Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 38. Sunrise is 7:16 AM and sunset 4:20 PM for 9h 04m 53s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 89.8% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1901, the Morris Pratt Institute is incorporated: On this date spiritual leader Morris…
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Agriculture, City, Daily Bread
Daily Bread for 12.10.22: Growing Limes on… Orange Trees
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 37. Sunrise is 7:15 AM and sunset 4:20 PM for 9h 05m 37s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 94.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his…
Blogging, City, Daily Bread
Daily Bread for 12.9.22: Twenty Twenty-Three
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will see some wet snow with a high of 34. Sunrise is 7:14 AM and sunset 4:20 PM for 9h 06m 24s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 98.3% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1775, British troops and Loyalists, misinformed about Patriot militia strength,…
Daily Bread, Education, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 12.8.22: Enrollment Grows at Wisconsin Technical Colleges
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 39. Sunrise is 7:13 AM and sunset 4:20 PM for 9h 07m 15s of daytime. The moon is full with 99.8% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission meets at 6 PM. On this day in 1941, President Roosevelt declares December 7 to…
City, Daily Bread, Economy, Health
Daily Bread for 12.7.22: The Need for Fundamental Care
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be foggy in the morning with a high of 40. Sunrise is 7:12 AM and sunset 4:20 PM for 9h 08m 11s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 99.6% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater School Board’s Policy Review Committee meets at 9 AM. On this…
Daily Bread, Health, Walworth County
Daily Bread for 12.6.22: Disparities in Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes Plague Walworth and Rock Counties
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 39. Sunrise is 7:11 AM and sunset 4:20 PM for 9h 09m 11s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 97.8% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Common Council meets at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1917, Finland declares independence…
America, Daily Bread, History, Military
Daily Bread for 12.5.22: General Grant’s Promotion
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 39. Sunrise is 7:10 AM and sunset 4:20 PM for 9h 10m 14s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 93.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1933, the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified (to repeal the…
City, Courts, Daily Bread, Elections, Politics, School District
Daily Bread for 12.4.22: Elections, Candidates, and ‘Open Seats’
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 39. Sunrise is 7:09 AM and sunset 4:21 PM for 9h 11m 21s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 87.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1872, the crewless American brigantine Mary Celeste, drifting in the Atlantic, is discovered…
City, Conservative Populism, Daily Bread, Local Government, Politics, Populists, Trump, Trumpism
Daily Bread for 12.1.22: Trump and Trumpism (Conservative Populism, MAGA, Etc.)
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 35. Sunrise is 7:06 AM and sunset 4:21 PM for 9h 15m 05s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with with 61.2% of its visible disk illuminated. There will be a City of Whitewater election machine audit at 1:30 PM, and the Fire…
City, Daily Bread, Special Interests, University, UW System
Daily Bread for 11.30.22: The Diligence Required for the UW-Whitewater Chancellor Search
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 29. Sunrise is 7:05 AM and sunset 4:22 PM for 9h 16m 28s of daytime. The moon is in its first quarter with 50.1% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1941, the SS-Einsatzgruppen round up 11,000 Jews from the Riga Ghetto…
Accidents, Animals, Daily Bread
Daily Bread for 11.29.22: Deer Crashes in Wisconsin
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be cloudy, with afternoon showers, and a high of 54. Sunrise is 7:04 AM and sunset 4:22 PM for 9h 17m 53s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 38.8% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1972, Atari releases Pong, the first commercially successful video game.…
Boosterism, Daily Bread, Gaslighting, Language, Toxic Positivity
Daily Bread for 11.28.22: Oh, Merriam-Webster, It’s About Time
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be party sunny with a high of 45. Sunrise is 7:03 AM and sunset 4:22 PM for 9h 19m 23s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 27% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Urban Forestry meets at 4:30 PM, and the Whitewater School Board meets in closed…
Animals, Daily Bread
Daily Bread for 11.27.22: Fix and Release
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will see morning rain with a high of 41. Sunrise is 7:02 AM and sunset 4:23 PM for 9h 20m 55s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 18.3% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1895, at the Swedish–Norwegian Club in Paris, Alfred Nobel signs his last…
Culture, Daily Bread, Populists, Twitter
Daily Bread for 11.26.22: The Weakness Implicit in Musk’s Culture War Question
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 54. Sunrise is 7:01 AM and sunset 4:23 PM for 9h 22m 31s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 9.6% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1838, the Wisconsin legislature assembles in Madison for the first time: On…