Good morning. Beginning Monday, March 3rd, I will offer the true account of a pseudonymous blogger from Whitewater, Wisconsin who became the target of public officials’ months-long witch-hunt, to learn his identity using public resources, on public time. I am that blogger. My name is John Adams, and I am the pseudonymous author of FREE…

A few weeks ago, I submitted a public records request to the City of Whitewater. Some have asked me how my request has fared. Yesterday, the City of Whitewater sent a response to my request. The response included a fair amount of email, but perhaps not all that I requested. I will review the documents,…

We are fortunate to live in Wisconsin, as our state is committed to good and open government. Part of our law includes the Public Records Law, found at Wis. Stat. §§ 19.31 – 19.39. About a week ago, I contacted our city manager, in reference to the administration of the law. I have now submitted…