Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will see morning sleet giving way to less cloudy skies and a high of 35. Sunrise is 7:24 and sunset is 4:40 for 9 hours 16 minutes of daytime. The moon is in its third quarter with 50.5 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 49 BC,…
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Daily Bread, Science/Nature, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 1.9.26: A Wisconsin Trail Weaving Indigenous Knowledge with Western Science
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 57. Sunrise is 7:25 and sunset is 4:39 for 9 hours 14 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 60.1 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 2007, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the original iPhone at a Macworld keynote in San Francisco.…
Daily Bread, Elections, Gubernatorial Race 2026, Presidential race 2016, Presidential race 2020, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 1.8.26: False Political Equivalence from the Journal Sentinel
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 55. Sunrise is 7:25 and sunset is 4:38 for 9 hours 13 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 69.9 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1790, President Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New…
Daily Bread, Local Government, Politics
Daily Bread for 1.7.26: What Makes a Good Local Candidate?
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 41. Sunrise is 7:25 and sunset is 4:37 for 9 hours 12 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 78.8 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission meets at 6 PM. On this day in 1927, the first transatlantic…
Authoritarian Populism, Authoritarianism, Daily Bread, Politics, Populists, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 1.6.26: A Conventional Framing for Unconventional Times
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 38. Sunrise is 7:25 and sunset is 4:36 for 9 hours 11 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 86.4 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 2021, supporters of Donald Trump storm the United States Capitol Building to disrupt the…
Culture, Daily Bread, Law, Open Government, School District
Daily Bread for 1.5.26: Three Reasons Local Officials Violate the Law
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 40. Sunrise is 7:25 and sunset is 4:35 for 9 hours 10 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 93.3 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1972, President Nixon announces the Space Shuttle program. Why do local officials violate…
Daily Bread, Legislature, Politics, Wisconsin, WisDems, WISGOP
Daily Bread for 1.4.26: Wisconsin Assembly Agendas
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 30. Sunrise is 7:25 and sunset is 4:34 for 9 hours 9 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 97.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1944, Operation Carpetbagger, involving the dropping of arms and…
Daily Bread, Science/Nature
Daily Bread for 1.3.26: What’s That Supermoon All About?
by JOHN ADAMS •
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…
City, Daily Bread
Daily Bread for 1.2.26: What Will Shape the City in 2026
by JOHN ADAMS •
Daily Bread, Holiday
Daily Bread for 1.1.26: Happy New Year
by JOHN ADAMS •
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…
Crime, Daily Bread
Daily Bread for 12.31.25: The Second-Most Daring Robbery of 2025
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 34. Sunrise is 7:25 and sunset is 4:30 for 9 hours 5 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 88.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1907, the first ball drop takes place in Times Square: The event was…
Daily Bread, Weather, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 12.30.25: Big Snowfall… Up North
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 24. Sunrise is 7:25 and sunset is 4:30 for 9 hours 5 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 80.6 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1916, Russian mystic and advisor to the Tsar, Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin, is…
Daily Bread, Gubernatorial Race 2026, Wisconsin, WISGOP
Daily Bread for 12.29.25: Statewide, $40 Million in the Primary Won’t Assure 51% in the Fall
by JOHN ADAMS •
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…
Cats, Daily Bread, Planning
Daily Bread for 12.28.25: The Extent of the Plan
by JOHN ADAMS •
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…