Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 38. Sunrise is 7:25 and sunset is 4:36 for 9 hours 11 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 86.4 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 2021, supporters of Donald Trump storm the United States Capitol Building to disrupt the…
Daily Bread
Culture, Daily Bread, Law, Open Government, School District
Daily Bread for 1.5.26: Three Reasons Local Officials Violate the Law
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 40. Sunrise is 7:25 and sunset is 4:35 for 9 hours 10 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 93.3 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1972, President Nixon announces the Space Shuttle program. Why do local officials violate…
Daily Bread, Legislature, Politics, Wisconsin, WisDems, WISGOP
Daily Bread for 1.4.26: Wisconsin Assembly Agendas
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 30. Sunrise is 7:25 and sunset is 4:34 for 9 hours 9 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 97.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1944, Operation Carpetbagger, involving the dropping of arms and…
Daily Bread, Science/Nature
Daily Bread for 1.3.26: What’s That Supermoon All About?
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 24. Sunrise is 7:25 and sunset is 4:33 for 9 hours 8 minutes of daytime. The moon is full today. It’s the January Wolf Supermoon. On this day in 1777, American forces under General Washington defeat British forces at the Battle of Princeton, helping boost Patriot morale. It’s…
City, Daily Bread
Daily Bread for 1.2.26: What Will Shape the City in 2026
by JOHN ADAMS •
Daily Bread, Holiday
Daily Bread for 1.1.26: Happy New Year
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. New Year’s Day in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 17. Sunrise is 7:25 and sunset is 4:31 for 9 hours 6 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 95.3 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation takes effect in Confederate territory. New Year…
Crime, Daily Bread
Daily Bread for 12.31.25: The Second-Most Daring Robbery of 2025
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 34. Sunrise is 7:25 and sunset is 4:30 for 9 hours 5 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 88.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1907, the first ball drop takes place in Times Square: The event was…
Daily Bread, Weather, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 12.30.25: Big Snowfall… Up North
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 24. Sunrise is 7:25 and sunset is 4:30 for 9 hours 5 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 80.6 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1916, Russian mystic and advisor to the Tsar, Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin, is…
Daily Bread, Gubernatorial Race 2026, Wisconsin, WISGOP
Daily Bread for 12.29.25: Statewide, $40 Million in the Primary Won’t Assure 51% in the Fall
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be windy with a high of 22. Sunrise is 7:25 and sunset is 4:29 for 9 hours 4 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 70.6 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1170, Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers…
Cats, Daily Bread, Planning
Daily Bread for 12.28.25: The Extent of the Plan
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be rainy with a high of 47. Sunrise is 7:25 and sunset is 4:28 for 9 hours 3 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 59.5 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1895, Wilhelm Röntgen publishes a paper detailing his discovery of a…
Cats, Daily Bread, Science/Nature
Daily Bread for 12.27.25: A Second Kind of Lion Roar
by JOHN ADAMS •
Daily Bread, Nature, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 12.26.25: Winter
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 43. Sunrise is 7:24 and sunset is 4:26 for 9 hours 2 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 37.1 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1776, in the Battle of Trenton, the Continental Army under General George Washington executes a…
Daily Bread
Daily Bread for 12.25.25: Merry Christmas
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Christmas Day in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 39. Sunrise is 7:24 and sunset is 4:26 for 9 hours 2 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 27.1 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1758, Halley’s Comet is sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch, confirming Edmund Halley‘s…
Daily Bread, Federal Government, Politics, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 12.24.25: The Other Top Wisconsin Political Story for 2026
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Christmas Eve in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 43. Sunrise is 7:23 and sunset is 4:25 for 9 hours 2 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 18.5 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1814, representatives of the United Kingdom and the United States sign the Treaty of…