Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 80. Sunrise is 5:48 and sunset is 8:13 for 14 hours 25 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning gibbous with 77.3 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1958, the world’s first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, becomes the first…
Daily Bread
Daily Bread, Elections, Law, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 8.2.26: Wisconsin Partisan Primary Voters Cannot Effectively Ticket-Split
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 78. Sunrise is 5:47 and sunset is 8:14 for 14 hours 27 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning gibbous with 84.8 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1790, the federal government conducts the first United States census. Wisconsin’s…
Animals, Daily Bread, Nature, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 8.1.26: Friendly Neighborhood Spiders
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be rainy with a high of 72. Sunrise is 5:46 and sunset is 8:15 for 14 hours 29 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning gibbous with 91 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1774, British scientist Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen gas, corroborating the prior discovery of this…
Daily Bread, Economy
Daily Bread for 7.31.26: Low National Economic Growth
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will see afternoon showers with a high of 79. Sunrise is 5:45 and sunset is 8:16 for 14 hours 33 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning gibbous with 96.3 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1964, Ranger 7 sends back the first close-up photographs of…
Business, CDA, City, Daily Bread, Development, Economy, Grocery, Old CDA, Special Interests
Daily Bread for 7.30.26: Development’s Past, Development’s Present, and the Local Grocery Cooperative
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 87. Sunrise is 5:44 and sunset is 8:17 for 14 hours 33 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning gibbous with 99 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 2003, in Mexico, the last ‘old-style’ Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly…
Business, City, Daily Bread, Special Interests, Tariffs, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 7.29.26: What’s Worse Than Tariffs that Burden Domestic Manufacturers? Tariffs that Send Domestic Manufacturers to China
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 83. Sunrise is 5:43 and sunset is 8:18 for 14 hours 35 minutes of daylight. The moon is full today with all of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1957, the International Atomic Energy Agency is established. A quick scheduling note: absent some…
Business, Daily Bread, Tariffs, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 7.28.26: Another Federal Blow to Wisconsin’s Manufacturers
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 83. Sunrise is 5:42 and sunset is 8:20 for 14 hours 38 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 99 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Finance Committee meets at 5 PM and the Aquatic Center Committee at…
Daily Bread, Gubernatorial Race 2026, Newspapers, Wisconsin, WisDems
Daily Bread for 7.27.26: The National Press Covers the Wisconsin Gubernatorial Race Better than the Journal Sentinel
by JOHN ADAMS •
City, Daily Bread, Economics, Economy, Lobbyists, Local Government, Special Interests, Tariffs, Taxes/Taxation, Trump, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 7.26.26: Tariffs’ High Cost to Ordinary Wisconsinites
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 90. Sunrise is 5:40 and sunset is 8:23 for 14 hours 43 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 91.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1996, the remains of a prehistoric man are discovered near Kennewick, Washington.…
Conservation, Daily Bread, Nature, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 7.25.26: Surrounded by Nature
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 80. Sunrise is 5:39 and sunset is 8:23 for 14 hours 44 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 85.8 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1897, author Jack London embarks on a sailing trip to take…
Daily Bread, Economy, Tariffs, Trump
Daily Bread for 7.24.26: A Bad Economic Outlook Gets Worse
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 79. Sunrise is 5:38 and sunset is 8:24 for 14 hours 46 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 78.3 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1935, the Dust Bowl heat wave reaches its peak, sending temperatures…
Daily Bread, Gubernatorial Race 2026, Politics, Toxic Positivity, Wisconsin, WisDems
Daily Bread for 7.23.26: A News Headline for Our Time
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 77. Sunrise is 5:37 and sunset is 8:24 for 14 hours 47 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 70 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1829, inventor William Austin Burt patents the typographer, a precursor to the typewriter.…
City, Culture, Daily Bread, Local Government, Politics
Daily Bread for 7.22.26: True Popularity’s Not So Common in These Parts
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 73. Sunrise is 5:33 and sunset is 8:25 for 14 hours 49 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 60.8 percent of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Lakes Advisory Committee meets at 4 PM. On this day in…