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Daily Bread for 5.17.23: The Great Recession Returns (But Then, It Never Left)

by JOHN ADAMS • 05/17/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 65. Sunrise is 5:29 AM and sunset 8:13 PM for 14h 44m 00s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 5.5% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Park Board meets at 5:30 PM. On this day in 1673, Louis Jolliet, Father…

Daily Bread, Economy, Employment

Daily Bread for 5.5.23: National Labor Market Adds 253,000 Jobs in April

by JOHN ADAMS • 05/05/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will see intermittent clouds with a high of 74. Sunrise is 5:42 AM and sunset 8:00 PM for 14h 17m 42s of daytime. The moon is full with 99.92% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1862, troops led by Ignacio Zaragoza halt a French invasion in the…

America, Daily Bread, Economy

Daily Bread for 4.28.23: Inflation Cools Slowly

by JOHN ADAMS • 04/28/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 64. Sunrise is 5:52 AM and sunset 7:52 PM for 14h 00m 24s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 55.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1973, The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…