By Sandra BernhardtThis summer, 74 percent of Americans will take a domestic trip and 13 percent will travel internationally. It’s an opportunity to get away from the office, the pandemic and the neighbors. It promises exciting family fun and abundant frivolity.Or not.Every summer, our three young sons begged their dad...
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Whitewater Arts Alliance says ‘thank you’
The Whitewater Arts Alliance (WAA) will be unveiling its 2021 Public Art Project Tuesday, June 29. This public art project was made possible by an incredibly hardworking team of WAA staff, WAA board members, and Whitewater community members. Specifically, the Whitewater Arts Alliance would like to thank the following individuals:...
Libraries are open again and just as enjoyable as ever
By Jill Fuller I was settling into the chair at my dental appointment a few weeks ago when my hygienist asked about my job. I mentioned I was a librarian and her face instantly lit up. “My family loves the library!” she said with excitement. Then she paused. “But you...
Egyptian bones need to go home
By Merrilee Lee Hoard Historical Museum Director It’s been a little more than a year since I found myself in downtown Chicago running an errand for the Hoard Historical Museum, where I’m the director. It was a beautiful sunny day and I looked like just another average person walking down...
Your Take: Evergreen Cemetery a rare treasure
Although I grew up in Racine, I have had the privilege of visiting Evergreen Cemetery since I was a child. Through those childhood years, my parents faithfully drove to Evergreen to visit the relatives' graves, never missing a Memorial Day. Now for the past 25 years, I have made that...
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