Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 71. Sunrise is 7:31 AM and sunset 5:45 PM for 10h 13m 55s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 63.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1947, in California, designer Howard Hughes performs the maiden (and only) flight…
Education
Daily Bread, Education, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 10.25.22: Wisconsin Has Widest Score Gap Between Black and White Students in Nation
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be rainy with a high of 53. Sunrise is 7:21 AM and sunset 5:56 PM for 10h 34m 47s of daytime. The moon is new with none of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Adlai Stevenson shows the United Nations Security Council reconnaissance…
Daily Bread, Education, University, UW Madison, UW System, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 10.22.22: Report Shows College Enrollment Down Across Wisconsin
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 77. Sunrise is 7:17 AM and sunset 6:00 PM for 10h 42m 54s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 9.4% of its visible disk illuminated. Today at 8 AM, the Whitewater Common Council meets in closed session to conduct interviews…
Daily Bread, Education, Politics, UW System
Daily Bread for 10.12.22: The Florida Affirmative Action Hire and Wisconsin’s Own Educational Politics
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will see scattered showers with a high of 61. Sunrise is 7:05 AM and sunset 6:16 PM for 11h 10m 42s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 92.1% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Police and Fire Commission meets at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1810, the residents…
City, Culture, Daily Bread, Education, Fire Dept, Government Spending, Local Government, School District
Daily Bread for 9.10.22: A Report on the Starin Park Water Tower
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will see scatted afternoon showers with high of 79. Sunrise is 6:30 AM and sunset 7:12 PM for 12h 42m 30s of daytime. The moon is full with all of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1813, the United States defeats a British Fleet at the Battle of Lake Erie…
Daily Bread, Education, Reading, Reasoning, School District
Daily Bread for 8.30.22: Inoculating Against Misinformation
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Daily Bread, Education, University, UW Madison, UW System
Daily Bread for 8.21.22: Direct Admission into the UW System Is a Sensible Idea
by JOHN ADAMS • • 2 Comments
Daily Bread, Education, Open Enrollment, School District
Daily Bread for 6.21.22: Parents Are Quicker to Object, Quicker to Move On (If They Can)
by JOHN ADAMS • • 2 Comments
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 97. Sunrise is 5:16 AM and sunset 8:37 PM for 15h 20m 21s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 46.5% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater School District’s Policy Review Committee meets at 9 AM, and the Whitewater Common Council…
City, Culture, Daily Bread, Education, Freedom of Speech, Local Government, Open Government, School District
Daily Bread for 6.8.22: Residents’ Ongoing Concerns Over the Whitewater Unified School District
by JOHN ADAMS • • 12 Comments
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will see showers and thunderstorms with a high of 65. Sunrise is 5:16 AM and sunset 8:31 PM for 15h 15m 39s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 58.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1950, the iconic Volkswagen Type 2 “Bus” begins production. The…
City, Culture, Daily Bread, Education, Fire Dept, Freedom of Speech, Local Government, Open Government, Police, School District
Daily Bread for 6.7.22: Big Changes Require Big Explanations
by JOHN ADAMS • • 1 Comment
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 74. Sunrise is 5:16 AM and sunset 8:31 PM for 15h 14m 50s of daytime. The moon is in its first quarter with 49.4%% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Unified District School Board meets in closed session at 6 PM and…
Cats, Education
Friday Catblogging: Cat ‘Graduates’ from the University of Texas
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Dani Medina reports Cat ‘Graduates’ From University of Texas After Attending Every Zoom Class: Just in case you were wondering if they made graduation caps and gowns for cats — they do! Francesa Bourdier figured it out when she purchased a set for her one-and-a-half-year-old cat so she could graduate alongside her. Bourdier graduated from the University of…
Courts, Daily Bread, Education, Law, School District
Daily Bread for 5.25.22: Wisconsin Law May Decide (Some) Policy Questions Over LGBT Discussions
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be rainy with a high of 71. Sunrise is 5:22 AM and sunset 8:21 PM for 14h 58m 45s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 22% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Community Development Authority meets at 5:30 PM. On this day in 1961, President Kennedy announces, before a…
City, Daily Bread, Education, University, UW System
Daily Bread for 5.23.22: UW-Whitewater’s Chancellor Search Brings Opportunity
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 62. Sunrise is 5:23 AM and sunset 8:19 PM for 14h 55m 28s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 40.5% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Urban Forestry Commission meets at 4:30 PM. On this day in 1854, the first…
America, Big Lie, City, Conservative Populism, Conspiracy Theories, Culture, Daily Bread, Education
Daily Bread for 4.30.22: Longwell on Why Trump Supporters Believe the Big Lie
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will see showers and thunderstorms with a high of 59. Sunrise is 5:48 AM and sunset 7:54 PM for 14h 06m 04s of daytime. The moon is new with 0.1% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1864, Joseph Bailey Saves a Union Fleet: On this date, Joseph Bailey began…