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Daily Bread for 1.3.26: What’s That Supermoon All About?

Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 24. Sunrise is 7:25 and sunset is 4:33 for 9 hours 8 minutes of daytime. The moon is full today. It’s the January Wolf Supermoon. On this day in 1777, American forces under General Washington defeat British forces at the Battle of Princeton, helping boost Patriot morale. It’s…

Daily Bread for 1.1.26: Happy New Year

Good morning. New Year’s Day in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 17. Sunrise is 7:25 and sunset is 4:31 for 9 hours 6 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 95.3 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation takes effect in Confederate territory. New Year…

Daily Bread for 12.29.25: Statewide, $40 Million in the Primary Won’t Assure 51% in the Fall

Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be windy with a high of 22. Sunrise is 7:25 and sunset is 4:29 for 9 hours 4 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 70.6 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1170, Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers…

Daily Bread for 12.28.25: The Extent of the Plan

Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be rainy with a high of 47. Sunrise is 7:25 and sunset is 4:28 for 9 hours 3 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 59.5 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1895, Wilhelm Röntgen publishes a paper detailing his discovery of a…

Daily Bread for 12.26.25: Winter

Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 43. Sunrise is 7:24 and sunset is 4:26 for 9 hours 2 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 37.1 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1776, in the Battle of Trenton, the Continental Army under General George Washington executes a…

Daily Bread for 12.25.25: Merry Christmas

Good morning. Christmas Day in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 39. Sunrise is 7:24 and sunset is 4:26 for 9 hours 2 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 27.1 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1758, Halley’s Comet is sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch, confirming Edmund Halley‘s…

Daily Bread for 12.23.25: False Claims Battle Sound Data in Fight Over a Wisconsin Conservation Program’s Future

Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 43. Sunrise is 7:23 and sunset is 4:25 for 9 hours 2 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 11 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1688, as part of the Glorious Revolution, King James II of…

Daily Bread for 12.21.25: A Working Theory — The 2026 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Race Will Be a Referendum on Federal Policy

Good morning. Winter begins in Whitewater with sunny skies and a high of 28. Sunrise is 7:22 and sunset is 4:23 for 9 hours 1 minute of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 2.4 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1913, Arthur Wynne, a journalist born in Liverpool, England, publishes a “word-cross” puzzle…