Embed from Getty Images I’ve warned Whitewater more than once about the probability of a coyote invasion. See Coyotes Begin War Against Humanity, Cat Defends Arizona Home Against Coyote, Coyotes abundant, troublesome in Rock County — GazetteXtra, Cat Defeats Three Coyotes in Combat, and Cat v. Coyote. (Ludicrously, Whitewater last year passed a ban against…
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Daily Bread for 9.16.22: At Foxconn, Workers Are Bored and Go Home Early
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with high of 79. Sunrise is 6:36 AM and sunset 7:02 PM for 12h 25m 20s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 61.9% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1959, the first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, is introduced in a…
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Daily Bread for 7.30.22: Velveeta Introduces ‘Cheese-Infused’ Martini
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 81. Sunrise is 5:45 AM and sunset 8:17 PM for 14h 32m 05s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 2.9% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1932, Walt Disney‘s Flowers and Trees premieres, the first cartoon short…
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Daily Bread for 7.20.22: Michels Keeps His Money, Discards His Views
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 86. Sunrise is 5:35 AM and sunset 8:27 PM for 14h 51m 54s of daytime. The moon is in its third quarter with 50.1% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1969, Apollo 11‘s crew successfully makes the first manned landing on…
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Daily Bread for 5.15.22: Replacement Theory Brings Tragedy (And Not for the First Time)
by JOHN ADAMS •
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Daily Bread for 4.9.22: Germany’s Failed Approach to Russia
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 46. Sunrise is 6:21 AM and sunset 7:30 PM for 13h 09m 31s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 52.9% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1959, NASA announces the selection of the United States’ first seven astronauts,…
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Daily Bread for 2.6.22: Food Dye, the Eighth Wonder of the World!
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be intermittently cloudy with a high of 37. Sunrise is 7:02 AM and sunset 5:15 PM for 10h 13m 11s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 30.9% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1967, nationally-known activist Stokely Carmichael speaks at UW-Whitewater as part of…
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Daily Bread for 1.4.22: Theranos? Yeah, We Have a Few…
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 30. Sunrise is 7:25 AM and sunset 4:35 PM for 9h 09m 40s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 4.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1923, Milton College president A.E. Whitford bans dancing by students in off-campus, semi-public…
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Daily Bread for 12.11.21: A Christmas Gift For, and About, Scheming Development Men
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will see snow this morning, of little accumulation, on an otherwise cloudy day with a high of 36. Sunrise is 7:16 AM and sunset 4:20 PM for 9h 04m 43s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 55.4% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1901, Morris Pratt…
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Daily Bread for 10.22.21: Reporting About Artificial Herbicides in Whitewater, Wisconsin
by JOHN ADAMS •
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Daily Bread for 10.11.21: Whitewater Schools Use Pandemic Funds for Artificial Turf
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will see afternoon thundershowers with a high of 77. Sunrise is 7:04 AM and sunset 6:17 PM for 11h 12m 51s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 31.3% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Planning Commission meets at 6 PM. On this day in 1767, surveying for the Mason–Dixon…
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Daily Bread for 10.10.21: Candidate for Wisconsin’s Worst Legal Argument of the Year
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be cloudy with showers and a high of 78. Sunrise is 7:03 AM and sunset 6:19 PM for 11h 15m 41s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 21.8% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1973, U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged…
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Daily Bread for 9.20.21: Horse Owners Face an Ivermectin Shortage
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be cloudy with scattered afternoon thundershowers and a high of 81. Sunrise is 6:41 AM and sunset 6:54 PM for 12h 13m 07s of daytime. The moon is full with 99.8% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Equal Opportunities Commission meets at 5 PM, and her Library Board at 6:30…
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Foxconn: Perhaps – Perhaps – a Few Lessons Learned
by JOHN ADAMS •
Scott Cohn of CNBC reports After Wisconsin’s Foxconn debacle, states and companies rethink giant subsidies. Rethinking is a hopeful prospect, but there has been significant lasting damage, as Cohn reports: Economic development officials in Wisconsin say they are more than ready to move on to other matters now that they have renegotiated a massive subsidy deal…