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…
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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…
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Daily Bread for 11.25.22: Wisconsin’s Grassroots Sponsorships Aid Ukrainian Refugees
by JOHN ADAMS •
Birds, Daily Bread, Nature, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 11.24.22: Happy Thanksgiving 2022
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thanksgiving Day in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 50. Sunrise is 6:58 AM and sunset 4:24 PM for 9h 25m 51s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 0.6% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1863, near Chattanooga, Tennessee, Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant…
Art, Daily Bread
Daily Bread for 11.23.22: Immersive Van Gogh
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 52. Sunrise is 6:57 AM and sunset 4:25 PM for 9h 27m 37s of daytime. The moon is new with 0.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1644, John Milton publishes Areopagitica (https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/608/pg608-images.html), a pamphlet decrying censorship. An exhibit taking place…
Budget, Daily Bread, Government Spending
Daily Bread for 11.22.22: Wisconsin’s $6,600,000,000 (and Counting) Opportunity
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 45. Sunrise is 6:56 AM and sunset 4:25 PM for 9h 29m 25s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 2.6% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Finance Committee meets at 4:30 PM. On this day in 1963, President John F.…
City, Courts, Daily Bread, Elections, Politics, School District
Daily Bread for 11.21.22: Wisconsin’s Next ‘Non-Partisan’ Partisan Battle
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 40. Sunrise is 6:55 AM and sunset 4:26 PM for 9h 31m 16s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 7.7% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Library Board meets at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1877, Thomas Edison announces…
Business, Daily Bread, Social Media, Twitter
Daily Bread for 11.20.22: On Musk’s Multiple Misunderstandings and Mistakes
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Daily Bread, Science/Nature
Daily Bread for 11.19.22: About Those 18,000 Marine Bones in a Smithsonian Warehouse
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 26. Sunrise is 6:52 AM and sunset 4:27 PM for 9h 35m 07s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 21.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1863, President Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the dedication ceremony for the military cemetery…
Daily Bread, Education, Freedom of Speech, UW System
Daily Bread for 11.18.22: UW System Releases Free Speech Survey
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 25. Sunrise is 6:51 AM and sunset 4:28 PM for 9h 37m 06s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 29.8% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1928, the animated short Steamboat Willie premieres as the first fully synchronized sound cartoon,…
Conspiracy Theories, Crackpots, Daily Bread, Elections, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 11.17.22: A Bit of Fallout from the Wisconsin Elections
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 30. Sunrise is 6:50 AM and sunset 4:29 PM for 9h 39m 08s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 41% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Community Development Authority meets at 5:30 PM. On this day in 1820, Captain Nathaniel Palmer…
City, Daily Bread, Law, Local Government, Open Government
Daily Bread for 11.16.22: That’s an Ailment in Whitewater, Right There
by JOHN ADAMS •
Conspiracy Theories, Daily Bread, Elections, Populists
Daily Bread for 11.15.22: Populist Election Deniers Wreck Their Own Chances
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be snowy with a high of 35. Sunrise is 6:47 AM and sunset 4:31 PM for 9h 43m 18s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 59% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Common Council meets at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1864, Union General William Tecumseh…
City, Daily Bread
Daily Bread for 11.14.22: What Ails, What Heals
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be increasingly cloudy with a high of 39. Sunrise is 6:46 AM and sunset 4:32 PM for 9h 45m 28s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 67.9% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Planning Commission meets at 6 PM. On this day in 1889, pioneering female journalist Nellie…