Friday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 48. Sunrise is 7:24 and sunset is 4:27, for 9 hours, 3 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 10.8 percent of its visible disk illuminated.
On this day in 1968, Apollo 8 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, ending the first orbital crewed mission to the Moon.
By NASA – http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a410/ap8-S68-56310.jpg Public Domain
In Whitewater, at the Cravath Lakefront, one finds this year Christmas at Cravath’sfestive lights display. It’s quite beautiful, and unlike any display in the city within memory. The lights will be up through 1.6.25.
Thursday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 43. Sunrise is 7:24 and sunset is 4:27, for 9 hours, 2 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 17.5 percent of its visible disk illuminated.
On this day in 1776, at the Battle of Trenton, the Continental Army under George Washington executes a successful surprise attack and defeats a garrison of Hessian forces serving Great Britain.
The US economy expanded at a faster pace in the third quarter than previously estimated, owing in part to to stronger consumer spending and exports.
Gross domestic product increased at a 3.1% annualized rate in the third quarter, the third estimate of the figures from the Bureau of Economic Analysis showed Thursday. That compared to a previous projection of 2.8%. Consumer spending was marked up to a 3.7% pace — the fastest since early 2023 — boosted by stronger outlays on services.
Exports expanded by 9.6% in the July-to-September period, up from 7.5% in the prior estimate. That was also entirely due to services.
The numbers reinforce the notion that the economy is still powering ahead despite expectations among forecasters for an eventual slowdown.
Of inflation, a similar good story is true: national inflation peaked two years ago, and has since fallen drastically. See Greg Iacurci, Here’s the inflation breakdown for November 2024, CNBC, December 11, 2024.
The contention that the economy has been terrible, most notably these last two years, is false. And yet, and yet, one hears each day new contentions that distort to the point of mythology the state of the economy. If the economic continues to do well, expect the populists to insist that it was only strong from January 20th onward. If the economy does poorly, expect the populists to say that the fault lies with anyone and anything other than the populists themselves.
One more point, evergreen in Whitewater: Whitewater’s old guard, its special interest faction, has never produced through its policies for this city broad economic gains for individuals and households. For themselves, of course. For others, no.
On the contrary, even in solid national conditions they found themselves bemoaning their own policies’ inability to capitalize. SeeWhitewater’s Still Waiting for That Boom.
In this respect, these transactional, special-interest men in Whitewater are like the populists: they don’t care about the accuracy of what they’re saying, but only that what they’re saying serves their particular political interests.
Wednesday, December 18th at 1:00 PM, there will be a showing of Love the Coopers @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Holiday/Comedy/Romance Rated PG-13 1 hour, 47 minutes (2015) The hilarious intertwined stories of four generations of the Cooper Family unfolds right before their annual family reunion on Christmas Eve. A…
Monday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 49. Sunrise is 7:14, and sunset is 4:20, for 9 hours, 6 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 61.5 percent of its visible disk illuminated.
The Whitewater School Board meets at 5:30 PM to review a community referendum survey.
On this day in 1775, British troops and Loyalists, misinformed about Patriot militia strength, lose the Battle of Great Bridge, ending British rule in Virginia.
The economy added 227,000 jobs in November, making for a strong jobs report despite a slight increase in the unemployment rate. Although the labor market has cooled this year, the Trump administration stands to inherit a fairly healthy labor market, with decent job growth across many sectors.
The number of jobs was bolstered by the return of striking workers, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report. Employment in transportation equipment manufacturing rose by 32,000 jobs. Boeing machinists who went on strike in September seeking higher pay and better retirement benefits reached a deal in November.
The agency also revised up the number of jobs added in the October and September reports by 56,000 jobs combined.
Although the unemployment rate ticked up from 4.1% to 4.2%, the economy is looking strong, particularly when you look at gross domestic product, said Louise Sheiner, with the nonpartisan Brookings Institution.
“It’s been remarkably strong. If you look at what the Congressional Budget Office projected the level of real GDP before the pandemic, it’s higher now. We’ve just had a really strong economy,” said Sheiner, who focuses on fiscal policy.
There are three reasons to mark the present state of the national economy: (1) a simple affirmation of the truth, (2) a reminder that the national economy has been good before when local special-interest types failed to capitalize on it (notably 2014 to 2017 and 2019 to early 2020) in Whitewater, and (3) a reminder that these old-guard types expect deference today despite serial failures for many years.
Friday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 33. Sunrise is 7:11, and sunset is 4:20, for 9 hours, 9 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 28.9 percent of its visible disk illuminated.
Whitewater’s Christmas at Cravath events tonight include a parade at 6 PM. The parade will begin in our downtown and end at the Cravath Lakefront. There is also a holiday market tonight from 5 to 8 PM at the Cravath Lakefront Community Center.
