Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 30. Sunrise is 7:25 AM and sunset 4:36 PM for 9h 11m 38s of daytime. The moon is full with 99.8% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 2021, violent supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump attack the United States Capitol to disrupt…
Legislature
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Daily Bread for 12.19.22: For UW-Whitewater, a Legislative Predictor
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 24. Sunrise is 7:21 AM and sunset 4:23 PM for 9h 01m 44s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 19.5% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater School Board goes into closed session shortly after 6 PM, to resume open session…
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Daily Bread for 8.24.22: Speaker Vos Wets His Fur
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Conspiracy Theories, Courts, Crackpots, Daily Bread, Elections, Gableman, Government Spending, Legislature, Speaker Vos, Wisconsin, WISGOP
Daily Bread for 8.18.22: Gableman Accomplished Nothing
by JOHN ADAMS • • 2 Comments
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 80. Sunrise is 6:05 AM and sunset 7:51 PM for 13h 46m 02s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 56.6% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Community Development Authority meets at 5:30 PM. On this day in 1868, French astronomer Pierre Janssen…
Big Lie, Conspiracy Theories, Crackpots, Daily Bread, Elections, Gableman, Legislature, Speaker Vos, WISGOP
Daily Bread for 8.14.22: After a Million Dollars and a Million Lies, Vos Fires Gableman
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
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Daily Bread for 7.14.22: Tiny Fred Prehn
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 81. Sunrise is 5:29 AM and sunset 8:32 PM for 15h 01m 43s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 99.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1789, French revolutionaries storm and seize control of the medieval armory, fortress,…
Courts, Daily Bread, Law, Legislature, Open Government, Politics, Public Records, Speaker Vos
Daily Bread for 3.31.22: The One Effective Trick Robin Vos Learned He Learned Before Trump
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
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Daily Bread for 3.18.22: Small, Scared Man Pours Gasoline on Fire and Runs Away
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will see rain, and perhaps some snow, with a high of 38. Sunrise is 6:59 AM and sunset 7:05 PM for 12h 05m 49s of daytime. The moon is full with 100% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1865, the Congress of the Confederate States adjourns for the last…
Courts, Daily Bread, Legislature, Speaker Vos, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 1.12.22: Speaker and Deponent
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
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Daily Bread for 1.9.22: They’d Rather Stay Forever
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 19. Sunrise is 7:24 AM and sunset 4:40 PM for 9h 15m 47s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 49% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1992, the first discoveries of extrasolar planets are announced by astronomers Aleksander…
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Daily Bread for 9.21.21: Gableman Requests an Inquisition
by JOHN ADAMS • • 1 Comment
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will see scattered showers this morning on an otherwise cloudy day with a high of 69. Sunrise is 6:42 AM and sunset 6:52 PM for 12h 10m 14s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 99.6% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Common Council meets at 6:30 PM.…
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Daily Bread for 9.4.21: Nass Digs In
by JOHN ADAMS • • 1 Comment
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will see showers with a high of 73. Sunrise is 6:24 AM and sunset 7:22 PM, for 12h 58m 51s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 7.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1882, the Pearl Street Station in New York City becomes the first power plant…
Education, Legislature, School District
Whitewater School Board Legislative Breakfast, 2.15.21: 6 Points
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
On Monday morning, some members of the school board and administration met online with area legislators (Reps. Vruwink & Loudenbeck, Sens. Ringhand & Nass) for an audiovisual conference in place of a traditional breakfast meeting Board members and administrators recounted, among other items, lessons from schooling during the pandemic, and serious matters present before and…
Bad Ideas, Gerrymandering, Legislation, Legislature, WISGOP
WISGOP Legislation Would Gerrymander Wisconsin’s Electoral Votes
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
A WISGOP legislator, Rep. Gary Tauchen, has drafted a bill to award Wisconsin’s electoral votes by congressional district, thereby maximizing the importance of gerrymandering. Melanie Conklin writes that GOP has bill to reallocate Wisconsin’s electoral votes by congressional district: And that is what a new bill authored by Rep. Gary Tauchen (R-Bonduel) would do. It…