Good morning, It’s a partly sunny day ahead for Whitewater, with a high temperature of thirty-one degrees. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that on this day in 1954, McCarthy Censured by Senate On December 2, 1954, the United States Senate voted to censure Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy. Declaring his behavior “contrary to senatorial traditions,” the…
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Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 12-1-10
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, Whitewater Today’s forecast calls for a day of flurries, with a high temperature of twenty-eight degrees. In the City of Whitewater today, there will be a meeting of the Landmarks Commission at 5 p.m. The meeting agenda is available online. Here’s a trailer for a film with a fascinating premise: “A sci-fi thriller…
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Daily Bread for November 30, 2010
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, Whitewater’s forecast calls for a wintry mix, of drizzle, sleet, and snow showers, with a temperature falling from the forties. Over at ScienceNews.org, there’s a story of discovery, entitled, Amphibian debuts: Hunt for lost frog turns up new species in Colombian rain forests. Rachel Ehrenberg writes that Finally some good news on the…
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Daily Bread for November 29, 2010
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, The forecast from Whitewater, Wisconsin calls for a rainy day with a high of forty-seven degrees. The City of Whitewater will hold a meeting at 6 p.m. to present a draft of a Lakes Protection Plan for Trippe and Cravath Lakes. The meeting agenda is available online. It’s a half day of school…
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Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 11-24-10
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, The forecast for Whitewater calls for a rainy day with a high temperature of thirty-seven degrees. Wired recalls that on this day in 1903, Starting Your Car Gets a Bit Easier: Clyde J. Coleman is issued a patent for an electric automobile starter. Coleman originally applied for the patent in 1899, but his…
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Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 11-19-10
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, Whitewater’s forecast calls for a breezy day, with a high temperature of forty-seven degrees. On this day in 1863, President Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, at a dedication ceremony for a national cemetery at Gettysburg. Lincoln saw suffering, yet was an optimist, believing that some things would endure even through suffering. I believe…
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Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 11-18-10
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, The forecast for Whitewater calls for a mostly cloudy day with a high temperature of thirty-seven degrees. It’s Market Day pickup at Lincoln School and the high school. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that on this day, generations ago, 1930 – Beloit Area Home Raided On this date federal agents and county deputies…
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Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 11-17-10
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, Today’s forecast calls for a rainy day for Whitewater. Whitewater’s Police Commission will meet tonight at 7 p.m. The agenda is available online. At ScienceNews.org, there’s a story with a warning for traveling hamsters, and presumably humans, too: Jet Lag Makes Hamsters Dumb. Here’s the scoop — In addition to making you groggy…
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Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 11-16-10
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, It’s a day of increasing clouds ahead for Whitewater, with a high temperature of fifty-two. Whitewater’s Common Council meets tonight, to consider the 2011 City of Whitewater municipal budget. The meeting agenda is available online. The municipal government’s budget only a part of it the greater community’s economy and well-being. I will post…
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Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 11-15-10
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, Whitewater’s forecast calls for a partly sunny day, with a high temperature of fifty degrees. Whitewater’s Community Development Authority and Tech Park Board will meet today, at 4:15. The agenda is available online. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that on this day in 1887, 1887 – Georgia O’Keeffe Born On this date Georgia…
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Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 11-12-10
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, Whitewater’s forecast calls for a chance of showers and a high temperature of fifty-three degrees. There are no municipal meetings in the city today. I’ll post on Whitewater’s municipal budget — a tepid, status quo effort if ever there were one — over the weekend. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that on this…
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Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 11-11-10
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, Today’s forecast for Whitewater calls for a partly sunny day, with a high temperature of sixty-one degrees. It’s Veterans’ Day in America, and on this day in 1918, World War I came to an end, as imperial Germany accepted an armistice, ending the war. Here’s how the New York Times reported on the…
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Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 11-10-10
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, Today’s forecast calls for a sunny day with a high temperature of sixty-seven degrees. Book fairs continue at Lakeview School and the middle school. There’s a tech park board meeting today, at 9 a.m. The agenda is available online. Everyone attending has something better he could be doing. The city’s real problems are…
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Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 11-9-10
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, Whitewater’s forecast calls for a sunny day with a high temperature of sixty-seven degrees. Whitewater’s Urban Forestry Commission meets today, from 4:15 to 6:00 p.m. The agenda is available online. Book fairs continue at Lakeview School and the middle school today, and there’s a PATT meeting at Washington School tonight at 6:30 p.m.…
