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…
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Daily Bread for 5.23.22: UW-Whitewater’s Chancellor Search Brings Opportunity
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 62. Sunrise is 5:23 AM and sunset 8:19 PM for 14h 55m 28s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 40.5% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Urban Forestry Commission meets at 4:30 PM. On this day in 1854, the first…
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Film: Wednesday, May 25th, 1 PM @ Seniors in the Park, Licorice Pizza
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Wednesday, May 25th at 1 PM, there will be a showing of Licorice Pizza @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Comedy, Drama, Romance Rated R ( Language, Sexual References, Drugs) 2 hour, 13 minutes (2021) Growing up, running around, and falling in love for the first time in the San Fernando Valley,…
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Film: Tuesday, May 24th, 1 PM @ Seniors in the Park, C’mon, C’mon
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Tuesday, May 24th at 1 PM, there will be a showing of C’mon, C’mon @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Drama/Family Rated R (Language); 1 hour, 49 minutes (2021) When his sister asks him to look after her precocious nine-year-old son, a radio journalist (Joaquin Phoenix) embarks on a cross-country trip with…
City, Daily Bread, Local Government
Daily Bread for 5.18.22: Tuesday’s Whitewater Common Council Session
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will see occasional thundershowers with a high of 62. Sunrise is 5:28 AM and sunset 8:14 PM for 14h 46m 25s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 92.2% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Parks & Recreation Board meets at 5:30 PM. On this day in 1756, the Seven…
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Daily Bread for 5.8.22: Manufacturing Panic
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Mother’s Day in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 64. Sunrise is 5:38 AM and sunset 8:03 PM for 14h 25m 17s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 45.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1869, the First Transcontinental Railroad, linking the eastern and western United…
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Film: Tuesday, May 10th, 1 PM @ Seniors in the Park, West Side Story
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Tuesday, May 10th at 1 PM, there will be a showing of West Side Story @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Musical/Drama/Romance Rated PG-13; 2 hours, 36 minutes (2021) This reimagining of the 1961 classic musical was nominated for Best Picture, and garnered a best support actress Oscar for Ariana DeBose. Directed…
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Daily Bread for 5.5.22: What It Means When Even the World’s Richest Man Has to Look for Financing
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 59. Sunrise is 5:43 AM and sunset 7:59 PM for 14h 15m 53s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 12% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission meets at 6 PM, the Police and Fire Commission at 6:30 PM, and…
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Daily Bread for 4.30.22: Longwell on Why Trump Supporters Believe the Big Lie
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will see showers and thunderstorms with a high of 59. Sunrise is 5:48 AM and sunset 7:54 PM for 14h 06m 04s of daytime. The moon is new with 0.1% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1864, Joseph Bailey Saves a Union Fleet: On this date, Joseph Bailey began…
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Daily Bread for 4.23.22: Two Examples in Which the City of Whitewater Fell Short on Open Government
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 77. Sunrise is 5:58 AM and sunset 7:46 PM for 13h 48m 01s of daytime. The moon is in its third quarter with 49.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1985, Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. The response is…
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Film: Tuesday, April 26th, 1 PM @ Seniors in the Park, Parallel Mothers
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Tuesday, April 26th at 1 PM, there will be a showing of Parallel Mothers @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Drama Rated R (sexuality) 2 hours, 3 minutes (2021) Spanish with English subtitles The story of two mothers who give birth the same day: one is exultant, the other, an adolescent, is scared,…
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Daily Bread for 4.14.22: The Environment That Populism Exploits
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be windy with a high of 44. Sunrise is 6:13 AM and sunset 7:36 PM for 13h 23m 33s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 93.5% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Board of Zoning Appeals meets at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1912, the British passenger…
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Daily Bread for 4.13.22: The Environment That Populism Creates
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will see scattered thundershowers with a high of 69. Sunrise is 6:14 AM and sunset 7:35 PM for 13h 20m 46s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 87.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1970, an oxygen tank aboard the Apollo 13 Service Module explodes, putting…
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Daily Bread for 4.8.22: UW System Postpones Free-Speech Survey
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will see scattered rain and snow showers with a high of 36. Sunrise is 6:23 AM and sunset 7:29 PM for 13h 06m 40s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 43.4% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1911, Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discovers superconductivity.…