On this day in 1884, the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., is completed.
Tuesday, December 10th at 1:00 PM, there will be a showing of Genie @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Holiday/Comedy Rated PG 1 hour, 33 minutes (2023). Flora (Melissa McCarthy), a genie trapped in an antique jewelry case, is accidentally called into service by a workaholic Dad to win his family…
Tuesday, November 26th at 1:00 PM, there will be a showing of The Magic Flute @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Opera/Mozart/Musical Rated PG 1 hour, 55 minutes (2022) Now for something completely different! A modern retelling of Mozart’s world famous opera, featuring F. Murray Abraham. Come for the music, stay…
Tuesday, November 12th at 1:00 PM, there will be a showing of The Fabulous Four @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Comedy Rated R (language) 1 hour, 38 minutes (2024) Two female friends travel to Key West to be bridesmaids in a college girlfriend’s surprise wedding. Sisterhood is rekindled in a fun…
Wednesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 54. Sunrise is 6:36, and sunset is 4:36, for 10 hours, 4 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent, with 23 percent of its visible disk illuminated.
Eight years ago, after an election night, I wrote a post entitled Unexpected and Expected. The first paragraph from that post, with a few changes, is fitting yet again:
Last night’s election results are both [generally] unexpected (nationally) and expected (locally), I’d say. Few thought that Trump would win the presidency, but many of the other results for Wisconsin or Whitewater were easier to predict.
Trump’s victory nationally will be the big topic for years, first about its cause and then about its effects. Because I believe that national shapes local (and that purely hyper-local assessments are short-sighted), Trump’s win (coupled with a Republican Congress [Senate and possibly House] and a conservative Supreme Court) will transform this city as it will much larger places.
None of us can say how this story unfolds, and in any event it matters still more how we in this small city respond to what unfolds. Each day, one begins anew, confronting the challenges of the moment.
Tuesday in Whitewater will see afternoon showers with a high of 66. Sunrise is 6:34, and sunset is 4:41, for 10 hours, 7 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent, with 15.4 percent of its visible disk illuminated.
On this day in 1872, in defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100.
Monday in Whitewater will be rainy with a high of 69. Sunrise is 6:33, and sunset is 4:42, for 10 hours, 9 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent, with 8.9 percent of its visible disk illuminated.
On August 12th, Johnson attended a meeting of the Whitewater Planning Board. At that meeting, Johnson spoke during public comment on a proposed apartment complex on the east side of Whitewater.
“Good evening. I’m Scott Johnson, I’m not from this local community…”
Johnson does not live in Whitewater, and he does not live anywhere else in the district. It’s lawful to do what Johnson is doing, but it’s irresponsible and selfish.
The proper order for a candidacy goes like this: live in the district, learn about the district, and runonly after you have lived here.
This reasonable & responsible sequence applies to Republicans, Democrats, and independents.
All the rest — claims and counterclaims, opposition research and replies — should be secondary and subordinate to a candidate’s residency in this community before he runs for office.
I have always — always — encouraged people to move to Whitewater. Johnson should first sell his out-of-district residence, move here to Whitewater (his best option) or elsewhere in the district (a second-best choice), live here with us, and only then consider a candidacy after living with us.
It’s beautiful here. Whitewater has options for homes and apartments, including among them several senior living facilities.
If Johnson does not believe this district is good enough for a residency-first approach, then this district is too good for Johnson.
An isolated plateau in the highlands of southeastern Uzbekistan in Central Asia, looks like an expanse of rolling hills. But look closer and a shard of pottery or the stony remnant of an ancient wall might hint at an archaeological secret hidden for hundreds of years. Now a team of archaeologists have used drone-mounted LiDAR to virtually peel back the layers of sediment and vegetation. Revealing two ancient cities, much larger than previously imagined, built 2,000 metres above sea level. The finding of these urban centres, called Tashbulak and Tugunbulak, at such high altitudes, may mean that highland areas may have played a more important role in medieval trade than previously thought. Read the paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s4158…
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox November 09, 2024 @ 7:00 PMThe Young 930 W Main St, Whitewater, WI 53190 Tickets: http://uwwhitewater.vbotickets.com/event/scott_bradlee`s_postmodern_jukebox/130993.
Here’s the first annual FREE WHITEWATER list of reassuring things in Whitewater. (It’s a companion to the eighteenth annual Boo! List of Scariest Things in Whitewater, 2024.) The list runs in alphabetical order. ALDI. This administration brought ALDI. Whitewater wanted a supermarket and the new administration brought one. Well done. The old guard mucked around for…
Here’s the eighteenth annual FREE WHITEWATER list of the scariest things in Whitewater. (The 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 editions are available for comparison.) The list runs in reverse order, from mildly scary to truly frightening. 10. Crazed Foxes. For many years, I’ve warned the…
