Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 76. Sunrise is 5:59 and sunset is 7:59 for 14 hours 0 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waxing crescent with 0.9 percent of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater School Board’s Human Resources Committee meets at 5 PM. On this day…
Economy
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…
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…
City, Daily Bread, Economics, Economy, Lobbyists, Local Government, Special Interests, Tariffs, Taxes/Taxation, Trump, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 7.26.26: Tariffs’ High Cost to Ordinary Wisconsinites
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 90. Sunrise is 5:40 and sunset is 8:23 for 14 hours 43 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 91.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1996, the remains of a prehistoric man are discovered near Kennewick, Washington.…
Daily Bread, Economy, Tariffs, Trump
Daily Bread for 7.24.26: A Bad Economic Outlook Gets Worse
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 79. Sunrise is 5:38 and sunset is 8:24 for 14 hours 46 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 78.3 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1935, the Dust Bowl heat wave reaches its peak, sending temperatures…
America, City, Daily Bread, Development, Economy, Federal Government, Housing, Local Government, Old CDA, Special Interests, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 7.11.26: Federal Housing Bill Becomes Law
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 85. Sunrise is 5:26 and sunset is 8:33 for 15 hours 7 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning crescent with 11.8% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1914, Babe Ruth makes his Major League Baseball debut. The long-running…
City, Daily Bread, Economy, Housing, Special Interests
Daily Bread for 7.9.26: Assessing the “Jobs Bring People” Mantra
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 80. Sunrise is 5:25 and sunset is 8:34 for 15 hours 9 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning crescent with 31% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1762, Catherine the Great becomes Empress of Russia after having her…
America, City, Daily Bread, Economy, Housing, Special Interests, War
Daily Bread for 7.8.26: Global Economic Outlook Revised Down Sharply
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 88. Sunrise is 5:24 and sunset is 8:35 for 15 hours 11 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning crescent with 41.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1776, church bells (possibly including the Liberty Bell) are rung after John…
Daily Bread, Economy, Employment
Daily Bread for 7.2.26: American Job Creation Disappoints in June
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be increasingly sunny with a high of 90. Sunrise is 5:20 and sunset is 8:37 for 15 hours 17 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning gibbous with 94.1% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission is scheduled to meet at 6 PM. Whitewater’s Independence Holiday celebration…
Daily Bread, Economy
Daily Bread for 6.26.26: So, What’s Up Lately? The Sky, Treetops, Birds, and Inflation
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 74. Sunrise is 5:18 and sunset is 8:37 for 15 hours 19 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 89.9 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1963, President Kennedy gives his “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech,…
City, Daily Bread, Development, Economy, Good Ideas, Housing
Daily Bread for 6.25.26: The Growing Consensus for More Housing
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will see scattered afternoon showers with a high of 76. Sunrise is 5:17 and sunset is 8:37 for 15 hours 20 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 82.8 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1950, the Korean War begins when North Korea invades South…
Bad Ideas, City, Daily Bread, Economics, Economy, Special Interests, War
Daily Bread for 6.10.26: Consumer Prices Rise to Highest Level in Three Years
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will see intermittent afternoon and evening thunderstorms with a high of 85. Sunrise is 5:16 and sunset is 8:33 for 15 hours 17 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning crescent with 27.9 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1999, in the Kosovo War, NATO suspends…