Good morning. Saturday brings an even percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mostly in the afternoon. We’ll have a high of eighty-four, and south winds at 5 to 10 mph. Sunrise was 5:17 a.m., and sunset will be 8:37 p.m. It’s a waxing gibbous moon, with 99% of its the visible disk illuminated. Cartographers Stephan…
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Daily Bread for 6.21.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Summer comes to Whitewater on a partly sunny day, with a high of eighty-five, and a likelihood of afternoon thundershowers. On this day in 1788, the U.S. Constitution receives ratification from a ninth state: New Hampshire becomes the ninth and last necessary state to ratify the Constitution of the United States, thereby making…
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Daily Bread for 6.20.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
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Daily Bread for 6.19.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Mid-week in Whitewater will be sunny and mild, with a high of seventy-five. Whitewater’s Tech Park Board meets this morning at 8 AM. Seniors in the Park offers a free showing of Searching for Sugar Man today at 12:30 PM at Starin Park’s Community Building. On this day in 1917, a change of…
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Daily Bread for 6.18.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of seventy-two. Common Council meets tonight at 6:30 PM. On 6.18.1812, America goes to war: The day after the Senate followed the House of Representatives in voting to declare war against Great Britain, President James Madison signs the declaration into law–and the War…
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Daily Bread for 6.17.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Whitewater’s week begins with a sunny day with a high of eighty-six, and a one-in-five chance of isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Whitewater’s LIbrary Board meets tonight at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1972, five burglars – but not just any five – were arrested: In the early morning of June 17,…
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Daily Bread for 6.16.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
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Daily Bread for 6.15.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday brings a day of scattered showers and a high of seventy-eight to Whitewater. On this day in 1215, King John affixes his seal: Following a revolt by the English nobility against his rule, King John puts his royal seal on the Magna Carta, or “Great Charter.” The document, essentially a peace treaty…
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Daily Bread for 6.14.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. It’s a beautiful end to the week, with mostly sunny skies, and a high near 75. On this day in 1777, Congress chooses a flag for the new nation: During the American Revolution, the Continental Congress adopts a resolution stating that “the flag of the United States be thirteen alternate stripes red and…
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Daily Bread for 6.13.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. It’s a mostly sunny Thursday with a high of seventy-four ahead for Whitewater. Sunrise was at 5:16 a.m., sunset will be at 8:35 a.m., and the Moon is a waxing crescent with 22% of its visible disk illuminated. On 6.13.1966, the U.S. Supreme Court hands down the Miranda decision: On this day in…
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Daily Bread for 6.12.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday will be a day of showers and thunderstorms in the Whippet City, with a high of seventy-nine. New rainfall will amount to between three-quarters and one inch. On this day in 1987, Pres. Reagan challenges Soviet ruler Gorbachev: …in one of his most famous Cold War speeches, President Ronald Reagan challenges Soviet…
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Daily Bread for 6.11.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. We’ll have a warm and mostly sunny Tuesday, with a high of eighty-four. Whitewater’s Parks & Rec Board meets today at 5:30 PM. On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress appoints a committee: …Congress selects Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Roger Sherman of Connecticut and…
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Daily Bread for 6.10.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. The week begins with a twenty percent chance of showers this morning, fading into an increasingly sunny day. We’ll have a high of seventy-six. Whitewater’s Planning Commission meets tonight at 6 PM. People play golf one way, and foxes another: Today is the anniversary of a legendary experiment: On this day in 1752,…
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Daily Bread for 6.9.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday brings a one-third chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, with a high in the mid-seventies. We’ll have southeast winds at 10 to 15 mph. The Moon’s a waxing crescent with 1% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1974, [w]ith a spectacular victory at the Belmont Stakes, Secretariat becomes the…
