Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will see scattered thundershowers with a high of 73. Sunrise is 5:15 AM and sunset 8:33 PM for 15h 17m 06s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 79.1% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1837, State Capitol Workers Arrive in Madison: “On this date, workmen…
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Courts, Daily Bread, Law, Open Government, Public Records
Daily Bread for 6.9.22: Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Public Records Access
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 76. Sunrise is 5:16 AM and sunset 8:32 PM for 15h 16m 24s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 69.6% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1973, legendary horse Secretariat wins the Triple Crown. On Tuesday, a Wisconsin Supreme Court…
City, Culture, Daily Bread, Education, Freedom of Speech, Local Government, Open Government, School District
Daily Bread for 6.8.22: Residents’ Ongoing Concerns Over the Whitewater Unified School District
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will see showers and thunderstorms with a high of 65. Sunrise is 5:16 AM and sunset 8:31 PM for 15h 15m 39s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 58.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1950, the iconic Volkswagen Type 2 “Bus” begins production. The…
City, Culture, Daily Bread, Education, Fire Dept, Freedom of Speech, Local Government, Open Government, Police, School District
Daily Bread for 6.7.22: Big Changes Require Big Explanations
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 74. Sunrise is 5:16 AM and sunset 8:31 PM for 15h 14m 50s of daytime. The moon is in its first quarter with 49.4%% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Unified District School Board meets in closed session at 6 PM and…
Daily Bread, History, War
Daily Bread for 6.6.22: D-Day, Seventy-Eight Years On
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be rainy with a high of 70. Sunrise is 5:16 AM and sunset 8:30 PM for 15h 13m 57s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 38.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1944, Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy, begins with the execution of Operation Neptune—commonly referred…
City, Daily Bread, University, UW System
Daily Bread for 6.5.22: UW System Spring Enrollment Down for Whitewater, Other Campuses
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will see scattered late afternoon showers with a high of 75. Sunrise is 5:17 AM and sunset 8:30 PM for 15h 13m 00s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 29.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1947, in a speech at Harvard, the United States Secretary of…
Daily Bread, Language
Daily Bread for 6.4.22: 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee Ends in Epic Spell-Off
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will see a brief shower or two this morning followed by scattered afternoon thunderstorms with a high of 70. Sunrise is 5:17 AM and sunset 8:29 PM for 15h 12m 00s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 21.3% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1989,…
Daily Bread, Gubernatorial Race 2022, Kleefisch, Michels, Politics, Trump, WISGOP
Daily Bread for 6.3.22: Trump Puts His Finger on the Scale
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will see sunny skies with a high of 74. Sunrise is 5:18 AM and sunset 8:28 PM for 15h 10m 55s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 13.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1621, the Dutch West India Company receives a charter for New Netherland. If a…
Daily Bread, Restaurant
Daily Bread for 6.2.22: Bring Back the Automat
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will see clouds giving way to sun with a high of 73. Sunrise is 5:18 AM and sunset 8:27 PM for 15h 09m 48s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 7.8% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission meets at 6 PM, and Whitewater Fire Department, Inc.…
City, Culture, Daily Bread, Demographics, Economy
Daily Bread for 6.1.22: The End of DYKWIA in Whitewater
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 73. Sunrise is 5:18 AM and sunset 8:27 PM for 15h 08m 37s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 3.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1980, Cable News Network (CNN) launches. Every town, big or small, has…
City, Culture, Daily Bread, Politics
Daily Bread for 5.31.22: Old Whitewater’s 3 Big Mistakes
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will see afternoon thunderstorms with a high of 84. Sunrise is 5:18 AM and sunset 8:26 PM for 15h 07m 22s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 0.9% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 455, Emperor Petronius Maximus is stoned to death by an angry mob while fleeing Rome. ‘Old Whitewater’ —…
America, City, Conservative Populism, Daily Bread, Politics, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 5.30.22: Yes, Traditional Conservatives Are Finished as a Political Force
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Memorial Day in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 87. Sunrise is 5:19 AM and sunset 8:25 PM for 15h 06m 04s of daytime. The moon is new with none of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1911, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the…
Big Lie, Crackpots, Daily Bread, Elections, Gableman
Daily Bread for 5.29.22: Gableman Gets Trolled. How Could It Be Otherwise?
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 84. Sunrise is 5:20 AM and sunset 8:24 PM for 15h 04m 43s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 0.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1848, Wisconsin enters the Union: “Wisconsin became the 30th state to enter…