Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be windy with a high of 59. Sunrise is 5:34 and sunset is 8:08 for 14 hours 34 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 15 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1862, enslaved Southerner Robert Smalls steals the steamboat Planter, spirits it through Confederate lines and…
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America, City, Daily Bread, Economy, Tariffs, War
Daily Bread for 5.12.26: ‘Bipartisan’ Has Lost Meaning as a Useful Term
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be cloudy and windy with scattered showers and a high of 73. Sunrise is 5:35 and sunset is 8:07 for 14 hours 32 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 24 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Public Works Committee meets at 5:15 PM and…
City, Culture, Daily Bread, Politics
Daily Bread for 5.11.26: A Kind of Whitewater Democrat, a Kind of Whitewater Republican
by JOHN ADAMS •
Daily Bread, Holiday
Daily Bread for 5.10.26: Happy Mother’s Day
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 63. Sunrise is 5:37 and sunset is 8:05 for 14 hours 28 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 43.8 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1775, the Second Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia. Embed from Getty Images…
Daily Bread, Politics, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 5.9.26: Easy Answers to Wisconsin Political Questions
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Birds, Conservation, Daily Bread, Nature, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 5.8.26: Improving a Habitat in the Central Sand Plains
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 67. Sunrise is 5:39 and sunset is 8:03 for 14 hours 24 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 62.9 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1945, the German Instrument of Surrender signed at Berlin-Karlshorst comes into effect. (The…
City, Daily Bread, Local Government, Reasoning, Special Interests
Daily Bread for 5.7.26: More on ‘Over Reliance on a Single Population Projection’
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will see intervals of clouds and sun with a brief shower or two and a high of 59. Sunrise is 5:41 and sunset is 8:02 for 14 hours 19 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 71.8 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Ethics Committee meets…
Business, Daily Bread, Local Government, Open Government
Daily Bread for 5.6.26: Data Center Construction Must Be a Public Discussion
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 52. Sunrise is 5:42 and sunset is 8:01 for 14 hours 19 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 79.9 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission meets at 6 PM. On this day in 1840, the Penny…
City, Daily Bread
Daily Bread for 5.5.26: Change Comes from Many People and Places
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 56. Sunrise is 5:43 and sunset is 8:00 for 14 hours 17 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 87 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Alcohol Licensing Committee meets at 5 PM and the Whitewater Common Council…
Campaign Ads, Daily Bread, Elections, Legislation, Politics, WisDems, WISGOP
Daily Bread for 5.4.26: Two Theories on Bipartisanship
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be windy with a high of 75. Sunrise is 5:45 and sunset is 7:59 for 14 hours 14 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 92.5 percent of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater School Board’s Policy Review Committee meets at 4:30 PM. On this day…
Daily Bread, War
Daily Bread for 5.3.26: Shorter than the Vietnam and Iraq Wars Isn’t a Selling Point
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be windy with a high of 66. Sunrise is 5:46 and sunset is 7:57 for 14 hours 11 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 96.9 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1715, a total solar eclipse is visible across northern Europe and northern…
Daily Bread, Gubernatorial Race 2026, Politics, WisDems, WISGOP
Daily Bread for 5.2.26: A Curious, ‘Leaked’ Assessment from WISGOP Consultants
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 55. Sunrise is 5:47 and sunset is 7:56 for 14 hours 9 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 99.2 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1945, the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division liberates Wöbbelin concentration camp, finding…
City, Daily Bread, Economy, Special Interests
Daily Bread for 5.1.26: Latest Economic News Shows Higher Inflation and Disappointing Growth
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 49. Sunrise is 5:49 and sunset is 7:55 for 14 hours 6 minutes of daytime. The moon (a ‘Flower Moon‘) is full today. On this day in 1971, Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) takes over operation of U.S. passenger rail service. There are…
AI, Daily Bread, Technology, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 4.30.26: (Almost) Everyone Hates Data Centers. They Don’t Like AI Much, Either
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 52. Sunrise is 5:50 and sunset is 7:54 for 14 hours 4 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 98.6 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1789, on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York…