE WHITEWATER list of the scariest things in Whitewater for 2016. The 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 editions are available for comparison. The list runs in reverse order, from mildly frightening to truly scary. 10. It’s Gremlins. Ordinarily, people assume that the success or failure of government policy rests…

Film, Holiday

Film: The Green Ruby Pumpkin

by JOHN ADAMS • 10/30/2016 • Comments

The Green Ruby Pumpkin from miguel ortega on Vimeo.

Holiday

Happy Labor Day 2016

by JOHN ADAMS • 09/05/2016 • Comments

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History, Holiday

Happy Independence Day

by JOHN ADAMS • 07/04/2016 • Comments

A reading from NPR of the Declaration of Independence –

Holiday, Poll

Friday Poll: Independence Holiday Activities

by JOHN ADAMS • 07/01/2016 • 3 Comments

Here’s a version of a poll first run last year: What will you do this holiday? Multiple poll selections are possible — Independence Holiday Activities Embed from Getty Images