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Daily Bread for 2.8.12

Good morning. Whitewater has a sunny day with a high temperature of thirty-one to which to look forward. In Denver, it will be a mostly cloudy day with a high of thirty-seven. Whitewater’s Tech Park Board meets today at 8 AM. On this day in 1858, another great moment in legislative history: 1858 – Wisconsin…

Daily Bread for 2.7.12

Good morning. For Whitewater, a chance of flurries today with a high of thirty-three; for Madison, that same chance, but a predicted high of thirty-one. In Whitewater, Common Council meets tonight at 6:30 PM. It’s Charles Dickens’s birthday, and Google celebrates with a doodle: For Google’s puzzle today, some geography: “What single state is home…

Daily Bread for 2.6.12

Good morning. Whitewater’s forecast calls for a cloudy day, with a high of thirty-nine.  In New York, it’s a sunny day ahead with a high of fifty-one. The Wisconsin Historical Society records that on this day in 1967, …nationally known activist Stokely Carmichael spoke at UW-Whitewater as part of a forum series entitled “Black Power…

Daily Bread for 2.3.12

Good morning. It’s a day of dense fog, with a high of thirty-seven, for Whitewater. In San Diego, it will be a sunny Friday with a high of sixty-seven. On this day from 1917, an example of mistakes of German foreign policy: “In 1917, the United States broke off diplomatic relations with Germany, which had…

Daily Bread for 2.2.12 (Groundhog Day Edition)

Good morning. It’s a day of dense fog with a high temperature of forty-four for Whitewater. In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, home of prognosticating groundhog Phil, today will be mostly cloudy and thirty-five. This morning, Phil saw his shadow, and so predicted 6 more weeks of winter. The Wisconsin Historical Society remembers a sporting advance from this…

Daily Bread for 2.1.12

Good morning. It’s another warm day for Whitewater, with a high temperature of forty. In Reno, there’s a slight chance of rain or snow, then temperatures rising to the fifties later in the day. In Whitewater, there’s a Landmarks Commission meeting at 5 PM, and a Zoning Rewrite Commission meeting at 5:30 PM. The Wisconsin…

Daily Bread for 1.31.12

Good morning. A partly sunny day, with an unseasonably warm temperature of fifty-four, awaits Whitewater.  In Lawrence, Kansas, it will be drizzling and fifty-nine today. On this day in 1865, the House of Representative passed a constitutional amendment abolishing slavery: …when the presiding officer announced that the resolution was agreed to by yeas 119, nays…

Daily Bread for 1.30.12

Good morning. Whitewater will have a mostly sunny Monday, with a high temperature of thirty-nine; in Tallahassee, it’s a sunny day, with a high of sixty-seven, before tomorrow’s primary. Whitewater’s Community Development Authority will meet today, at 4:30 PM.  These last years have been difficult for the CDA, and a wrong direction over several years…

Daily Bread for 1.27.12

Good morning. Whitewater will see increasing clouds with a high of thirty-five today; Orlando, tourist spot in the next GOP primary state, will have chance of showers, with a high of seventy-seven. On this day in 1967, NASA experienced a tragedy, but one she was able to overcome: “Astronauts Virgil I. ”Gus” Grissom, Edward H.…

Daily Bread for 1.26.12

Good morning. It’s a mostly cloudy day with a high temperature of thirty-five for Whitewater. In Central Park, it’s a rainy day ahead with a high temperature of forty-two. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that on this day in 1925 Fire Destroys Whitewater Hospital On this date a fire destroyed the Whitewater Hospital. Monetary losses…

Daily Bread for 1.25.12

Good morning. In Whitewater, it’s a mostly cloudy day ahead, with a high of thirty-three. In Madison, site of Gov. Walker’s 7 PM State of the State address, there will be a slight chance of flurries with a high of thirty-two. At WisconinEye’s website, there will be a webcast of the speech, followed by the…

Daily Bread for 1.24.12

Good morning. For Whitewater, it’s a day of gradual clearing with a high of twenty-six. For Washington, awaiting Pres. Obama’s State of the Union address at 8 PM CT, it’s a mostly sunny day with a high of fifty-five. The White House website will stream an enhanced broadcast of the address, with charts and supporting…

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…