Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 87. Sunrise is 5:16 AM and sunset 8:37 PM for 15h 20m 15s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 34.7% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Tech Park Board meets at 8 AM, and the Park Board meets at 5:30 PM.…
City
City, Film
Film: Wednesday, June 22nd, 1:30 PM @ Seniors in the Park, Roma
by JOHN ADAMS •
Wednesday, June 22nd at 1:30 PM, there will be a showing of Roma @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Drama Rated R (language/nudity), 2 hours, 15 minutes (2018), Spanish/Mexican language, with English subtitles. (Rescheduled from February 22: a snow day!) A year in the life of a middle-class family and their…
City, Daily Bread, Local Government, School District, University
Daily Bread for 6.17.22: Two Reasons a Community Can’t Move Toward Private Solutions
by JOHN ADAMS •
City, Daily Bread, Local Government, Newspapers, Open Government, Police, University
Daily Bread for 6.14.22: When (Local) Government Treats Abnormal as Normal
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 97. Sunrise is 5:15 AM and sunset 8:34 PM for 15h 19m 13s of daytime. The moon is full with 100% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Public Works Committee meets at 6 PM. On this day in 1775, the Continental Army is established by…
City, Daily Bread, Newspapers, Open Government, Police
Daily Bread for 6.13.22: Wisconsin Examiner Reports ‘Complaints mount over conduct of Whitewater PD’
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will see afternoon thundershowers with a high of 87. Sunrise is 5:15 AM and sunset 8:34 PM for 15h 18m 47s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 98.5% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Planning Commission meets at 6 PM. On this day in 1777, Gilbert du Motier,…
City, Culture, Daily Bread, Local Government, School District
Daily Bread for 6.10.22: The Uncertain Course of Whitewater’s Local Turmoil
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will see scattered thundershowers with a high of 73. Sunrise is 5:15 AM and sunset 8:33 PM for 15h 17m 06s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 79.1% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1837, State Capitol Workers Arrive in Madison: “On this date, workmen…
City, Film
Film: Tuesday, June 14th, 1 PM @ Seniors in the Park, The Batman
by JOHN ADAMS •
Tuesday, June 14th at 1 PM, there will be a showing of The Batman @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Action/Crime/Mystery/Drama Rated PG-13, 2 hours, 56 minutes (2022) When a sadistic serial killer begins murdering key political figures in a grim, dystopian Gotham City, The Batman steps out of the dark…
City, Culture, Daily Bread, Education, Freedom of Speech, Local Government, Open Government, School District
Daily Bread for 6.8.22: Residents’ Ongoing Concerns Over the Whitewater Unified School District
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will see showers and thunderstorms with a high of 65. Sunrise is 5:16 AM and sunset 8:31 PM for 15h 15m 39s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 58.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1950, the iconic Volkswagen Type 2 “Bus” begins production. The…
City, Culture, Daily Bread, Education, Fire Dept, Freedom of Speech, Local Government, Open Government, Police, School District
Daily Bread for 6.7.22: Big Changes Require Big Explanations
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 74. Sunrise is 5:16 AM and sunset 8:31 PM for 15h 14m 50s of daytime. The moon is in its first quarter with 49.4%% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Unified District School Board meets in closed session at 6 PM and…
City, Daily Bread, University, UW System
Daily Bread for 6.5.22: UW System Spring Enrollment Down for Whitewater, Other Campuses
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will see scattered late afternoon showers with a high of 75. Sunrise is 5:17 AM and sunset 8:30 PM for 15h 13m 00s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 29.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1947, in a speech at Harvard, the United States Secretary of…
City, Culture, Daily Bread, Demographics, Economy
Daily Bread for 6.1.22: The End of DYKWIA in Whitewater
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 73. Sunrise is 5:18 AM and sunset 8:27 PM for 15h 08m 37s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 3.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1980, Cable News Network (CNN) launches. Every town, big or small, has…
City, Culture, Daily Bread, Politics
Daily Bread for 5.31.22: Old Whitewater’s 3 Big Mistakes
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will see afternoon thunderstorms with a high of 84. Sunrise is 5:18 AM and sunset 8:26 PM for 15h 07m 22s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 0.9% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 455, Emperor Petronius Maximus is stoned to death by an angry mob while fleeing Rome. ‘Old Whitewater’ —…
America, City, Conservative Populism, Daily Bread, Politics, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 5.30.22: Yes, Traditional Conservatives Are Finished as a Political Force
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Memorial Day in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 87. Sunrise is 5:19 AM and sunset 8:25 PM for 15h 06m 04s of daytime. The moon is new with none of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1911, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the…
City, Film
Film: Tuesday, May 31st, 1 PM @ Seniors in the Park, Somewhere in Time
by JOHN ADAMS •
Tuesday, May 31st at 1 PM, there will be a showing of Somewhere in Time @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Romance/ Fantasy Rated PG 1 hour, 43 minutes (1980) This classic romance is a much requested film! A modern day Chicago playwright (Christopher Reeve) travels back in time to meet…