Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 69. Sunrise is 7:17 and sunset is 6:54 for 11 hours 37 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 67 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Planning Commission meets at 6 PM. On this day in 1044, the people of Constantinople riot…
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America, Daily Bread, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Immigration, Nativism
Daily Bread for 3.6.26: Checking on the ‘New Golden Age’ and the ‘Board of Peace’
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be rainy with a high of 64. Sunrise is 6:22 and sunset is 5:50 for 11 hours 28 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 90.1 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1967, Joseph Stalin’s daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva defects to the United States. She would later…
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Daily Bread for 4.24.24: How Wisconsin’s Federal Representatives Voted on Foreign Aid
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning.
Wednesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 55. Sunrise is 5:56 and sunset 7:48 for 13h 52m 00s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 99.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated.
On this day in 1885, American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West.
Over at the Washington Post, there are useful tables showing how members of the U.S. House and Senate voted on border measures, sanctions including a TikTok ban, Indo-Pacific aid, Ukraine aid, and Israel aid. (In the Senate, the aid packages and TikTok ban were within a single vote, up or down.)
Wisconsin House Delegation’s Votes:
Wisconsin Senate Delegation’s Votes:
Read full bill text for H.R. 8038 (sanctions, including TikTok ban), H.R. 8036 (Indo-Pacific), H.R. 8035 (Ukraine), H.R. 8034 (Israel), H.R. 3602 (border measures), and H.R 815 (the combined House bill on which the Senate then voted).
Coyote Spotted in New York’s Central Park:
FREE WHITEWATER has repeatedly warned the people of this beautiful city of the danger coyotes represent. Another reminder: if they can occupy Central Park, then they can occupy Whitewater. See Coyotes Begin War Against Humanity and In Whitewater, People Won’t Feed Coyotes — Coyotes Will Feed on People.
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Daily Bread for 12.22.22: Inside the Russian Unit That Killed Dozens of Civilians
by JOHN ADAMS •
Daily Bread, Foreign Affairs, Russia, Ukraine, War
Daily Bread for 11.5.22: Crime Scene Bucha: How Russian Soldiers Ran a “Cleansing” Operation in Ukraine
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be windy, with morning showers and a high of 61. Sunrise is 7:35 AM and sunset 5:41 PM for 10h 06m 26s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 91.1% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1872, in defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony…
Daily Bread, Foreign Affairs, Putin, Russia, Ukraine, War
Daily Bread for 10.8.22: The Kerch Bridge
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 57. Sunrise is 7:01 AM and sunset 6:23 PM for 11h 24m 55s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 97.9% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1871, the Peshtigo Fire devastates a Wisconsin community: On this date Peshtigo,…
Daily Bread, Foreign Affairs, Reading, Russia, Ukraine
Daily Bread for 10.3.22: Russia, Ukraine, and the Value of Expertise
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 68. Sunrise is 6:55 AM and sunset 6:31 PM for 11h 36m 22s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 57% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1990, the German Democratic Republic is abolished and becomes part of the…
Daily Bread, Economics, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Reasoning, Russia
Daily Bread for 8.2.22: The Russian Economy’s Not “Bouncing Back” (and What That Means for Local Policymaking)
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 87. Sunrise is 5:48 AM and sunset 8:13 PM for 14h 25m 26s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 20.5% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Common Council meets at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1932, the positron (antiparticle…
Bad Ideas, Daily Bread, Foreign Affairs, Putin, War
Daily Bread for 4.9.22: Germany’s Failed Approach to Russia
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 46. Sunrise is 6:21 AM and sunset 7:30 PM for 13h 09m 31s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 52.9% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1959, NASA announces the selection of the United States’ first seven astronauts,…
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Daily Bread for 4.3.22: BBC Reports Evidence Points to War Crimes on Road Outside Kyiv
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 45. Sunrise is 6:31 AM and sunset 7:24 PM for 12h 52m 23s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 5.4% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1865, Union forces capture the Confederate capital of Richmond. . The Russian…
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Daily Bread for 3.21.22: Putin’s Torrent of Lies
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 71. Sunrise is 6:54 AM and sunset 7:09 PM for 12h 14m 36s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 88.1% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Library Board meets at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1965, Martin Luther King…
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Daily Bread for 3.3.22: A Ukrainian Family Prepares for War in Kyiv
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 33. Sunrise is 6:25 AM and sunset 5:47 PM for 11h 22m 10s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 0.9% its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission meets at 6 PM, and Whitewater Fire Department, Inc. holds a business meeting at…
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Daily Bread for 2.27.22: Ronald Harold, Donald John, and Vladimir Vladimirovich
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 37. Sunrise is 6:32 AM and sunset 5:42 PM for 11h 10m 39s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 11.9% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1904, Wisconsin’s second state capitol burns: On this date fire destroyed the…