Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with morning showers and a high of 60. Sunrise is 7:08 and sunset is 6:11, for 11 hours 3 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 31.2 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Finance Committee meets at 5 PM. On this day in…
Economy
Agriculture, Bad Ideas, Daily Bread, Economy, Trade, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 10.14.25: Trade War Creates Cycle of Agriculture’s Dependency on Government
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 68. Sunrise is 7:07 and sunset is 6:13, for 11 hours 6 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 41.2 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Public Works Committee meets at 5:15 PM, and the Finance Committee meets…
Daily Bread, Economy
Daily Bread for 9.26.25: Tariffs on Trucks, Drugs, Kitchen Cabinets
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 80. Sunrise is 6:47 AM and sunset is 6:44 PM, for 11 hours, 57 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 19.8 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1777, British troops occupy Philadelphia. (The British evacuated Philadelphia in…
Daily Bread, Economy
Daily Bread for 9.12.25: Jobless Claims Rise, Inflation Increases
by JOHN ADAMS •
America, Daily Bread, Economy, Employment, Far-Right Populism, Populists, Tariffs, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 9.8.25: Slow Growth Precludes a New Golden Age
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 71. Sunrise is 6:27 and sunset is 7:16, for 12 hours, 49 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 99 percent of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater School Board’s Policy Review Committee meets at 4:30 PM. Whitewater’s Planning and…
America, Daily Bread, Economy, Employment, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 9.7.25: ‘The Toughest Time to Find Work’
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 64. Sunrise is 6:26 and sunset is 7:18, for 12 hours, 52 minutes of daytime. The moon is full with 100 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1776, according to American colonial reports, Ezra Lee makes the world’s first submarine attack in…
America, City, Daily Bread, Economy, Employment
Daily Bread for 9.5.25: National Labor Market Stalls
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be windy with a high of 62. Sunrise is 6:24 and sunset is 7:21, for 12 hours, 58 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 93.9 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1774, the First Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia. We had heard, more than…
City, Daily Bread, Development, Economy, Housing, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 9.3.25: Projecting the Future of Work in Wisconsin
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be cloudy, with scattered showers and a high of 67. Sunrise is 6:22 and sunset is 7:25, for 13 hours, 3 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 80.2 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Lakes Advisory Committee meets at 4 PM and the Landmarks…
America, City, Daily Bread, Economy, Tariffs, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 8.12.25: Inflation Rose in July
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will see morning showers and then cloudy skies with a high of 81. Sunrise is 5:58 and sunset is 8:00, for 14 hours, 2 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 87.4 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Public Works Committee meets at 5:15 PM. On…
Daily Bread, Economy, Employment, Far-Right Populism, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 8.10.25: Wisconsin’s Manufacturing Employment Faces Decline
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will see thunderstorms with a high of 81. Sunrise is 5:56 and sunset is 8:03, for 14 hours, 7 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 98.1 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1519, Ferdinand Magellan‘s five ships set sail from Seville to circumnavigate the…
America, City, Daily Bread, Economy, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 8.5.25: Prices (Claim & Reality)
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 81. Sunrise is 5:50 and sunset is 8:10, for 14 hours, 19 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 85.3 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Alcohol & Licensing Committee meets at 5 PM, and the Whitewater Common…
Daily Bread, Economy, Tariffs, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 7.27.25: Tariffs Are Making Conditions Hard for Wisconsin Businesses
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 89. Sunrise is 5:41 and sunset is 8:20, for 14 hours, 39 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 8.4 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1866, the first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable is successfully completed, stretching from Valentia…
Daily Bread, Economy, Tariffs, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 7.18.25: Tariffs’ Consequences for Wisconsin
by JOHN ADAMS •
Daily Bread, Economy, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 6.22.25: Wisconsin Faces Economic Uncertainty
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will again be windy with a high of 93. Sunrise is 5:16 and sunset is 8:37, for 15 hours, 20 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 11.4 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1944, President Roosevelt signs into law the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of…