Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will see morning showers with high of 65. Sunrise is 6:45 AM and sunset 6:47 PM for 12h 02m 17s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation’s…
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Daily Bread for 9.6.22: The Boosters’ Big Capital but Small Society
by JOHN ADAMS • • 2 Comments
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with high of 76. Sunrise is 6:25 AM and sunset 7:19 PM for 12h 53m 53s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 79.9% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Common Council meets at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1803, British scientist John…
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Daily Bread for 8.29.22: Trumpism’s Threats of Force and Ruin
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be cloudy with high of 84. Sunrise is 6:17 AM and sunset 7:33 PM for 13h 16m 18s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 5.4% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Urban Forestry Commission meets at 4:30 PM. On this day in 1997, Netflix is launches as…
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Daily Bread for 8.22.22: Of David French, Traditions, and Examples
by JOHN ADAMS • • 1 Comment
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 79. Sunrise is 6:09 AM and sunset 7:45 PM for 13h 35m 23s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 20.4% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Unified School Board goes into closed session shortly after 6 PM, and resumes…
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Daily Bread for 8.17.22: The Populists’ Dominance-and-Submission Ritual
by JOHN ADAMS • • 1 Comment
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 79. Sunrise is 6:04 AM and sunset 7:53 PM for 13h 48m 39s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 66% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Parks & Recreation Board meet at 5:30 PM. On this day in 2008, American swimmer Michael Phelps…
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Daily Bread for 8.16.22: How Election Conspiracies Took Over the GOP
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 79. Sunrise is 6:03 AM and sunset 7:54 PM for 13h 51m 15s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 75.1% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Common Council meets at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1930, the first color…
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Daily Bread for 8.8.22: Yes, New York, Wisconsin Does Have Its Share of Crackpot Loons
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will see morning thunderstorms with a high of 77. Sunrise is 5:54 AM and sunset 8:06 PM for 14h 11m 22s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 82% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s School Board goes into closed session at 6:30 PM and meets in open session…
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Daily Bread for 5.30.22: Yes, Traditional Conservatives Are Finished as a Political Force
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Memorial Day in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 87. Sunrise is 5:19 AM and sunset 8:25 PM for 15h 06m 04s of daytime. The moon is new with none of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1911, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the…
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Daily Bread for 5.13.22: Pyromaniac Complains About Smoke Inhalation
by JOHN ADAMS • • 2 Comments
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 88. Sunrise is 5:33 AM and sunset 8:09 PM for 14h 36m 19s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 90.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1862, the USS Planter, a steamer and gunship, steals through Confederate lines and is…
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Daily Bread for 5.12.22: The Populists’ Politics Devours Their Ostensible Faith
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 90. Sunrise is 5:34 AM and sunset 8:08 PM for 14h 34m 11s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 83.4% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1949, the Soviet Union lifts its blockade of Berlin. Tim Alberta, an evangelical Christian,…
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Daily Bread for 5.11.22: The Neediness of Conservative Populists
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 84. Sunrise is 5:35 AM and sunset 8:07 PM for 14h 32m 00s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 74% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1997 Deep Blue, a chess-playing supercomputer, defeats Garry Kasparov in the last…
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Daily Bread for 5.1.22: Gableman Bites the Hand That Feeds Him
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 52. Sunrise is 5:47 AM and sunset 7:56 PM for 14h 08m 34s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 0.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1898, during Spanish–American War at the Battle of Manila Bay, the Asiatic Squadron of…
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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 4.29.22: No Free Speech Problem for Trump Apologist Kellyanne Conway
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 61. Sunrise is 5:50 AM and sunset 7:53 PM for 14h 03m 33s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 1.9% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1862, Union forces under David Farragut capture New Orleans. There is only…