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Daily Bread for 9.25.23: The Special-Interest Hierarchy of a Small Town

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 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)

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 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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Daily Bread for 9.21.23: What’s Left of Old Whitewater’s Politicians Put Past Practice Ahead of Principle or Reason

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 Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 77. Sunrise is 6:41 AM and sunset 6:53 PM for 12h 11m 37s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 36.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1780, Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point.…

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Daily Bread for 9.19.23: There’s a Reason Some Local Politicians Have No Platform

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 Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will see morning rain with a high of 69. Sunrise is 6:39 AM and sunset 6:57 PM for 12h 17m 24s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 18% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Common Council meets at 6:30 PM.  On this day in 1982, Scott…

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Daily Bread for 9.13.23: Who Holds the Leash?

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 Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 66. Sunrise is 6:33 AM and sunset 7:07 PM for 12h 34m 37s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 2.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1948, Margaret Chase Smith is elected United States senator, and…

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Daily Bread for 9.5.23: The Fundamental Difference in Governance Between School District and City

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 Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 88. Sunrise is 6:24 AM and sunset 7:21 PM for 12h 57m 24s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 63.9% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Common Council meets at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1905, the…

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Daily Bread for 8.25.23: Scenes from a Council Meeting (Representations)

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Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 85. Sunrise is 6:12 AM and sunset 7:40 PM for 13h 27m 57s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 61.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1944, the Allies liberate Paris. During its session on 8.15.23,…

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Daily Bread for 2.24.23 More Convenient than a Cat’s Meows from the Rafters

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Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 23. Sunrise is 6:37 AM and sunset 5:38 PM for 11h 01m 24s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 22.8% of its visible disk illuminated.  On this day in 1803, in Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the…

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Competition: Good for Individuals and Society

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Pres. Biden plans measures to increase market competition. David Leonhardt reports Biden’s New Push (‘The U.S. economy suffers from a lack of competition. President Biden wants to change that’): The U.S. economy has been less dynamic in the 21st century, by many measures, than it was in the late 20th century. Fewer new businesses are starting.…

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About That Proposed, Temporary Mask Ordinance for Whitewater, Wisconsin

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So, there’s a proposed, temporary mask ordinance before the Whitewater Common Council tonight. Needless to say, there’s been a lot of talk about the measure (and so a lot of emails sent my way – thanks much for these messages). Readers have asked what I think of the proposal. I’ve offered a simple answer: I’d…