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…
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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…
Congress, Courts, Daily Bread, Law, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 4.29.26: Wisconsin Congressional Redistricting Is Off the Table for 2026 Election
by JOHN ADAMS •
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…
City, Congress, Daily Bread, Elections, First Congressional District
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…
Daily Bread, Economy, Employment
Daily Bread for 4.27.26: A Difficult Job Market Regrettably Gets Less Attention
by JOHN ADAMS •
Coffee, Comedy, Daily Bread, Drink, Food
Daily Bread for 4.26.26: Grading the Coffee Market
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 65. Sunrise is 5:56 and sunset is 7:50 for 13 hours 54 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 75.4 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1986, the Chernobyl disaster occurs near the (now-abandoned) industrial city of Pripyat…
Daily Bread, Gubernatorial Race 2026, Politics, Tommy Thompson, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 4.25.26: More Silly Speculation About Tommy Thompson
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be sunny in the afternoon with a high of 65. Sunrise is 5:57 and sunset is 7:48 for 13 hours 51 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 66.2 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 404 BC, Admiral Lysander and King Pausanias of Sparta blockade…
Daily Bread, Legislature, Politics, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 4.24.26: Wisconsin Capitol Departs from National Security Trends
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 67. Sunrise is 5:59 and sunset is 7:47 for 13 hours 48 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 55.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1916, Ernest Shackleton and five men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition launch a…