Tuesday, October 12th at 1 PM, there will be a showing of In the Heights @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Drama/Musical/Romance 2 hours, 23 minutes Rated PG-13 (2021) A film version of the hit Broadway musical, with music and lyrics written by Lin-Manuel Miranda (‘Hamilton”). It’s “West Side Story” with a happy,…
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Daily Bread for 10.8.21: Ex-student Stephanie Vander Pas sues for failure of UW-Whitewater to protect her and others from sexual harassment by former chancellor’s husband
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Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will see scattered showers with a high of 72. Sunrise is 7:01 AM and sunset 6:22 PM for 11h 21m 22s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 5.6% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1871, fire destroys Peshtigo, Wisconsin: Peshtigo, Wisconsin was devastated by a…
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Daily Bread for 10.5.21: UW-Whitewater’s Challenges Aren’t Existential
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Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 70. Sunrise is 6:57 AM and sunset 6:27 PM for 11h 29m 56s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 1.4% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Common Council meets at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1813, The Army…
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Daily Bread for 10.4.21: The Basis of a Civics Syllabus for Whitewater’s Schools
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Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will see scattered showers with a high of 68. Sunrise is 6:56 AM and sunset 6:29 PM for 11h 32m 49s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 5.1% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1957, Sputnik 1 becomes the first artificial satellite to orbit the…
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Daily Bread for 10.3.21: Trumpism as a ‘God and Country Lifestyle Brand’
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Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will see scattered thundershowers with a high of 74. Sunrise is 6:55 AM and sunset 6:31 PM for 11h 35m 40s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 10.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1990, the German Democratic Republic is abolished and becomes part of the…
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Daily Bread for 10.1.21: The Truth About ‘Dollar’ Stores
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Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 88. Sunrise is 6:53 AM and sunset 6:34 PM for 11h 41m 25s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 27.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1941, Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida. Whitewater may one…
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Daily Bread for 9.26.21: The Vaccine Divide and the Economic Divide
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Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 82. Sunrise is 6:47 AM and sunset 6:43 PM for 11h 55m 49s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 73% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1789, George Washington appoints Thomas Jefferson the first United States Secretary…
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Daily Bread for 9.24.21: Ongoing Enrollment Declines at UW-Whitewater, Elsewhere
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 79. Sunrise is 6:45 AM and sunset 6:47 PM for 12h 01m 35s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 88.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1957, President Eisenhower sends the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock,…
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Film: Tuesday, September 28th, 1 PM @ Seniors in the Park, A Quiet Place: Part 2
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Tuesday, September 28th at 1 PM, there will be a showing of A Quiet Place: Part 2 @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Drama/Thriller/Sci-Fi 1 hour, 37 minutes Rated PG-13 (2020) After the death of her husband (John Krasinski), Evelyn Abbott (Emily Blunt) finds herself on her own, with two young teens,…
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Daily Bread for 9.17.21: 2020 Census Data for Whitewater
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 84. Sunrise is 6:38 AM and sunset 6:59 PM for 12h 21m 45s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 86.6% of its visible disk illuminated. This day in 1787, the Framers at the Constitutional Convention sign their final draft of…
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Film: Tuesday, September 14th, 1 PM @ Seniors in the Park, Queen Bees
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This Tuesday, September 14th at 1 PM, there will be a showing of Queen Bees @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Comedy/Drama/Romance 1 hour, 47 minutes Rated PG-13 (2021) After reluctantly agreeing to move into a seniors retirement home, Helen (Ellen Burstyn), an independent widow, learns it’s much like high school — full of…
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Film: Tuesday, August 31th, 1 PM @ Seniors in the Park, The Phantom
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?? This Tuesday, August 31st at 1 PM, there will be a showing of The Phantom @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Action/Adventure/Fantasy 1 hour, 40 minutes Rated PG-13 (1996) It’s “Saturday afternoon” at the Seniors in the Park Bijou! 400 years ago a young boy survives a pirate attack off the African coast…
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Daily Bread for 8.29.21: Trumpism’s Final Form
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Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 87. Sunrise is 6:17 AM and sunset 7:33 PM, for 13h 15m 37s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 57.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1997, Netflix is launched as an internet DVD rental service. Peter Wehner…
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Film: Tuesday, August 24th, 1 PM @ Seniors in the Park, Emma
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?? This Tuesday, August 24th at 1 PM, there will be a showing of Emma @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Comedy/Drama/Romance 2 hours, 4 minutes Rated PG (2021) A requested film: Jane Austen’s beloved costume comedy. In 1800s England, a well-meaning but selfish young woman meddles in the love lives of her friends.…