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City, Culture, Daily Bread, Good Ideas

Daily Bread for 8.31.23: A Few Weird Tricks to Boost Local Organizations (That Are Neither Weird Nor Tricks)

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/31/2023 • 1 Comment

Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 77. Sunrise is 6:19 AM and sunset 7:30 PM for 13h 11m 25s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 99.6% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1939, Nazi Germany mounts a false flag attack on the Gleiwitz…

City, Culture, Daily Bread, Delusion, Local Government

Daily Bread for 8.30.23: The Traditionalists’ Two Big (BIG!) Problems

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/30/2023 • 2 Comments

Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 72. Sunrise is 6:18 AM and sunset 7:32 PM for 13h 14m 11s of daytime. The moon is full with 99.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1916, Ernest Shackleton completes the rescue of all of his men stranded on…

City, Culture, Daily Bread, Local Government

Daily Bread for 8.29.23: The Dilemma That Inadequate Local Politicians Present

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/29/2023 • 2 Comments

Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 80. Sunrise is 6:17 AM and sunset 7:34 PM for 13h 16m 58s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 96.6% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1996, Netflix is founded. Embed from Getty Images Consider a sheet…

Business, Cats, Daily Bread

Daily Bread for 8.28.23: Every Bodega Should Have a Cat

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/28/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 78. Sunrise is 6:15 AM and sunset 7:35 PM for 13h 19m 44s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 90.7% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Urban Forestry Commission meets at 4:30 PM. The Whitewater Unified District School Board goes…

Courts, Daily Bread, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 8.27.23: The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s ‘Seismic Shift’

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/27/2023 • 2 Comments

Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 74. Sunrise is 6:14 AM and sunset 7:37 PM for 13h 22m 28s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 82.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1832, Black Hawk, leader of the Sauk tribe of Native…

Agriculture, Daily Bread, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 8.26.23: Wisconsin’s Cranberry Bogs

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/26/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 77. Sunrise is 6:13 AM and sunset 7:39 PM for 13h 25m 13s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 73.3% of its visible disk illuminated. There will be a City of Whitewater Lakes Community Meeting at 11:00 AM in…

City, Common Council, Council Leadership, Daily Bread, Law, Laws/Regulations, Local Government, Open Government

Daily Bread for 8.25.23: Scenes from a Council Meeting (Representations)

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/25/2023 • 5 Comments

Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 85. Sunrise is 6:12 AM and sunset 7:40 PM for 13h 27m 57s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 61.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1944, the Allies liberate Paris. During its session on 8.15.23,…

Crime, Daily Bread, Law, Laws/Regulations, Legislation, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 8.24.23: Closing a Legal Loophole on School Sexual Harassment

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/24/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 97. Sunrise is 6:11 AM and sunset 7:42 PM for 13h 30m 39s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 51.4% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1991, Ukraine declares itself independent from the Soviet Union. Anya…

Daily Bread, Economy, Employment, Free Markets

Daily Bread for 8.23.23: Markets Set Prices (and Wages) Efficiently

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/23/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 98. Sunrise is 6:10 AM and sunset 7:43 PM for 13h 33m 21s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 41.1% of its visible disk illuminated. The Tech Park Board meets at 8 AM and the Parks Board at 5:30…

City, Common Council, Council Leadership, Daily Bread, Local Government

Daily Bread for 8.22.23: Scenes from a Council Meeting (Responsibility)

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/22/2023 • 3 Comments

Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 88. Sunrise is 6:09 AM and sunset 7:45 PM for 13h 36m 03s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 31.4% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Police & Fire Commission meets at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1902,…

City, Daily Bread, Local Government

Daily Bread for 8.21.23: From Government, Failure is Both Loss and Distraction

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/21/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 83. Sunrise is 6:08 AM and sunset 7:47 PM for 13h 38m 44s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 23.2% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Common Council and Whitewater Unified District School Board meet at 6 PM.…

Daily Bread, Incarceration, Planning, State Government, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 8.20.23: Waupun Correctional Becomes a National Embarrassment

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/20/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 92. Sunrise is 6:07 AM and sunset 7:48 PM for 13h 41m 23s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 14.9% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1794, the Battle of the Fallen Timbers leads to political…

Daily Bread, Food

Daily Bread for 8.19.23: The Chef Who Can’t Eat What She Cooks

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/19/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 84. Sunrise is 6:06 AM and sunset 7:50 PM for 13h 44m 02s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 8.8% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1812, the American frigate USS Constitution defeats the British frigate HMS Guerriere…