Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be cold with a high of 1. Sunrise is 7:16 and sunset is 4:57 for 9 hours 41 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 32.8 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1984, Apple Computer places the Macintosh personal computer on sale in the United States.…
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Conservation, Daily Bread, Legislation, Legislature, Nature, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 1.23.26: Conservation Lite
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be cold with a high of -5. Sunrise is 7:17 and sunset is 4:56 for 9 hours 39 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 23.1 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1957, American inventor Walter Frederick Morrison sells the rights to his flying disc to…
Daily Bread, Law, Litigation, Madison, Voting Rights, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 1.22.26: City of Madison Argues Wrongly on Absentee Ballots
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be windy with a high of 22. Sunrise is 7:18 and sunset is 4:55 for 9 hours 37 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 15 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1968, Apollo 5 lifts off carrying the first Lunar Module into space. It’s…
Business, Daily Bread, Legislation, Legislature, Regulations, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 1.21.26: Assembly Passes Limited Data Center Regulations
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 24. Sunrise is 7:19 and sunset is 4:53 for 9 hours 34 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 7.4 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Parks and Recreation Board meets at 5:30 PM, and the Library Board meets…
City, Conflicts of Interest, Daily Bread, Local Government, Open Government
Daily Bread for 1.20.26: How to Think About Proper Government
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 13. Sunrise is 7:20 and sunset is 4:51 for 9 hours 31 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 0.6% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Alcohol Licensing Committee meets at 5 PM and the Whitewater Common Council meets…
City, Daily Bread
Daily Bread for 1.19.26: Support, Oppose, Refrain
by JOHN ADAMS •
Daily Bread, Education, Politics, State Government, University, UW System, Wisconsin, Writing
Daily Bread for 1.18.26: Wisconsin Legislative Committee Releases Additional Funds for UW System
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 16. Sunrise is 7:21 and sunset is 4:50 for 9 hours 29 minutes of daytime. The moon is new. On this day in 1977, scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announce they have identified a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires’…
Daily Bread, Federal Government, Freedom of Speech, Liberty, Local Government, New Media, Open Government, Politics, State Government, Writing
Daily Bread for 1.17.26: Revisiting ‘Steps for Blogging on a Policy or Proposal’
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will see morning snow showers with a high of 19. Sunrise is 7:21 and sunset is 4:48 for 9 hours 27 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 1.5 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1991, Operation Desert Storm begins early in the morning…
Budget, Daily Bread, State Government, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 1.16.26: Wisconsin’s Projected Budget Surplus Grows
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 35. Sunrise is 7:22 and sunset is 4:47 for 9 hours 25 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 5.1 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1945, with the Third Reich retreating on all fronts, Hitler moves…
Authoritarian Populism, Daily Bread, Hunger, State Government, Trumpism, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 1.15.26: Wisconsin Moves to Support Program for Local Food Banks After Federal Funding Cuts
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be windy with a high of 23. Sunrise is 7:22 and sunset is 4:46 for 9 hours 24 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 10.2 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Community Development Authority meets at 5:30 PM. On this day in 1967, the…
Business, Daily Bread, Gubernatorial Race 2026, Regulations, Wisconsin, WisDems, WISGOP
Daily Bread for 1.14.26: Microsoft’s View on Wisconsin Data Centers
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be windy with a high of 23. Sunrise is 7:23 and sunset is 4:45 for 9 hours 22 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 15.8 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1911, Roald Amundsen‘s South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge…
Business, Daily Bread, Gubernatorial Race 2026, Regulations, Wisconsin, WisDems, WISGOP
Daily Bread for 1.13.26: Gubernatorial Candidates’ Views on Data Centers
by JOHN ADAMS •
Daily Bread, Health, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 1.12.26: Stocking Vending Machines with Flu Tests Is a Sensible Policy
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 43. Sunrise is 7:24 and sunset is 4:42 for 9 hours 18 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 32 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Planning Commission meets at 6 PM. On this day in 1969, the New…
Conservation, Daily Bread, Nature, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 1.11.26: A Conservation Success for Wisconsin
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 32. Sunrise is 7:24 and sunset is 4:41 for 9 hours 17 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 41 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1820, the Great Savannah Fire of 1820 destroys over 400 buildings in Savannah,…