I awoke to a light dusting of snow on the lawn this morning; it’s the second time, by my count, that there has been any snow this season. Today’s won’t last long; Whitewater will have to wait for appreciable accumulation. At my home, the House of Dissenting Opinion, my Internet connection is down, so it’s…
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Fiscal Choices, District and City
by JOHN ADAMS •
I’ve contended previously that, whatever the trouble with the State of Wisconsin’s budget, municipal and school district declarations that cuts made were forced as a consequence of declining state aid masks the responsibility and accountability for choosing one cut over another. (See, Inbox: Reader Mail — Budget Cuts, General and Specific, Inbox: Reader Mail —…
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Daily Bread: June 15, 2009
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, Whitewater In the City of Whitewater today, there are three municipal public meetings scheduled. At 3:30 p.m, the Whitewater-University Tech Park Board will meet. At 6 p.m., there will be a Planning Commission meeting. later, at 7 p.m., the Irvin Young Library Board will meet. In our public school district this morning, there’s…
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Whitewater Unified School District chooses District Administrator
by JOHN ADAMS •
The WUSD this morning chose Dr. Suzanne Zentner as its new district administrator, succeeding Dr. Leslie Steinhaus. Much will be made of Dr. Zentner’s local ties – but in the end, it’s moving away from many local practices that will make all the difference for us. Every initial announcement is a happy one; success comes…
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Daily Bread: January 14, 2009
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, Whitewater There are no municipal public meetings scheduled for the City of Whitewater today. In our school district today, focus groups will meet to assist the school board in the search for a District Administrator to replace Dr. Steinhaus. Later, at 7 p.m., the Athletic Booster Club meets at the high school.
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Predictions for 2009
by JOHN ADAMS •
Here’s my local, amateur version, in honor of former columnist William Safire’s long-standing tradition, of offering annual predictions. The list for 2009: 1. In 2009, the University will win the following number of national sports championships: A. None B. One C. Two D. More than two 2. The land adjacent to Whitewater’s award-winning roundabout will…
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On the School District and its Administrator
by JOHN ADAMS •
You may have noticed, here or there, that our District Administrator will leave her post at the end of this school year, on June 30th, 2009. It was widely circulated over the weekend, and I alluded to it on my Monday morning Daily Bread post. (A school board meeting about contractual matters involving unrepresented parties…
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Daily Bread: April 25, 2008
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, Whitewater On this day in 1996, then Gov. Thompson signed Wisconsin Works, W-2, into law. Wisconsin’s law was an example for federal and state welfare reform. The National Weather Service predicts showers and thunderstorms throughout the day. The Farmers’ Almanac says stormy conditions, so there’s some agreement between the two. There are no…
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Daily Bread: April 23, 2008
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good Morning, Whitewater The National Weather Service forecast is for a high of 71 degrees, and patchy fog. The Farmers’ Almanac predicts blustery showers. Once again, there are no public meetings listed for the City of Whitewater today. Civil society rolls along, unaffected. In our school district, it’s spring picture day at Lincoln School, home…
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Daily Bread: April 22, 2008
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, Whitewater It’s Earth Day, today. I’ll post later today about the environmental holiday. In Whitewater, there are no public meetings scheduled for today. Affecting our school district, there’s an announcement up on the Holmen School District website about its search for a new district administrator. Our administrator, Leslie Steinhaus, is a candidate for…
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Daily Bread: April 21, 2008
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good Morning, Whitewater I’ll lead off this morning with the birthday, in 1838, of conservationist John Muir. Muir was born in Scotland, but came to Wisconsin in 1849. Muir’s work on behalf of conservation and environmental concerns included the founding of the Sierra Club. About two years ago, I read his nature writings, collected in…
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Daily Bread: April 17, 2008
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, Whitewater A boiler explosion on campus yesterday resulted in minor injuries for a worker performing routine maintenance. It’s fortunate that there were no other injuries. The Gazette has a update on the accident. It’s supposed to be rainy today, less like early summer, and more like Wisconsin in April. At least, that’s the…
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Daily Bread: April 14, 2008
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, Whitewater The National Weather Service says that today will be sunny, with a high of 52 degrees. The Farmers’ Almanac predicts “squally over the Great Lakes.” No word on how squally translates to Whitewater’s small lakes. Here’s the symbol of the National Weather Service. They’ve chosen a stormy image, with thunderclouds and a…
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Register Watch™ for the March 20, 2008 Issue
by JOHN ADAMS •
Here is one of my new features, along with the Daily Bread morning post. I have called it Register Watch™, and it will be a weekly review of the latest issue of our local, but dismal paper, the Whitewater Register. Going forward, it will appear one day after the latest issue of the Register; typically…