Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 41. Sunrise is 6:25 AM and sunset 5:47 PM for 11h 21m 28s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 85.8% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1931, the United States adopts The Star-Spangled Banner as its national…
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Bigotry, City, Conservative Populism, Conspiracy Theories, Cruelty, Culture, Daily Bread, Kulturkampf
Daily Bread for 3.2.23: The Late Pete Carril’s Approach Applied to Whitewater’s Politics
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 39. Sunrise is 6:27 AM and sunset 5:46 PM for 11h 18m 34s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 79.4% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission will meet at 6 PM and there will be a Whitewater Aquatic and Fitness…
Culture, Daily Bread, Housing, Hunger
Daily Bread for 3.1.23: Demand High at Food Pantries
by JOHN ADAMS • • 1 Comment
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will see scattered morning showers with a high of 52. Sunrise is 6:31 AM and sunset 5:44 PM. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 72% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1893, electrical engineer Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri.…
Daily Bread, Newspapers, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 2.28.23: Wisconsin Print Newspapers Are Now a Niche Medium
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 46. Sunrise is 6:30 AM and sunset 5:43 PM for 11h 12m 50s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 61.2% of its visible disk illuminated. There will be a primary election canvass for the Whitewater Unified School District at 8:30 AM. On…
Conservative Populism, Daily Bread, Fox News, Mendacity
Daily Bread for 2.27.23: Fox’s Viewers Wanted Those Lies
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 44. Sunrise is 6:34 AM and sunset 5:41 PM for 11h 07m 06s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 41.8% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Urban Forestry Commission meets at 4:30 PM, and the Whitewater Unified School Board goes into closed session…
Daily Bread, Dogs
Daily Bread for 2.26.23: The Farmer’s Dog — Forever
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 44. Sunrise is 6:34 AM and sunset 5:41 PM for 11h 07m 06s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 41.8% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1980, Egypt and Israel establish full diplomatic relations. The Farmer’s Dog — Forever (a…
Daily Bread, Libertarians, Putin, Russia, Trump, War
Daily Bread for 2.25.23: Supporting Ukraine
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 38. Sunrise is 6:35 AM and sunset 5:39 PM for 11h 04m 15s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 32.1% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1948, in a coup d’état led by Klement Gottwald, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia…
Business, Common Council, Culture, Daily Bread, Entitlement, Freedom of Speech, Lobbyists, Local Government, Populists, Public Meetings, Regulatory Capture, Special Interests
Daily Bread for 2.24.23 More Convenient than a Cat’s Meows from the Rafters
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 23. Sunrise is 6:37 AM and sunset 5:38 PM for 11h 01m 24s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 22.8% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1803, in Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the…
Business, CDA, City, Culture, Daily Bread, Delusion, Entitlement, Local Government, Regulatory Capture
Daily Bread for 2.23.23: The Businessmen Who Won’t Let Go (with Whitewater Versions)
by JOHN ADAMS • • 5 Comments
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 37. Sunrise is 6:38 AM and sunset 5:37 PM for 10h 58m 34s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 14.1% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Common Council meets at 6:30 PM. (At four o’clock, the City of Whitewater will…
Daily Bread, Education, School District
Daily Bread for 2.22.23: Will Candidates in Whitewater Ever Speak Candidly?
by JOHN ADAMS • • 1 Comment
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will see a wintry mix with a high of 32. Sunrise is 6:40 AM and sunset 5:36 PM for 10h 55m 45s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 7.1% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Parks & Recreation Board is scheduled to meet at 5:30 PM. (canceled). On this day…
Budget, Daily Bread, Government Spending, Local Government, State Government, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 2.21.23: Will Wisconsin Find a Shared Revenue Resolution?
by JOHN ADAMS • • 1 Comment
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 32. Sunrise is 6:41 AM and sunset 5:34 PM for 10h 52m 56s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 2.3% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1947, in New York City, Edwin Land demonstrates the first “instant camera,” the…
Business, Courts, Daily Bread, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 2.20.23: The End of the Dark Store Loophole in Wisconsin
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will see afternoon showers with a high of 44. Sunrise is 6:43 AM and sunset 5:33 PM for 10h 50m 08s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 0.2% of its visible disk illuminated. Several local officials will be part of a tour of the Whitewater Aquatic & Fitness Center at…
Authoritarianism, Conservative Populism, Daily Bread, Trump, Trumpism
Daily Bread for 2.19.23: More Trump than Trump, Coming Soon to a Midwest Community Near You
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Daily Bread, Technology
Daily Bread for 2.18.23: The Voice Behind the GPS
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 38. Sunrise is 6:46 AM and sunset 5:30 PM for 10h 44m 33s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 4.6% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1885, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is published in the…