Good morning. Sunday in the Whippet City will be partly sunny, with a high near 61. We’ll have north winds at 10 to 15 mph, and gusts up to 25 mph. Sunrise was at 5:19 a.m., and sunset will be at 8:28 p.m. The moon is a waning crescent with 30% of the its visible…
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Daily Bread for 6.1.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday will be partly sunny, with a forty-percent chance of afternoon showers, and a high of seventy-eight. On this day in 1980, a news medium is born: CNN (Cable News Network), the world’s first 24-hour television news network, makes its debut. The network signed on at 6 p.m. EST from its headquarters in…
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Daily Bread for 5.31.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Whitewater’s month ends with a likelihood of afternoon thunderstorms and a high of eighty. On this day in 1859, a prominent part of the British architectural scene goes into operation: The famous tower clock known as Big Ben, located at the top of the 320-foot-high St. Stephen’s Tower, rings out over the Houses…
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Daily Bread for 5.30.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. We’ve a sixty percent chance of afternoon thundershowers this Thursday, on an otherwise partly sunny, with a of eighty-one. Winds will be from the south at 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. On this day in 1593, an English playwright dies an untimely death: Playwright Christopher…
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Daily Bread for 5.29.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday will bring an even chance of thunderstorms and a high of eighty to Whitewater. Sunrise was at 5:21 a.m. and sunset will be at 8:25 p.m. We’ll have a waning gibbous moon with 73% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1953, an exploration triumph: At 11:30 a.m. on May…
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Daily Bread for 5.28.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday will be a day of thunderstorms and a high of seventy for Whitewater. We’ll have rainfall accumulations between a quarter and half of an inch. On this day in 1754, Lt. Col. George Washington finds himself at the beginning of the Seven Years’ War: …a 22-year-old lieutenant colonel of the Virginia militia…
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Daily Bread for 5.27.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Memorial Day holds an even chance of showers for Whitewater, primarily in the afternoon. The holiday will be otherwise cloudy with a high of sixty-one. On this day in 1703, Peter the Great founds St. Petersburg: After winning access to the Baltic Sea through his victories in the Great Northern War, Czar Peter…
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Daily Bread for 5.26.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday brings partly cloudy skies, and a high of sixty-seven, to Whitewater. On this day in 1927, it’s the last day of a production run (1908-1927) at Ford Motor Company: …Henry Ford and his son Edsel drive the 15 millionth Model T Ford out of their factory, marking the famous automobile’s official last…
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Daily Bread for 5.25.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
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Daily Bread for 5.24.13
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Daily Bread for 5.23.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. We’ll have a Thursday of morning showers and cool temperatures, with a high of fifty-nine, and north winds of 10 to 20 mph. Whitewater’s Community Development Association meets today at 4:30 PM. Google’s announced the winner of their Doodle 4 Google contest, and she’s Sarah Brady of Wisconsin, whose creation depicts a reunion…
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Daily Bread for 5.22.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Midweek in Whitewater brings a near certainty of showers, and a high near 65. Rainfall will amount to between a quarter and half of an inch. Downtown Whitewater meets this morning at 8 AM in the Discover Whitewater Conference Room (150 W. Main Street). Here’s that agenda: Downtown Whitewater Inc. Board of Director’s…
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Daily Bread for 5.21.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny, with a slight chance of afternoon thunderstorms, and a high of eighty. In the city today, the Bicycle & Pedestrian Committee meets at 5 PM, and Common Council at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1881, the Red Cross comes to life: In Washington, D.C., humanitarians…
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Daily Bread for 5.20.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Whitewater’s week begins with scattered showers and thunderstorms, partly sunny otherwise, with a high near 84, and south winds at 10 to 15 mph. There’s an even chance of rain. The weather west of us has been far worse: On 5.20.1873, a famous garment’s inventors receive a patent for their creation: “San Francisco…
