Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be sunny with high of 82. Sunrise is 6:28 AM and sunset 7:16 PM for 12h 48m 12s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 94.9% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1966, the landmark American science fiction television series Star Trek premieres with its first-aired…
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Beautiful Whitewater, City, Culture, Daily Bread, Employment, Local Government
Daily Bread for 9.7.22: Whitewater’s Hiring Process for a City Manager
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with high of 80. Sunrise is 6:27 AM and sunset 7:18 PM for 12h 51m 02s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 88.4% of its visible disk illuminated. During the Revolutionary War on this day in 1778, France successfully invades Dominica in the British West…
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Daily Bread for 9.6.22: The Boosters’ Big Capital but Small Society
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with high of 76. Sunrise is 6:25 AM and sunset 7:19 PM for 12h 53m 53s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 79.9% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Common Council meets at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1803, British scientist John…
Boosterism, CDA, Corporate Welfare, Daily Bread, Economy, Foxconn, Innovation Center/Tech Park, Local Government, Marketing, Misplaced Priorities, Poverty, Recession
Daily Bread for 9.5.22: The Grandiose
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Labor Day in Whitewater will be party sunny with high of 74. Sunrise is 6:24 AM and sunset 7:21 PM for 12h 56m 42s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 69.5% of its visible disk illuminated. The Foxconn project in Wisconsin wasted money, destroyed people’s homes, and saddled nearby communities with decades…
Authoritarianism, City, Conservative Populism, Daily Bread, Horde, Law, Liberty, Local Government, Politics, Populists, School District
Daily Bread for 8.29.22: Trumpism’s Threats of Force and Ruin
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be cloudy with high of 84. Sunrise is 6:17 AM and sunset 7:33 PM for 13h 16m 18s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 5.4% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Urban Forestry Commission meets at 4:30 PM. On this day in 1997, Netflix is launches as…
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Daily Bread for 8.25.22: Speech, Factions, and Persuasion Over the Referendums
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will see morning rain and scattered afternoon thundershowers with a high of 79. Sunrise is 6:13 AM and sunset 7:40 PM for 13h 27m 17s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 3.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1609, Galileo demonstrates his first telescope to…
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Daily Bread for 8.19.22: Residency Matters, Practically and Ethically
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 79. Sunrise is 6:06 AM and sunset 7:49 PM for 13h 43m 24s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 45.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1812, the American frigate USS Constitution defeats the British frigate HMS Guerriere off the coast…
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Daily Bread for 8.17.22: The Populists’ Dominance-and-Submission Ritual
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 79. Sunrise is 6:04 AM and sunset 7:53 PM for 13h 48m 39s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 66% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Parks & Recreation Board meet at 5:30 PM. On this day in 2008, American swimmer Michael Phelps…
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Daily Bread for 8.15.22: The Errors of Very Online and Hyperlocal
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 73. Sunrise is 6:02 AM and sunset 7:56 PM for 13h 53m 51s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 84.3% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Library Board meets at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1965, The Beatles play to…
Daily Bread, Elections, Local Government, Politics, State Government, Walworth County, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 8.10.22: Wisconsin’s August 9th Primary
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 82. Sunrise is 5:56 AM and sunset 8:03 PM for 14h 06m 28s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 96.3% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1977, 24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz (“Son of Sam”) is arrested for…
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Daily Bread for 7.18.22: Sure Enough, It’s National Issues that Grip Wisconsinites
by JOHN ADAMS •
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Daily Bread for 7.15.22: A Necessary, Practical Foundation for a City Manager Search
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will see thunderstorms with a high of 79. Sunrise is 5:30 AM and sunset 8:31 PM for 15h 00m 12s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 95.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1815, Napoleon surrenders aboard HMS Bellerophon. Whitewater, Wisconsin (population 14,889) is looking…