Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 52. Sunrise is 5:51 and sunset is 7:53 for 14 hours 2 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 95.3 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Lakes Advisory Committee meets at 4 PM. On this day in 1945, American…
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Daily Bread for 4.28.26: Candidates Should Live in Their Districts Before Running for Office
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 62. Sunrise is 5:53 and sunset is 7:52 for 13 hours 59 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 90.4 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Finance Committee meets at 5 PM. On this day in 1947, Thor Heyerdahl and…
Congress, Courts, Daily Bread, Litigation, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 12.14.25: Plaintiffs in Wisconsin Congressional Redistricting Cases Propose Different Timelines
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 9. Sunrise is 7:18 and sunset is 4:21 for 9 hours 3 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 25.1 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1911, Roald Amundsen‘s team, comprising himself, Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel,…
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Daily Bread for 11.26.25: Wisconsin Supreme Court Appoints Redistricting Panels
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 39. Sunrise is 7:00 and sunset is 4:23 for 9 hours 23 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 33 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1941, the Hull note is given to the Japanese ambassador, demanding that…
Congress, Daily Bread, Elections, Law, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 11.3.25: New 2026 Congressional Maps for Wisconsin Face a Tight Timeline
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 57. Sunrise is 6:32 and sunset is 4:44 for 10 hours 12 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 94.3 percent of its visible disk illuminated. The Innovation Center Advisory Panel meets at 1 PM. The Whitewater School Board’s Policy…
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Daily Bread for 10.12.25: Candidates for Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 68. Sunrise is 7:05 and sunset is 6:16, for 11 hours 12 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 62.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1984, Japan’s former Prime Minister Tanaka Kakuei is found guilty of…
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Daily Bread for 9.29.25: Wisconsin Supreme Court Orders Briefs in Congressional Map Challenges
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 84. Sunrise is 6:50 and sunset is 6:39, for 11 hours, 49 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 45.9 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Urban Forestry Commission meets at 5:30 PM. On this day in 2005, John…
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Daily Bread for 9.9.25: Steil and Van Orden Can’t Stray Because Far-Right Populism Moves in Only One Direction
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Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 73. Sunrise is 6:28 and sunset is 7:14, for 12 hours, 46 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 93 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1972, in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave National Park, a Cave Research Foundation…
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Daily Bread for 8.26.25: For Wisconsin, Redistricting (If At All) Will Be a Judicial Decision
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Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 70. Sunrise is 6:13 and sunset is 7:38, for 13 hours, 25 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 10.8 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Finance Committee meets at 5 PM. On this day in 1791, John Fitch is…
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Daily Bread for 8.7.25: The Latest About New Congressional Maps in Wisconsin
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Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 87. Sunrise is 5:53 and sunset is 8:07, for 14 hours, 15 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 96.3 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Public Arts Commission meets at 5 PM. On this day in 1942,…
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Daily Bread for 6.23.25: Noticing Wisconsin Congressional Redistricting Before 2026
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 92. Sunrise is 5:17 and sunset is 8:37, for 15 hours, 20 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 5.4 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Lakes Advisory Committee meets at 4:30 PM and the Urban Forestry Commission meets…
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Daily Bread for 5.13.25: Probable Consequences of Redrawn Wisconsin Congressional Maps
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Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 77. Sunrise is 5:33 and sunset is 8:09, for 14 hours, 35 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 99.2 percent of its visible disk illuminated. The Public Works Committee meets at 5 PM, and the Whitewater Common Council…
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Daily Bread for 2.23.25: Expect More of This
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning.
Sunday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 36. Sunrise is 6:39 and sunset is 5:37, for 10 hours, 58 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 22.4 percent of its visible disk illuminated.
On this day in 1778, Baron von Steuben (Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand von Steuben) arrives at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, to help train the Continental Army.
What happens when criticism of controversial policies comes before one of America’s most awkward Congressmen? Nick Rommel reports US Rep. Glenn Grothman faces hostile crowd at Oshkosh town hall meeting:
People booed and jeered at U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman as he walked into the Algoma Town Hall just outside Oshkosh Friday morning.
The Republican congressman from Glenbeulah was there for a town hall meeting with around 100 constituents. After the building hit full capacity, around 50 more stood outside.
He started by commenting on President Donald Trump’s executive orders since taking office a month ago.
“This is moving very quickly compared to other administrations, and I think, across the board, he’s done some very good things,” Grothman said.
Boos and shouts erupted around the room. When Grothman praised orders ending birthright citizenship and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, the crowd only got louder.
See Nick Rommel, US Rep. Glenn Grothman faces hostile crowd at Oshkosh town hall meeting (‘Constituents ask congressman about Medicaid funding, power of Elon Musk’), Wisconsin Public Radio, February 21, 2025.
Outside the town hall:
Inside the town hall:
New video shows stranded father, teen son rescued from Utah mountain:
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Daily Bread for 4.24.24: How Wisconsin’s Federal Representatives Voted on Foreign Aid
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning.
Wednesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 55. Sunrise is 5:56 and sunset 7:48 for 13h 52m 00s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 99.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated.
On this day in 1885, American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West.
Over at the Washington Post, there are useful tables showing how members of the U.S. House and Senate voted on border measures, sanctions including a TikTok ban, Indo-Pacific aid, Ukraine aid, and Israel aid. (In the Senate, the aid packages and TikTok ban were within a single vote, up or down.)
Wisconsin House Delegation’s Votes:
Wisconsin Senate Delegation’s Votes:
Read full bill text for H.R. 8038 (sanctions, including TikTok ban), H.R. 8036 (Indo-Pacific), H.R. 8035 (Ukraine), H.R. 8034 (Israel), H.R. 3602 (border measures), and H.R 815 (the combined House bill on which the Senate then voted).
Coyote Spotted in New York’s Central Park:
FREE WHITEWATER has repeatedly warned the people of this beautiful city of the danger coyotes represent. Another reminder: if they can occupy Central Park, then they can occupy Whitewater. See Coyotes Begin War Against Humanity and In Whitewater, People Won’t Feed Coyotes — Coyotes Will Feed on People.