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Daily Bread for 6.9.13

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…

Daily Bread for 6.8.13

Good morning. Saturday will be partly sunny with a high of seventy-two. Sunrise was at 5:17 a.m. and sunset will be at 8:32 p.m. There will be a New Moon at 10:57 a.m. On this day in 1944, the Allies consolidate gains at Normandy: U.S. General Omar Bradley, following orders from General Eisenhower, links up…

Daily Bread for 6.7.13

Good morning. There’s a slight chance of a few showers, but we’ll have a mostly sunny Friday, with a high of sixty-seven. Descent: The #NSA – part of the military – now has direct access to every corner of Americans’ digital lives. http://t.co/rlNAzcW5Lq #surveillance — ACLU (@ACLU) June 7, 2013 Forewarning: FISA Reminder: Rand Paul…

Daily Bread for 6.6.13

Good morning. Whitewater will see showers throughout the day, with a high of sixty-three. Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission meets tonight at 6 PM. It’s the anniversary of the Normandy landings: On the morning of June 5, 1944, U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe gave the go-ahead for Operation Overlord,…

Daily Bread for 6.5.13

Good morning. Wednesday holds a likelihood of showers for Whitewater, with a high of 67 and southeast winds of 5 to 10 mph. Whitewater’s Tourism Council meets at 9:00 AM, and the Community Development Authority meets this afternoon at 4:30 PM. The CDA amended agenda appears below: 1. Call to order and roll call. 2.…

Daily Bread for 6.4.13

Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of seventy, and a one-in-five chance of morning showers. Sunrise was a 5:18 a.m., and sunset will be at 8:29 p.m. The Moon is a waning crescent with 14% of the its visible disk illuminated. People should have, and mostly do have, the…

Daily Bread for 6.3.13

Good morning. Our week will start with sunny skies, a high of sixty-nine, and calm winds. On this day in 1965, a space-faring first (for an American), as the New York Times reported the next day: For 20 minutes yesterday afternoon Maj. Edward H. White 2d of the Air Force was a human satellite of…

Daily Bread for 6.2.13

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…

Daily Bread for 6.1.13

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…

Daily Bread for 5.31.13

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…

Daily Bread for 5.30.13

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…

Daily Bread for 5.29.13

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…

Daily Bread for 5.28.13

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…

Daily Bread for 5.27.13

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…