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 •
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…
Business, City, Daily Bread, Government Spending, Local Government, School District
Daily Bread for 5.5.22: What It Means When Even the World’s Richest Man Has to Look for Financing
by JOHN ADAMS •
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…
America, Big Lie, City, Conservative Populism, Conspiracy Theories, Culture, Daily Bread, Education
Daily Bread for 4.30.22: Longwell on Why Trump Supporters Believe the Big Lie
by JOHN ADAMS •
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…
City, Daily Bread, Local Government, Open Government, Public Records
Daily Bread for 4.23.22: Two Examples in Which the City of Whitewater Fell Short on Open Government
by JOHN ADAMS •
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…
City, Film
Film: Tuesday, April 26th, 1 PM @ Seniors in the Park, Parallel Mothers
by JOHN ADAMS •
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,…
City, Daily Bread, Local Government, Populists, School District
Daily Bread for 4.14.22: The Environment That Populism Exploits
by JOHN ADAMS •
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…
City, Daily Bread, Local Government, Populists, School District
Daily Bread for 4.13.22: The Environment That Populism Creates
by JOHN ADAMS •
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 •
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.…
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Film: Tuesday, April 12th, 1 PM @ Seniors in the Park, The Smallest Show on Earth
by JOHN ADAMS •
Tuesday, April 12th at 1 PM, there will be a showing of The Smallest Show on Earth @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Comedy Rated G 1 hour, 20 minutes, black and white (1957) A young couple (Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna) inherit a debt-ridden old movie theater, appropriately nicknamed “The Flea Pit,”…
City, Daily Bread, University, UW System
Daily Bread for 4.7.22: The Explanation(s) for the UW-Whitewater Chancellor’s Resignation
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will see scattered rain and snow showers with a high of 40. Sunrise is 6:24 AM and sunset 7:28 PM for 13h 03m 50s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 33.5% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission meets at 6 PM, the Common Council meets at…
City, Daily Bread, University, UW System
Daily Bread for 4.6.22: 4 Points On Whitewater’s Spring ’22 Election
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good afternoon. Wednesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with afternoon showers and a high of 54. Sunrise is 6:26 AM and sunset 7:27 PM for 13h 01m 00s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 26.9% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1831, the Sauk Indians leave Illinois & Wisconsin: On this…
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Daily Bread for 4.5.22: UW-Whitewater’s Chronic Administrative Turmoil
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 50. Sunrise is 6:28 AM and sunset 7:26 PM for 12h 58m 08s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 17% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Unified School District’s Policy Review Committee meets at 9 AM, and Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission…
America, City, Constitution, Daily Bread, Law, Politics
Daily Bread for 3.30.22: Whitewater’s Still Part of America
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will see rain with a high of 58. Sunrise is 6:38 AM and sunset 7:19 PM for 12h 40m 50s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 3.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1867, the United States purchases Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million, or about 2-cent/acre.…