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Daily Bread for 9.5.22: The Grandiose

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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

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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…

City, Daily Bread, Government Spending, Local Government, Politics, School District

Daily Bread for 8.25.22: Speech, Factions, and Persuasion Over the Referendums

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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

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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…

City, Conservative Populism, Culture, Daily Bread, Local Government, Politics, School District, Trumpism

Daily Bread for 8.17.22: The Populists’ Dominance-and-Submission Ritual

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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…

Daily Bread, Elections, Local Government, Politics, State Government, Walworth County, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 8.10.22: Wisconsin’s August 9th Primary

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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…

America, City, Daily Bread, Local Government, Politics, School District, University

Daily Bread for 7.18.22: Sure Enough, It’s National Issues that Grip Wisconsinites

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Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 88. Sunrise is 5:33 AM and sunset 8:28 PM for 14h 55m 21s of daytime.  The moon is a waning gibbous with 71.7% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Library Board meets at 6:30 PM.  On this day in 1968, Intel is founded…

City, Culture, Daily Bread, Libertarians, Local Government, New Whitewater, Open Government, Politics, School District, University

Daily Bread for 7.8.22: Resentment’s a Distinct Local Explanation for Some Residents

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Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will see scattered showers with a high of 76. Sunrise is 5:25 AM and sunset 8:34 PM for 15h 09m 39s of daytime.  The moon is a waxing gibbous with 65.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1850, Wisconsin has a would-be king:  On this date James Jesse…

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Daily Bread for 6.14.22: When (Local) Government Treats Abnormal as Normal

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Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 97. Sunrise is 5:15 AM and sunset 8:34 PM for 15h 19m 13s of daytime.  The moon is full with 100% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Public Works Committee meets at 6 PM. On this day in 1775,  the Continental Army is established by…