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Daily Bread for 11.1.13

Good morning. The end of the week will bring scattered showers (a fifty-percent chance) and a high of forty-seven. On this day in 1512, the Sistine Chapel ceiling goes on public display. Sistine Chapel ceiling – photograph by Patrick Landy via Wikipedia On this day in 1863, a pen magnate is born: 1863 – George…

What a Film About Janesville Really Says

Much has been said about Brad Lichtenstein’s As Goes Janesville, and it’s usually about how the film depicts Gov. Walker.     There’s much more to the film, though, and particularly interesting to me is how Janesville tries to entice a startup to locate in that city by offering millions in public incentives.  The startup, Shine, promises a new…

Daily Bread for 10.20.13

Good morning. We’ll have a high of fifty-six today, with a twenty-percent chance of afternoon showers. We are far from the Atlantic Ocean, and so among the many immediate concerns of Wisconsinites, the lionfish, fortunately, is not one: The clear waters around Bermuda are as picturesque as you can imagine, and the brilliantly colored fish…

Janesville Transit’s Ghost Bus

It’s the month for Halloween, and just in time, Janesville Transit brings Whitewater a trick, but certainly no treat: a Ghost Bus.  One may safely call it this, as it’s almost entirely empty after dropping riders off at multi-billion-dollar Generac, with those few passengers remaining being about as rare and difficult to see as the…

More about ‘Scenes from Whitewater’s Failing Drug War’

I’ve had both emails and a conversation with a journalist about yesterday’s post, Scenes from Whitewater’s Failing Drug War. I’ll summarize some of the topics of those messages and my replies. Shouldn’t the UW-Whitewater chancellor receive deference? I’m not sure what to make of this. It’s all-too-clear that Chancellor Telfer receives ample deference, and from…

The Innovator

The Innovator from Cineastas on Vimeo. Mike Friton is a freelance shoemaker, weaver, paper sculptor and innovator with over 30 years of experience at Nike. His innovations are responsible for many elements of athletic footwear that people wear today. Each of his crafts informs one another and he is constantly exploring the fringes of his…

Daily Bread for 12.12.12

Good morning. Whitewater’s Wednesday will be mostly sunny, with a high of forty, with a south winds at 5 to 15 MPH. We’ll see a sunrise at 7:17 AM, and sunset at 4:21 PM. Tomorrow will be roughly the same length as today, with 9h 4m of sunlight, and 10h 9m of daylight. Downtown Whitewater’s…

Daily Bread for 10.6.12

Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny and windy, with a high of sixty-three. On this day in 1866, America saw the first robbery of a moving train: On this day in 1866, the Reno gang carries out the first robbery of a moving train in the U.S., making off with over $10,000…

Why there’s Room and Reason to Reduce the Military Budget

There’s much worry – but not reasonable worry – about the imposition of sequestration, across-the-board cuts to reduce overspending, on America’s military budget. Our fundamental security will always come from a healthy economy that fosters the economic growth and innovation that makes a professional, well-equipped military possible. Second, we would still have an unmatched military…

The Living Mississippi: From Twain to Today at the Roberta Avonn Art Gallery 3/9/12 to 4/4/12

Opening reception on March 12, 2012 from 3:30-5:00 p.m. Historic photographs of the Mississippi River by Henry P. Bosse are juxtaposed with modern photos of river restoration projects completed by the non-profit group, Living Lands & Waters. Quotes from Mark Twain’s prose link the river’s past with the present. The exhibit is a partnership with…

Cuts to State Shared Revenue: Whitewater’s Politics of It All (First Take)

Whether Gov. Walker’s proposal to restrict public-employee collective bargaining is victorious or abandoned, cuts to state shared revenue are on the way, for Whitewater and its school district. I have supported cuts to government spending, not as a matter of budget repair, but as a long term-goal — for smaller, more limited, more responsible government.…

Defining Waste as a Phenomenal Accomplishment

At Whitewater’s December 7th Common Council meeting, City Manager Kevin Brunner, near the beginning of the meeting, gave an update on Whitewater’s publicly-financed technology park. I have embedded the video of the session below. Brunner begins talking about the park at 2:14 into the video, and continues until around 4:40. Below the video, I have…