Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will see scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms with a high of 84. Sunrise is 5:55 and sunset is 8:03 for 14 hours 8 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning crescent with 6.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater School Board’s Teaching and Learning Committee meets at…
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Business, Daily Bread, Energy, Law, Laws/Regulations, Regulations, State Government, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 8.9.26: When a Public Regulator Shows a Better Understanding than a Public Utility
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will see thunderstorms with a high of 78. Sunrise is 5:54 and sunset is 8:05 for 14 hours 11 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning crescent with 13.5 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1810, Napoleon annexes Westphalia as part of the First French Empire. This libertarian blogger…
Cats, Daily Bread, Holiday
Daily Bread for 8.8.26: International Cat Day
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 81. Sunrise is 5:53 and sunset is 8:06 for 14 hours 13 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning crescent with 23 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1786, Jacques Balmat and Michel-Gabriel Paccard climb Mont Blanc on the…
America, City, Daily Bread, Development, Economy, Employment, Local Government, Special Interests, Tariffs, War
Daily Bread for 8.7.26: National Economy Loses Jobs in July
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 84. Sunrise is 5:52 and sunset is 8:07 for 14 hours 15 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning crescent with 33.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1944, IBM dedicates the first program-controlled calculator, the Automatic Sequence Controlled…
America, City, Daily Bread, Economy, Special Interests, Tariffs, War
Daily Bread for 8.6.26: The Destructive Feedback Loop of Inflationary Tariffs and Interest Rates
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 79. Sunrise is 5:51 and sunset is 8:09 for 14 hours 18 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning crescent with 45.5 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1965, President Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law. Residents…
City, Daily Bread, Elections, Law, Laws/Regulations, Local Government, University
Daily Bread for 8.5.26: Council Discussion of the Proposed Discontinuation of the UW–Whitewater Polling Place in Odd-Numbered Years
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be rainy with a high of 71. Sunrise is 5:50 and sunset is 8:10 for 14 hours 20 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning gibbous with 56.5 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Comprehensive Plan Advisory Work Group meets virtually at 4 PM. On this day…
City, Daily Bread, Elections, Law, Laws/Regulations, Local Government, University
Daily Bread for 8.4.26: Preliminary Remarks Against the Proposed Discontinuation of the UW–Whitewater Polling Place in Odd-Numbered Years
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will see evening showers with a high of 80. Sunrise is 5:49 and sunset is 8:11 for 14 hours 22 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning gibbous with 67.6 percent of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Common Council meets at 6 PM. Mention of a proposed reduction…
Blogging, City, Daily Bread, Law, Laws/Regulations
Daily Bread for 8.3.26: Selected Items
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 80. Sunrise is 5:48 and sunset is 8:13 for 14 hours 25 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning gibbous with 77.3 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1958, the world’s first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, becomes the first…
Daily Bread, Elections, Law, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 8.2.26: Wisconsin Partisan Primary Voters Cannot Effectively Ticket-Split
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 78. Sunrise is 5:47 and sunset is 8:14 for 14 hours 27 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning gibbous with 84.8 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1790, the federal government conducts the first United States census. Wisconsin’s…
Animals, Daily Bread, Nature, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 8.1.26: Friendly Neighborhood Spiders
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be rainy with a high of 72. Sunrise is 5:46 and sunset is 8:15 for 14 hours 29 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning gibbous with 91 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1774, British scientist Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen gas, corroborating the prior discovery of this…
Daily Bread, Economy
Daily Bread for 7.31.26: Low National Economic Growth
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will see afternoon showers with a high of 79. Sunrise is 5:45 and sunset is 8:16 for 14 hours 33 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning gibbous with 96.3 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1964, Ranger 7 sends back the first close-up photographs of…
Business, CDA, City, Daily Bread, Development, Economy, Grocery, Old CDA, Special Interests
Daily Bread for 7.30.26: Development’s Past, Development’s Present, and the Local Grocery Cooperative
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 87. Sunrise is 5:44 and sunset is 8:17 for 14 hours 33 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning gibbous with 99 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 2003, in Mexico, the last ‘old-style’ Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly…
Business, City, Daily Bread, Special Interests, Tariffs, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 7.29.26: What’s Worse Than Tariffs that Burden Domestic Manufacturers? Tariffs that Send Domestic Manufacturers to China
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 83. Sunrise is 5:43 and sunset is 8:18 for 14 hours 35 minutes of daylight. The moon is full today with all of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1957, the International Atomic Energy Agency is established. A quick scheduling note: absent some…
Business, Daily Bread, Tariffs, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 7.28.26: Another Federal Blow to Wisconsin’s Manufacturers
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 83. Sunrise is 5:42 and sunset is 8:20 for 14 hours 38 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 99 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Finance Committee meets at 5 PM and the Aquatic Center Committee at…