Economy

America, Daily Bread, Economy

Daily Bread for 4.27.23: National Economic Growth Slows

by JOHN ADAMS • 04/27/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 64. Sunrise is 5:53 AM and sunset 7:51 PM for 13h 57m 50s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 46.2% of its visible disk illuminated. The City of Whitewater is hosting an Affordable Housing Public Input Session from 4:30…

Daily Bread, Economy, Employment

Daily Bread for 4.7.23: National Labor Market Added 236,000 Jobs in March

by JOHN ADAMS • 04/07/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Good Friday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 52. Sunrise is 6:25 AM and sunset 7:28 PM for 13h 03m 09s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 98.1% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1921, AT&T engineer Herbert Ives transmits the first long-distance…

Daily Bread, Economy, Employment

Daily Bread for 3.10.23: National Labor Market Stays Strong

by JOHN ADAMS • 03/10/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 36. Sunrise is 6:13 AM and sunset 5:55 PM for 11h 41m 50s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 91.1% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 2000, the Dot-com bubble peaks with the NASDAQ Composite stock market index reaching…

Daily Bread, Economy, Employment

Daily Bread for 2.3.23: National Job Hiring Stays Strong

by JOHN ADAMS • 02/03/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 5. Sunrise is 7:06 AM and sunset 5:11 PM for 10h 05m 02s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 95.8% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1959, rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P.…

Daily Bread, Economy, Energy, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 2.1.23: Solar Over Ethanol for Wisconsin

by JOHN ADAMS • 02/01/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 24. Sunrise is 7:08 AM and sunset 5:08 PM for 10h 00m 09s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 84.51% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1964, The Beatles have their first number one hit in the…

Confidence Schemes, Conservative Populism, Daily Bread, Economy, Fact Checking, Ignorance, Low Standards, Reasoning, Trump, Trumpism

Daily Bread for 1.29.23: Trump’s Social Network Littered with Ads for Miracle Cures, Scams, Fake Merchandise

by JOHN ADAMS • 01/29/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 19. Sunrise is 7:11 AM and sunset 5:04 PM for 9h 53m 05s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 59.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1845, “The Raven” is published in The Evening Mirror in New…

Daily Bread, Economy

Daily Bread for 12.13.22: Inflation Eases Again

by JOHN ADAMS • 12/13/2022 • Comments

Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 38. Sunrise is 7:17 AM and sunset 4:21 PM for 9h 03m 40s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 75.8% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Public Works Committee meets at 6 PM. On this day in 1962, NASA launches Relay…

City, Daily Bread, Economy, Health

Daily Bread for 12.7.22: The Need for Fundamental Care

by JOHN ADAMS • 12/07/2022 • Comments

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…

America, Daily Bread, Development, Economy

Daily Bread for 10.27.22: The Irony of National Growth Figures

by JOHN ADAMS • 10/27/2022 • Comments

Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 57. Sunrise is 7:23 AM and sunset 5:53 PM for 10h 29m 28s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 5.3% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1904, the first underground New York City Subway line opens, later…

Agriculture, Conservative Populism, Daily Bread, Dairy, Economics, Economy, Employment, Free Markets, Immigration, Labor

Daily Bread for 10.16.22: Our Dairyland Needs Dairy Workers

by JOHN ADAMS • 10/16/2022 • Comments

Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 51. Sunrise is 7:10 AM and sunset 6:09 PM for 10h 59m 28s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 60.9% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1923, The Walt Disney Company is founded. Embed from Getty Images…

America, Daily Bread, Economy, Employment

Daily Bread for 10.7.22: National Jobs Numbers Still Strong

by JOHN ADAMS • 10/07/2022 • Comments

Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 53. Sunrise is 6:59 AM and sunset 6:24 PM for 11h 24m 55s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 94.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1774, Wisconsin Becomes Part of Quebec: On this date Britain passed…

Babbittry, Boosterism, CDA, Charity, City, Corporate Welfare, Culture, Daily Bread, Development, Economics, Economy, Free Markets, Housing, Local Government, Poverty, School District, Zoning

Daily Bread for 9.28.22: Local and National Views of Child Poverty

by JOHN ADAMS • 09/28/2022 • 2 Comments

Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 58. Sunrise is 6:49 AM and sunset 6:40 PM for 11h 50m 44s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 7.6% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Parks & Recreation Board meets at 5:30 PM. On this day in 1781,…

Babbittry, City, Corporate Welfare, Culture, Daily Bread, Economy, Free Markets, Housing, Hubris, Hypocrisy, Local Government

Daily Bread for 9.27.22: Housing Opportunity and Opportunity’s Adversaries

by JOHN ADAMS • 09/27/2022 • 2 Comments

Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 56. Sunrise is 6:48 AM and sunset 6:42 PM for 11h 53m 38s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 2.8% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Finance Committee meets at 4:30 PM. On this day in 1777, Lancaster, Pennsylvania becomes…