From Reason Magazine‘s website, an online TERRORIST QUIZ. See how I did: Adams’s Results. (I’ve no idea if Whitewater’s Chief Coan had a hand in designing the quiz, or if he intends to incorporate it as an investigative tool. Can’t be any worse than his prior efforts.)
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Tiny Flower Turns Pig Poop into Fuel | Wired Science from Wired.com
by JOHN ADAMS •
I am not sure who’s Director of Plants and Animals, or Flora and Fauna, or whatever, here in Whitewater. I hope, though, the high official in that position reads Wired, because in that fine publication one finds a possible solution to all our energy worries: http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/04/doubleduckweed.html Note to Chief Coan – By high official I…
Police, Press
“Riding (along) in the fast lane!”
by JOHN ADAMS •
Daily Bread
Daily Bread: April 1, 2009
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, Whitewater It’s a busy day today in Whitewater, with a greater number of public meetings than yesterday. I’ll set out the schedule, as I’ve learned it. All meetings on the agenda, with one exception, take place at the Municipal Building, 312 W. Whitewater Street. Beginning at 9 a.m., in the City Manager’s Conference…
City, Police
What Happens in Vegas…
by JOHN ADAMS •
Update, 2/09/10: Coan’s account of his travels is no longer online. I challenge the City of Whitewater to put that work back online. The Travels of Marco Polo are readily available online, so why not Coan’s series? The original link to the City Manager’s Weekly Report for 3/13/09 is no longer online, as the city…
City, Police
Whitewater Publication Requests
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good afternoon, my fellow residents. I have two quick requests that someone might be able to fulfill, short of an open records request. First, I am looking for the issue of the Whitewater Police Department’s quarterly newsletter in which Chief Coan writes about the police officer as warrior. The issue is probably several years old,…
Daily Bread
Daily Bread: January 29, 2009
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, Whitewater Tonight at 7 p.m. there will be a meeting of the East Campus Neighborhood Association at the community building in Starin Park. The agenda of the association is available online. Agenda items include remarks from City of Whitewater City Manager Kevin Brunner, Councilmember Roy Nosek, City Attorney Wallace McDonell and Neighborhood Services…
City
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…
City, Police
The Meyer Lawsuit: Pending Questions
by JOHN ADAMS •
Well, we in Whitewater, Wisconsin are not given to introspection. We lead by cheerleading. That’s not my view; I am happy in dissent from, and against, cheerleading. I would be ashamed to be so callow. The federal constitutional lawsuit against former investigator Meyer and the Whitewater Police Department is now settled. The world did not…
City, Police
The Meyer Lawsuit: Our Silent Press
by JOHN ADAMS •
Well, if settlement in this case represented anything good for the city, would it not have been writ large on the front page of the Whitewater Register? Settlement was a disgrace for the city, as I once wrote when it seemed possible: Larry Meyer’s career has been bad for the city, and all the king’s…
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Police and Fire Commission — Last Meeting, 8/20/08 (Part 1)
by JOHN ADAMS •
I’ll post now on the latest Police and Fire Commission Meeting, from August, as a prelude to a week-ending series of posts on the constitutional lawsuit against Meyer and the City of Whitewater. I will devote Saturday to that series on the lawsuit, and what it so clearly tells about our leadership and politics. (FREE…
Register Watch™
Register Watch™ Triple Feature: July 3, 2008 Issue
by JOHN ADAMS •
I have three issues of our local weekly paper to cover, and I will begin with the July 3rd issue. Stabbing near the Eastsider. The lead story describes charges against two men allegedly involved in a stabbing and beating. The defendants were charged with felony battery and misdemeanor disorderly conduct counts. The Register notes that…
Police, Uncategorized
Police Accreditation in the June 26th Register
by JOHN ADAMS •
I recently offered an assessment of the accreditation of our police department. My post from June 17 on the subject is available on my website. I noted four deficiencies with accreditation. First, accreditation is a self-selected status, and does not test or measure all departments in the state. Second, a list of several hundred standards…
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Register Watch™ for the June 19th Issue – The Curious Incident of the Headline at Press-Time
by JOHN ADAMS •
Headline Prediction. I erroneously predicted that this issue of the Register would feature a screaming headline announcing a solution to world hunger, a way around energy shortages, an improved state budget, better community development, an effective anti-mosquito pill, shoring up one police chief’s over-rated reputation through a checklist of tasks. Discard the meaningful accomplishments, and…