Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 64. Sunrise is 7:12 and sunset 6:07 PM for 10h 54m 35s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 13.9% of its visible disk illuminated. There will be a meet and greet with Whitewater’s new parks director, Kevin Boehm, at 5:30…
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Daily Bread for 10.12.23: National Inflation Rate Holds Steady (and Local Implications)
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
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Daily Bread for 10.6.23: National Economy Adds 336,000 Jobs in September
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Film: Tuesday, October 10th, 1:00 PM @ Seniors in the Park, You Hurt My Feelings
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
?? Tuesday, Tuesday, October 10th at 1:00 PM, there will be a showing of You Hurt My Feelings @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Comedy/Drama/Romance Rated R (language) 1 hour, 33 minutes (2023) A sharply observed comedy about a novelist whose long standing marriage is suddenly upended when she overhears her husband…
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Daily Bread for 10.4.23: The Shape of Decline to Come (and How to Carry On)
by JOHN ADAMS • • 10 Comments
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 76. Sunrise is 6:56 and sunset 6:30 PM for 11h 34m 11s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 70.6% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1795, Napoleon first rises to prominence by suppressing counter-revolutionary rioters threatening the…
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Daily Bread for 10.3.23: What Direct and Clear Looks Like
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Daily Bread for 10.2.23: City Staff Members Speak on Behalf of City Manager
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Daily Bread for 10.1.23: The Shamelessness of the Special-Interest Men
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
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Daily Bread for 9.30.23: Fierce or Bust
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 82. Sunrise is 6:51AM and sunset 6:31 PM for 11h 45m 41s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 98.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1954, the U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus is commissioned as the world’s first…
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Daily Bread for 9.26.23: Rain
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Daily Bread for 9.25.23: The Special-Interest Hierarchy of a Small Town
by JOHN ADAMS • • 3 Comments
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 73. Sunrise is 6:46 AM and sunset 6:46 PM for 12h 00m 06s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 78.7% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater School Board goes into closed session shortly after 6:30 PM and returns…
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Daily Bread for 9.22.23: A Dog-Bite Story (That’s Not Only About Dogs)
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 76. Sunrise is 6:42 AM and sunset 6:51 PM for 12h 08m 45s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 47.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1862, a preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation is released…
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Film: Tuesday, September 26th, 1:00 PM @ Seniors in the Park, It Ain’t Over
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?? Tuesday, September 26th at 1:00 PM, there will be a showing of It Ain’t Over @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Sports/Documentary Rated PG 1 hour, 39 minutes (2022) An intimate portrait, and emotional and uplifting documentary, that takes us beyond the caricature and “Yogi-isms” into the heart and personality of…