Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be cloudy with intermittent showers and a high of 56. Sunrise is 7:05 and sunset 6:16 PM for 11h 11m 23s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 4.6% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Finance Committee meets at 6 PM. On this day in 1614,…
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Daily Bread for 10.1.23: The Shamelessness of the Special-Interest Men
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
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Daily Bread for 9.30.23: Fierce or Bust
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 82. Sunrise is 6:51AM and sunset 6:31 PM for 11h 45m 41s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 98.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1954, the U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus is commissioned as the world’s first…
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Daily Bread for 9.25.23: The Special-Interest Hierarchy of a Small Town
by JOHN ADAMS • • 3 Comments
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 73. Sunrise is 6:46 AM and sunset 6:46 PM for 12h 00m 06s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 78.7% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater School Board goes into closed session shortly after 6:30 PM and returns…
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Daily Bread for 9.22.23: A Dog-Bite Story (That’s Not Only About Dogs)
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 76. Sunrise is 6:42 AM and sunset 6:51 PM for 12h 08m 45s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 47.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1862, a preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation is released…
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Daily Bread for 9.21.23: What’s Left of Old Whitewater’s Politicians Put Past Practice Ahead of Principle or Reason
by JOHN ADAMS • • 5 Comments
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Daily Bread for 9.19.23: There’s a Reason Some Local Politicians Have No Platform
by JOHN ADAMS • • 1 Comment
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Daily Bread for 9.13.23: Who Holds the Leash?
by JOHN ADAMS • • 1 Comment
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Daily Bread for 6.14.23: The Proposal to Use Whitewater’s $1.9 Million Single-Family Housing Fund to Subsidize Landlords and Non-Occupant Investors
by JOHN ADAMS • • 8 Comments
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Daily Bread for 12.29.22: Pyromanic Criticizes Fire-Safety Efforts
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 52. Sunrise is 7:25 AM and sunset 4:29 PM for 9h 04m 23s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 44.4% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1845, the United States annexes the Republic of Texas. Foxconn was, and…
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Daily Bread for 12.26.22: After the Confidence Game Collapses
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 18. Sunrise is 7:24 AM and sunset 4:27 PM for 9h 02m 49s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 14.4% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1944, George S. Patton’s Third Army breaks the encirclement of surrounded…
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Daily Bread for 9.27.22: Housing Opportunity and Opportunity’s Adversaries
by JOHN ADAMS • • 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…
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Daily Bread for 5.7.22: Fordlandia’s Folly
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 62. Sunrise is 5:39 AM and sunset 8:02 PM for 14h 22m 59s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 35.4% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1992, Michigan ratifies a 203-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution making the 27th Amendment law.…