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Daily Bread for 4.3.22: BBC Reports Evidence Points to War Crimes on Road Outside Kyiv

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Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 45.  Sunrise is 6:31 AM and sunset 7:24 PM for 12h 52m 23s of daytime.  The moon is a waxing crescent with 5.4% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1865, Union forces capture the Confederate capital of Richmond. . The Russian…

America, City, Culture, Daily Bread, Nativism, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 2.22.22: The Answer to the Nativists in Whitewater Comes from… Kenya

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Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be icy with a high of 31.  Sunrise is 6:39 AM and sunset 5:36 PM for 10h 56m 26s of daytime.  The moon is a waning gibbous with 64.4% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Finance Committee meets at 4:30 PM. On this day in 1922, ice storms wreak havoc…

America, CDA, Common Council, Development, Economics, Economy, Free Markets, Local Government, Regulatory Capture, WEDC

Competition: Good for Individuals and Society

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Pres. Biden plans measures to increase market competition. David Leonhardt reports Biden’s New Push (‘The U.S. economy suffers from a lack of competition. President Biden wants to change that’): The U.S. economy has been less dynamic in the 21st century, by many measures, than it was in the late 20th century. Fewer new businesses are starting.…

America, Culture, Horde, Politics, Sen. Ron Johnson, US Senate Race 2022, Wisconsin

Johnson Picks His Predictable – and Ironic – Platform

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Jessie Opoien reports At WI convention, Ron Johnson calls for GOP to ‘take back our culture’:  Johnson called on Republicans to run candidates at every level of public office, arguing that the GOP has spent too much time focused on federal elections while letting seats go at the local levels. “Take back our school boards, our…

America, History, Holiday, Milwaukee, Politics, Sen. Ron Johnson, U.S. Senate, Unfit, Wisconsin

Ron Johnson Got the Reception He Deserved

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Ron Johnson held up a Senate vote to make Juneteenth a holiday, and when he at last relented, he did so only begrudgingly (“While it still seems strange that having taxpayers provide federal employees paid time off is now required to celebrate the end of slavery, it is clear that there is no appetite in Congress…

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Juneteenth

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Sometime later today, Pres. Biden will sign a bill, having passed overwhelminmgly in both the House and Senate, to make Juneteenth a national holiday.  The House saw only 14 members opposed (one being Tom Tiffany, R-WI 7) and the Senate voted after Sen. Ron Johnson withdrew his opposition to a vote. Making Juneteenth a national…

America, Education, Good Ideas, School District

The Power and Value of Open Enrollment

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It’s beneficial in-and-of-itself that people should read, reflect, and commit themselves to ‘lifelong learning.’ Some years ago, the Whitewater Unified School District had a fine goal of inspiring students to become “engaged lifelong learners.” Yet in smaller communities, without the money or numbers for plentiful schooling alternatives, government taxes for a school system, establishes rules…