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Daily Bread for 1.23.12

Good morning. It’s a warm, wet day for Whitewater, with a high temperature of thirty-nine. In Atlanta, it’s a day of scattered thunderstorms and a high of sixty-four. In 1869, it wasn’t easy — it was impossible, actually — for a woman to run the post office in Janesville, Wisconsin: 1845 – Angela Josephine King…

Daily Bread for 1.20.12

Good morning. It’s snow for Whitewater today, with 2-4 inches expected, and a high temperature in the low teens.  In Anchorage, it will be even colder (single digits), but they’ll have no snow. There’s good news for conservationists today: Near-Extinct Monkeys Rediscovered in Borneo.  Dave Mosher writes that Deep in a pristine Borneo rainforest, researchers have found an endangered species of…

Daily Bread for 1.19.12

Good morning. It’s a clear and breezy day for the Whippet City, with a high of nine; in Las Vegas, it’s a mostly sunny day with a high temperature of sixty-five. Tonight at 7 PM, the League of Women Voters hosts a program at city hall: “Budget Repair Bill Update: Impact on City/County Operations” with…

Daily Bread for 1.18.12

Good morning. Wednesday will be an increasingly cloudy day in Whitewater, with a high of about twenty-three; in Denver, it will be breezy and fifty. On this day in 1912, “English explorer Robert F. Scott and his expedition reached the South Pole, only to discover that Roald Amundsen had gotten there first.” Most babies, it…

Daily Bread for 1.17.12

Good morning. Snow’s in the forecast for Whitewater, with one to three inches expected during the day.  In Athens, Georgia, it will be a day of showers with a high temperature of sixty-three. In the city today, there’s a Community Development Authority at 4:30 PM. The agenda is available online, and the meeting resumes – in both closed and…

Daily Bread for 1.16.12

Good morning. A chance of rain waits for Whitewater today, with a high temperature of thirty-six. In Los Angeles, the forecast calls for dense fog and a high of sixty-one. It’s King day today, and the Washington Post has welcome news that the federal government will correct an inscription on Washington’s Martin Luther King Jr.…

Daily Bread for 1.13.12

Good morning. It’s a snowy day in Whitewater.  This small city is lovely, surrounded by abundant natural beauty, but never lovelier than when covered in snow.  Whitewater will have a high temperature of twenty.  In Phoenix, sunny with a high near seventy.  I’ll take the snow. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that on this day…

Daily Bread for 1.12.11

Good morning. It’s snow for Whitewater today, with several inches expected, and a high temperature in the mid-twenties. For Atlanta, showers and windy, with a high of fifty-nine. On this day in 1915, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected a proposal to give women the right to vote,  174-204. Whalers kill more whales than ever before,…

Daily Bread for 1.11.12

Good morning. For Whitewater: a sunny day, with a high temperature of forty-nine.  For Charlestown, SC: showers, a high of sixty-eight, and televised political ads non-stop until their presidential primary. There’s a meeting of the Tech Park Board this morning at 8 AM. Even mentioning the meeting gives the board more attention than it should ever receive.…

Daily Bread for 1.10.12

Good morning. Whitewater looks to hit a high of about fifty today, with sunny skies. In Manchester, New Hampshire, voters will go to the polls on a mostly sunny day with a high temperature of forty-three. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls a terrible Wisconsin fire from this day in 1883: 1883 – Newhall House Fire…

Daily Bread for 1.9.12

Good morning. It’s a breezy day with a high of forty-five for Whitewater; it’s a mostly sunny day with a high of thirty-four ahead for primary-soaked Concord, NH. There are two public meetings scheduled for Whitewater today: a Planning Commission meeting at 6 PM, and a Library Board meeting at 6:30 PM. Animal life persists,…

Daily Bread for 1.6.12

Good morning. Unseasonably warm weather awaits Whitewater today: a partly sunny day with a high temperature of fifty. In the primary state of New Hampshire, Manchester will see a day of mostly cloudy skies and a high temp of thirty-nine. Quick note on comments: I’ve opened up comments on posts, to be moderated against profanity and trolls, and to remain open automatically…

Daily Bread for 1.5.12

Good morning. It’s a mostly sunny day with a high of forty-two ahead for Whitewater.  In Pensacola, it will be a mostly sunny day with a high of sixty-six. Yesterday’s Google puzzle was one of distance: “What’s the difference, in feet, between the highest point on land and the deepest point in the ocean?”  Turns out, Google…

Daily Bread for 1.4.12

Good morning. It’s warmer in Whitewater today than yesterday, and the high today will be thirty-five, with mostly sunny skies. In Manchester, NH, today will be increasingly cloudy with a high temperature of twenty-three. There’s a Landmarks Commission meeting this afternoon in Whitewater, at 5 PM. The meeting agenda is available online. On this day…