Tuesday, September 27th at 1:00 PM, there will be a showing of Elvis @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Biography/Drama/Music Rated PG-13; 2 hours, 39 minutes (2022) The life of music icon Elvis Presley (Austin Butler), his relationship with manager Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks), and Elvis’ love affair with eventual wife,…
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Daily Bread for 9.22.22: The Next Morning
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with high of 61. Sunrise is 6:43 AM and sunset 6:51 PM for 12h 08m 03s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 11% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 904, the warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of…
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Daily Bread for 9.13.22: A Feature of Democracy Applicable Everywhere, Including Whitewater, Wisconsin
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be sunny with high of 73. Sunrise is 6:33 AM and sunset 7:07 PM for 12h 33m 56s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 88.6% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Unified School District’s Board goes into closed session, not to reconvene, at 5 PM. …
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Daily Bread for 9.11.22: The Nutmegger and Carpetbagger
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be rainy with high of 61. Sunrise is 6:31 AM and sunset 7:10 PM for 12h 39m 40s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 98.3% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 2001, al-Qaeda launches the September 11 attacks, a series of coordinated terrorist attacks killing…
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Daily Bread for 9.10.22: A Report on the Starin Park Water Tower
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will see scatted afternoon showers with high of 79. Sunrise is 6:30 AM and sunset 7:12 PM for 12h 42m 30s of daytime. The moon is full with all of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1813, the United States defeats a British Fleet at the Battle of Lake Erie…
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Film: Tuesday, September 13th, 1:00 PM @ Seniors in the Park, CODA
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?? Tuesday, September 13th at 1:00 PM, there will be a showing of CODA @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Comedy/Drama/Music Rated PG-13; 1 hour, 51 minutes (2021) As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family’s fishing business is threatened,…
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Daily Bread for 9.8.22: On Immigrants and Community Relations
by JOHN ADAMS • • 1 Comment
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be sunny with high of 82. Sunrise is 6:28 AM and sunset 7:16 PM for 12h 48m 12s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 94.9% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1966, the landmark American science fiction television series Star Trek premieres with its first-aired…
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Daily Bread for 9.7.22: Whitewater’s Hiring Process for a City Manager
by JOHN ADAMS • • 3 Comments
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with high of 80. Sunrise is 6:27 AM and sunset 7:18 PM for 12h 51m 02s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 88.4% of its visible disk illuminated. During the Revolutionary War on this day in 1778, France successfully invades Dominica in the British West…
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Daily Bread for 9.2.22: National Employment Figures Remain Strong
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with high of 84. Sunrise is 6:21 AM and sunset 7:26 PM for 13h 05m 09s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 36.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1945, the Japanese Instrument of Surrender is signed by Japan and the major…
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Daily Bread for 8.29.22: Trumpism’s Threats of Force and Ruin
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be cloudy with high of 84. Sunrise is 6:17 AM and sunset 7:33 PM for 13h 16m 18s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 5.4% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Urban Forestry Commission meets at 4:30 PM. On this day in 1997, Netflix is launches as…
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Film: Tuesday, August 30th, 1:00 PM @ Seniors in the Park, Honest Thief
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Tuesday, August 30th at 1:00 PM, there will be a showing of Honest Thief @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Action/Thriller Rated PG-13 1 hour, 39 miles (2021) The meticulous “In-and-Out Bandit” (Liam Neeson), as he has been named by the authorities, has stolen $9 million dollars from mostly small banks, managing…
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Daily Bread for 8.25.22: Speech, Factions, and Persuasion Over the Referendums
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will see morning rain and scattered afternoon thundershowers with a high of 79. Sunrise is 6:13 AM and sunset 7:40 PM for 13h 27m 17s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 3.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1609, Galileo demonstrates his first telescope to…
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Film: Wednesday, August 24th, 1:00 PM @ Seniors in the Park, Harold and Maude
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?? Wednesday, August 24th at 1:00 PM, there will be a showing of Harold and Maude @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Comedy/Drama/Romance Rated PG; 1 hour, 31 minutes (1971) This dark comedy focuses on the relationship between a 20 year old man, obsessed with dying and death, and how his life…
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Daily Bread for 8.19.22: Residency Matters, Practically and Ethically
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 79. Sunrise is 6:06 AM and sunset 7:49 PM for 13h 43m 24s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 45.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1812, the American frigate USS Constitution defeats the British frigate HMS Guerriere off the coast…