Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 82. Sunrise is 6:53 and sunset 6:33 PM for 11h 39m 56s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 87.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1780, John André, a British Army officer, is hanged as a spy…
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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…
City, Daily Bread, Good Ideas, Newspapers
Daily Bread for 8.7.23: Professional Journalism Returns to Whitewater
by JOHN ADAMS • • 4 Comments
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 79. Sunrise is 5:53 AM and sunset 8:07 PM for 14h 14m 21s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 58.8% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Equal Opportunities Commission meets at 5 PM. On this day in 1947, Thor…
Courts, Daily Bread, Newspapers, Whining, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 8.1.23: Journal Sentinel Focuses on a Minor Wisconsin Supreme Court Story
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Daily Bread, Newspapers, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 2.28.23: Wisconsin Print Newspapers Are Now a Niche Medium
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 46. Sunrise is 6:30 AM and sunset 5:43 PM for 11h 12m 50s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 61.2% of its visible disk illuminated. There will be a primary election canvass for the Whitewater Unified School District at 8:30 AM. On…
Blogging, City, Daily Bread, Newspapers
Daily Bread for 12.11.22: A Bad News Practice Lingers Where It Shouldn’t
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 38. Sunrise is 7:16 AM and sunset 4:20 PM for 9h 04m 53s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 89.8% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1901, the Morris Pratt Institute is incorporated: On this date spiritual leader Morris…
Daily Bread, Newspapers
Daily Bread for 9.3.22: Misunderstanding Production and Productivity
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will see scattered thundershowers with high of 80. Sunrise is 6:22 AM and sunset 7:25 PM for 13h 02m 20s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 48% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1939, France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia declare war on…
City, Daily Bread, Local Government, Newspapers, Open Government, Police, University
Daily Bread for 6.14.22: When (Local) Government Treats Abnormal as Normal
by JOHN ADAMS • • 11 Comments
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…
City, Daily Bread, Newspapers, Open Government, Police
Daily Bread for 6.13.22: Wisconsin Examiner Reports ‘Complaints mount over conduct of Whitewater PD’
by JOHN ADAMS • • 2 Comments
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will see afternoon thundershowers with a high of 87. Sunrise is 5:15 AM and sunset 8:34 PM for 15h 18m 47s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 98.5% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Planning Commission meets at 6 PM. On this day in 1777, Gilbert du Motier,…
Conservative Populism, Daily Bread, Libertarians, Newspapers, Populists, Press
Daily Bread for 5.11.22: The Neediness of Conservative Populists
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 84. Sunrise is 5:35 AM and sunset 8:07 PM for 14h 32m 00s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 74% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1997 Deep Blue, a chess-playing supercomputer, defeats Garry Kasparov in the last…
Daily Bread, Newspapers, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 11.24.21: Alden Global Capital Comes for Lee Newspapers
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 50. Sunrise is 6:59 AM and sunset 4:24 PM for 9h 25m 26s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 78.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1863, at the Battle of Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga, Union forces under General…
Charity, City, Culture, Local Government, Newspapers, Police, Politics, Poverty
‘Communicate, Communicate, Communicate’ Isn’t So Easy in a Fractured Town
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Some years ago, an administrator (no longer with the school district) told others that a good practice for leaders was to ‘communicate, communicate, communicate’ with the community. The concept makes sense: craft a message and then make sure it’s heard by repeating it. In a small town, how hard could that be? As it turns…
Newspapers
Why People Still Get Print Newspapers
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
In Whitewater – like other small places across America – there may still be nearby newspapers, but none of any merit. If one thought only of quality as the measure of survival, then for the Whitewater area the Gazette, Daily Union, and Register would long ago have vanished. (Indeed, I have underestimated the longevity of…
Newspapers, Politics, Press, Sen. Ron Johnson
The Journal Sentinel’s Footnoted Reply to Ron Johnson’s Op-Ed
by JOHN ADAMS • • 2 Comments
Last week, the Journal Sentinel called on Sen. Ron Johnson to resign or be expelled over his repeated election-related lies and conspiracy theories. Johnson wrote in reply to the paper. In response to his reply, the Journal Sentinel footnoted Johnson’s reply with 19 specific refutations. A few remarks: If Johnson runs again, the Journal Sentinel won’t decide…