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Daily Bread for 9.27.23: Pioneer Spirit and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Family

by JOHN ADAMS • 09/27/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will see intermittent showers with a high of 69. Sunrise is 6:48 AM and sunset 6:42 PM for 11h 54m 20s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 88.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1962, Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring is published, inspiring an…

America, City, Daily Bread, Economy

Daily Bread for 7.27.23: National Economy Continues G.D.P. Growth

by JOHN ADAMS • 07/27/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 92. Sunrise is 5:41 AM and sunset 8:20 PM for 14h 38m 55s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 67.3% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1940, the animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the…

America, Daily Bread, Holiday

Daily Bread for 7.4.23: Happy Independence Day

by JOHN ADAMS • 07/04/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny, with scattered showers, and a high of 90. Sunrise is 5:22 AM and sunset 8:36 PM for 15h 14m 02s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 98.4% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Independence Holiday events continue today at the Cravath Lakefront with…

America, Daily Bread, Economy

Daily Bread for 6.20.23: Is Inflation Down by Design or Luck?

by JOHN ADAMS • 06/20/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 84. Sunrise is 5:16 AM and sunset 8:36 PM for 15h 20m 24s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 5% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Common Council meets at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1944, the Battle…

America, Culture, Daily Bread, FDR, Fortitude, History, Language, Rhetoric

Daily Bread for 6.16.23: Inspiration from a Unexpected Source (Who Shouldn’t Be Unexpected at All)

by JOHN ADAMS • 06/16/2023 • 2 Comments

Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 75. Sunrise is 5:15 AM and sunset 8:35 PM for 15h 19m 49s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 2.9% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1911, IBM is founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott,…

America, Daily Bread, History, Holiday

Daily Bread for 5.29.23: Memorial Day

by JOHN ADAMS • 05/29/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 81. Sunrise is 5:20 AM and sunset 8:24 PM for 15h 04m 23s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 68.3% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1848, Wisconsin became the 30th state to enter the Union…

America, Daily Bread, Economy

Daily Bread for 4.28.23: Inflation Cools Slowly

by JOHN ADAMS • 04/28/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 64. Sunrise is 5:52 AM and sunset 7:52 PM for 14h 00m 24s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 55.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1973, The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd,…

America, Daily Bread, Economy

Daily Bread for 4.27.23: National Economic Growth Slows

by JOHN ADAMS • 04/27/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 64. Sunrise is 5:53 AM and sunset 7:51 PM for 13h 57m 50s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 46.2% of its visible disk illuminated. The City of Whitewater is hosting an Affordable Housing Public Input Session from 4:30…

America, Daily Bread, History, Military

Daily Bread for 12.5.22: General Grant’s Promotion

by JOHN ADAMS • 12/05/2022 • Comments

Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 39. Sunrise is 7:10 AM and sunset 4:20 PM for 9h 10m 14s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 93.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1933, the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified (to repeal the…

America, Daily Bread, Development, Economy

Daily Bread for 10.27.22: The Irony of National Growth Figures

by JOHN ADAMS • 10/27/2022 • Comments

Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 57. Sunrise is 7:23 AM and sunset 5:53 PM for 10h 29m 28s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 5.3% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1904, the first underground New York City Subway line opens, later…

America, Daily Bread, Economy, Employment

Daily Bread for 10.7.22: National Jobs Numbers Still Strong

by JOHN ADAMS • 10/07/2022 • Comments

Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 53. Sunrise is 6:59 AM and sunset 6:24 PM for 11h 24m 55s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 94.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1774, Wisconsin Becomes Part of Quebec: On this date Britain passed…

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Daily Bread for 9.20.22: Gableman, Goblin King of the LARPers

by JOHN ADAMS • 09/20/2022 • Comments

Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will see scattered morning showers with high of 86. Sunrise is 6:41 AM and sunset 6:54 PM for 12h 13m 49s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 26.6% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Common Council meets at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1854, during…

America, City, Daily Bread, Demographics, Economy

Daily Bread for 8.12.22: Retention is a Dialogue

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/12/2022 • Comments

Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will see afternoon showers with a high of 71. Sunrise is 5:58 AM and sunset 8:00 PM for 14h 01m 29s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 99.6% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1981, the IBM Personal Computer is released. So, of the nation, William…

America, Daily Bread, Demographics, Economy

Daily Bread for 8.11.22: National Demographic Estimates Show Youth Population Decline

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/11/2022 • Comments

Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 79. Sunrise is 5:57 AM and sunset 8:01 PM for 14h 03m 58s of daytime. The moon is full with 99.7% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Community Development Authority meets at 4:30 PM. On this day in 1919, the Packers are founded: “On…