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Daily Bread, Elections, Law, Legislation, Legislature, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 9.28.23: Legislation to Protect Wisconsin’s Election Workers

by JOHN ADAMS • 09/28/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 71. Sunrise is 6:49 AM and sunset 6:40 PM for 11h 51m 27s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 98.9% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1066, William the Conqueror lands in England, beginning the Norman…

Courts, Crime, Daily Bread, Law, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 9.14.23: Allowing Prior Sexual Assaults as Evidence at Trial

by JOHN ADAMS • 09/14/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 72. Sunrise is 6:34 AM and sunset 7:06 PM for 12h 31m 46s of daytime. The moon is new with 0.3% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1994, the rest of the Major League Baseball season is canceled because of…

Courts, Daily Bread, Law, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 9.11.23: The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s ‘Point of No Return’ Was Years Ago

by JOHN ADAMS • 09/11/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be rainy with a high of 67. Sunrise is 6:31 AM and sunset 7:11 PM for 12h 40m 21s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 10.6% of its visible disk illuminated. There will be a Whitewater Common Council and Whitewater Unified School District joint meeting at…

City, Common Council, Council Leadership, Daily Bread, Law, Laws/Regulations, Local Government, Open Government

Daily Bread for 8.25.23: Scenes from a Council Meeting (Representations)

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/25/2023 • 5 Comments

Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 85. Sunrise is 6:12 AM and sunset 7:40 PM for 13h 27m 57s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 61.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1944, the Allies liberate Paris. During its session on 8.15.23,…

Crime, Daily Bread, Law, Laws/Regulations, Legislation, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 8.24.23: Closing a Legal Loophole on School Sexual Harassment

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/24/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 97. Sunrise is 6:11 AM and sunset 7:42 PM for 13h 30m 39s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 51.4% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1991, Ukraine declares itself independent from the Soviet Union. Anya…

Courts, Daily Bread, Elections, Fair Maps, Gerrymandering, Law, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 8.15.23: Legislative Districts Resembling Swiss Cheese

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/15/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 76. Sunrise is 6:01 AM and sunset 7:56 PM for 13h 54m 27s of daytime. The moon is new with 0.6% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Common Council meets at 6:30 PM. The agenda is a reminder that bad often…

Daily Bread, Elections, Law, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 8.10.23: Wisconsin to Adopt New Absentee Ballot Envelopes

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/10/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 82. Sunrise is 5:56 AM and sunset 8:03 PM for 14h 07m 03s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 28.8% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1977, 24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz (“Son of Sam”) is…

Assault Awareness & Prevention, Crime, Daily Bread, Law, Legislation, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 8.9.23: Wisconsin Senate Considers Bills to Address Sexual Assault in the Wisconsin National Guard

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/09/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 83. Sunrise is 5:55 AM and sunset 8:05 PM for 14h 09m 31s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 38.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1974, as a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard…

City, Common Council, Council Leadership, Daily Bread, Law, Local Government

Daily Bread for 8.4.23: Whitewater Needs Neither a King Nor a Mind Reader

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/04/2023 • 4 Comments

Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 85. Sunrise is 5:50 AM and sunset 8:11 PM for 14h 21m 25s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 88.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1892, the father and stepmother of Lizzie Borden are found…

Daily Bread, Elections, Fair Maps, Gerrymandering, Law, Legislature, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 8.3.23: Nineteen Wisconsin Residents File Suit Against Gerrymandered State Legislative Districts

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/03/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 87. Sunrise is 5:49 AM and sunset 8:12 PM for 14h 23m 43s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 95.5% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission meets at 6 PM. On this day in 1977, Tandy Corporation…

City, Daily Bread, Education, Law, Responsibility, School District

Daily Bread for 7.10.23: The Basics of a Good Education

by JOHN ADAMS • 07/10/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 87. Sunrise is 5:26 AM and sunset 8:34 PM for 15h 7m 32s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 44.2% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater School Board’s Policy Review Committee meets at 9 AM, and the board meets…

Courts, Daily Bread, Education, Federal Government, Law

Daily Bread for 6.29.23: U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Affirmative Action at U.S. Colleges

by JOHN ADAMS • 06/29/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 88. Sunrise is 5:19 AM and sunset 8:37 PM for 15h 17m 47s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 81.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1620, English crown bans tobacco growing in England, giving the…

Courts, Daily Bread, Elections, Federal Government, Law

Daily Bread for 6.27.23: U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Radical Revision of Federal Election Law

by JOHN ADAMS • 06/27/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 80. Sunrise is 5:18 AM and sunset 8:37 PM for 15h 18m 50s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 61.6% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1905, during the Russo-Japanese War, sailors start a mutiny aboard the…

Culture, Daily Bread, Economy, Law, Politics

Daily Bread for 6.26.23: It’s More than the Economy, and That Will Affect How People View the Economy

by JOHN ADAMS • 06/26/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 73. Sunrise is 5:18 AM and sunset 8:37 PM for 15h 19m 15s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 51.3% of its visible disk illuminated. The Urban Forestry Commission meets at 4:30 PM. The Whitewater School Board goes into closed…