Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 83. Sunrise is 5:25 and sunset is 8:34, for 15 hours, 9 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 98.1 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1962, Starfish Prime tests the effects of a nuclear test at orbital…
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Budget, Daily Bread, Fair Maps, Gerrymandering, Wisconsin, WisDems, WISGOP
Daily Bread for 7.8.25: How Fair Maps Concentrate the WISGOP’s Mind
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will see scattered afternoon showers with a high of 82. Sunrise is 5:24 and sunset is 8:35, for 15 hours, 10 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 94.9 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Public Works Committee meets at 5:15 PM. On this day in…
Budget, Daily Bread, Fair Maps, Gerrymandering, Wisconsin, WisDems, WISGOP
Daily Bread for 7.7.25: ‘Bipartisanship’ in Wisconsin Is Simply the Vulnerability of the WISGOP Under Fair Maps
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 80. Sunrise is 5:24 and sunset is 8:35, for 15 hours, 11 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 89.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1928, sliced bread is sold for the first time (on the inventor’s 48th…
Birds, Daily Bread
Daily Bread for 7.6.25: Mealtime Along Alaska’s Colville River
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will see scattered morning showers with a high of 78. Sunrise is 5:23 and sunset is 8:35, for 15 hours, 12 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 82.9 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1885, Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph…
Birds, Daily Bread
Daily Bread for 7.5.25: Pigeons (Often Underrated, Seldom Appreciated)
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be sunny with evening thunderstorms and a high of 87. Sunrise is 5:22 and sunset is 8:36, for 15 hours, 13 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 75.2 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1937, Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced…
America, City, Daily Bread, History, Liberty, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 7.4.25: Happy Independence Day
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will see scattered morning showers giving way to sunnier afternoon skies and a high of 89. Sunrise is 5:22 and sunset is 8:36, for 15 hours, 14 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 66.6 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1776, the Second…
Budget, City, Daily Bread, Gov. Evers, State Government, Wisconsin, WisDems, WISGOP
Daily Bread for 7.3.25: Vos Admits That Worry Over National GOP Policy Compelled WISGOP Deal With Evers
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 88. Sunrise is 5:21 and sunset is 8:36, for 15 hours, 15 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 57.5 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1863, the final day of the Battle of Gettysburg culminates in Confederate defeat…
Courts, Daily Bread, Law, Legislation, Legislature, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 7.2.25: Wisconsin Supreme Court Majority Rules That Last Fifty Years of Wisconsin Abortion Legislation Effects a Repeal of 1849 Abortion Ban
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 84. Sunrise is 5:21 and sunset is 8:36, for 15 hours, 16 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 47.5 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission meets at 6 PM. On this day in 1776, the Continental…
Budget, Daily Bread, State Government, Wisconsin, WisDems, WISGOP
Daily Bread for 7.1.25: On the State Budget Deal, Evers Seems to Win Most
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 82. Sunrise is 5:20 and sunset is 8:37, for 15 hours, 17 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 37.4 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg begins. There’s a deal this morning between…
Animals, Daily Bread, Nature, Photography
Daily Bread for 6.30.25: Summer from the Nature Conservancy
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 85. Sunrise is 5:20 and sunset is 8:37, for 15 hours, 17 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 29.2 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1934, the Night of the Long Knives, Hitler’s violent purge of…
Cats, Daily Bread, Weather
Daily Bread for 6.29.25: Stay Hydrated
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 89. Sunrise is 5:19 and sunset is 8:37, for 15 hours, 18 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 20 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 2007, Apple Inc. releases its first mobile phone, the iPhone. Stay Hydrated:…
Daily Bread, Newspapers, Politics, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 6.28.25: How Many Journal Sentinel Reporters Does It Take to Flack Unnamed WISGOP Sources? At Least Four.
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 86. Sunrise is 5:19 and sunset is 8:37, for 15 hours, 18 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 12.4 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1902, Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from…
America, Authoritarian Populism, Conservative Populism, Daily Bread, Liberal Democracy, Libertarians, Never Trump, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 6.27.25: Persuading the Persuadable Is How This Conflict Will Be Won
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 82. Sunrise is 5:18 and sunset is 8:37, for 15 hours, 19 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 6.1 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1981, the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party issues its…
Courts, Daily Bread, Law, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 6.26.25: Wisconsin Supreme Court Rejects Challenges to State’s Congressional Maps
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will see a partly sunny afternoon with evening thunderstorms and a high of 89. Sunrise is 5:18 and sunset is 8:37, for 15 hours, 19 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 1.9 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1948, the first supply…