Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 27. Sunrise is 7:24 AM and sunset 4:39 PM for 9h 14m 26s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 38.1% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1973, in the Watergate scandal, the trial of seven men accused of illegal…
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City, Daily Bread, Economy
Daily Bread for 1.7.22: The Booming National Economy
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 11. Sunrise is 7:24 AM and sunset 4:38 PM for 9h 13m 08s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 27.9% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1901, Robert Marion “Fighting Bob” La Follette Sr. is inaugurated as governor…
Crime, Daily Bread, Insurrection, Trump, Trumpism
Daily Bread for 1.6.22: The Trumpist Insurrection, One Year On
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 14. Sunrise is 7:25 AM and sunset 4:37 PM for 9h 11m 55s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 18.7% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission meets at 6 PM, and the Whitewater Fire Department holds a board and…
Covidiocy, Crackpots, Daily Bread, Ignorance, Sen. Ron Johnson, Vaccines
Daily Bread for 1.5.22: Ron Johnson Secures Position as Wisconsin’s Greatest Troll
by JOHN ADAMS • • 2 Comments
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be windy with a high of 18. Sunrise is 7:25 AM and sunset 4:36 PM for 9h 10m 45s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 10.6% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1914, the Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and minimum daily wage…
Bad Ideas, Confidence Schemes, Daily Bread, Government Spending, Local Government, School District
Daily Bread for 1.4.22: Theranos? Yeah, We Have a Few…
by JOHN ADAMS • • 2 Comments
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 30. Sunrise is 7:25 AM and sunset 4:35 PM for 9h 09m 40s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 4.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1923, Milton College president A.E. Whitford bans dancing by students in off-campus, semi-public…
Big Lie, Constitution, Daily Bread, Law, League of Women Voters, Liberal Democracy, Local Government, Mendacity, School District
Daily Bread for 1.3.22: The Dishonesty of Whitewater’s Local Politics
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 18. Sunrise is 7:25 AM and sunset 4:34 PM for 9h 08m 38s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 0.8% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1957, the Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. The New…
Daily Bread, Fellow Traveler, Fifth Columnist, Fox News, Russia
Daily Bread for 1.2.22: Another Fifth Columnist Heard From
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 16. Sunrise is 7:25 AM and sunset 4:33 PM for 9h 07m 41s of daytime. The moon is new with none of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1777, American forces under the command of George Washington repulse a British attack…
Daily Bread, Holiday
Daily Bread for 1.1.22: Happy New Year
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. New Year’s Day in Whitewater will be snowy with a high of 21. Sunrise is 7:25 AM and sunset 4:32 PM for 9h 06m 48s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1983, the ARPANET officially changes to using TCP/IP, the Internet Protocol,…
Daily Bread, Education, School District
Daily Bread for 12.31.21: Educational Movements Destructive or Ineffectual
by JOHN ADAMS • • 1 Comment
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 34. Sunrise is 7:25 AM and sunset 4:31 PM for 9h 05m 58s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 6.6% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1879, Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time,…
Daily Bread, Education, School District
Daily Bread for 12.30.21: The DPI Report Card for the Whitewater School District
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 34. Sunrise is 7:25 AM and sunset 4:30 PM for 9h 05m 13s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 14.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1916, Russian mystic and advisor to the Tsar Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin…
Daily Bread, Education, School District
Daily Bread for 12.29.21: Four Perspectives on the Whitewater Schools
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 29. Sunrise is 7:25 AM and sunset 4:29 PM for 9h 04m 32s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 23.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1812, the USS Constitution, under the command of Captain William Bainbridge, captures HMS Java…
City, Daily Bread, Fire Dept, Government Spending, School District
Daily Bread for 12.28.21: Fire & Rescue
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will see snow or freezing rain with a high of 35. Sunrise is 7:24 AM and sunset 4:28 PM for 9h 03m 56s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 34.1% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1967, American businesswoman Muriel Siebert becomes the first woman…
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Daily Bread for 12.27.21: Kwik Trip is a Rural Wisconsinite’s Bodega
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 41. Sunrise is 7:24 AM and sunset 4:28 PM for 9h 03m 23s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 44.9% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1929, Soviet General Secretary Joseph Stalin orders the “liquidation of the kulaks…
Daily Bread, Insurrection
Daily Bread for 12.26.21: Protecting the Capitol One Year After January 6
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 39. Sunrise is 7:24 AM and sunset 4:27 PM for 9h 02m 55s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 55.3% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1776, at the Battle of Trenton, the Continental Army attacks and…