Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 84. Sunrise is 6:52AM and sunset 6:35 PM for 11h 42m 48s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 93.3% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 331 BC, Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the…
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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 9.25.23: 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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Daily Bread for 9.21.23: What’s Left of Old Whitewater’s Politicians Put Past Practice Ahead of Principle or Reason
by JOHN ADAMS • • 5 Comments
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Daily Bread for 9.19.23: There’s a Reason Some Local Politicians Have No Platform
by JOHN ADAMS • • 1 Comment
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Daily Bread for 9.13.23: Who Holds the Leash?
by JOHN ADAMS • • 1 Comment
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Daily Bread for 9.5.23: The Fundamental Difference in Governance Between School District and City
by JOHN ADAMS • • 3 Comments
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Daily Bread for 8.25.23: Scenes from a Council Meeting (Representations)
by JOHN ADAMS • • 5 Comments
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Daily Bread for 8.22.23: Scenes from a Council Meeting (Responsibility)
by JOHN ADAMS • • 3 Comments
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Daily Bread for 8.13.23: Local Government Should Begin and End with the Fundamentals
by JOHN ADAMS • • 2 Comments
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Daily Bread for 8.4.23: Whitewater Needs Neither a King Nor a Mind Reader
by JOHN ADAMS • • 4 Comments
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Daily Bread for 2.24.23 More Convenient than a Cat’s Meows from the Rafters
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
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
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
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.…