Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 66. Sunrise is 5:25 and sunset is 8:18 for 14 hours 53 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 40.3 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1819, the SS Savannah leaves port at Savannah, Georgia, United States, on a…
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Daily Bread for 5.6.26: Data Center Construction Must Be a Public Discussion
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 52. Sunrise is 5:42 and sunset is 8:01 for 14 hours 19 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 79.9 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission meets at 6 PM. On this day in 1840, the Penny…
Daily Bread, Open Government, UW System, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 4.22.26: The UW Regents’ Category Error on Open Government
by JOHN ADAMS •
City, Daily Bread, Elections, Local Government, Open Government, School District, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 4.8.26: April Election Results, First Pass
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be windy with a high of 65. Sunrise is 6:24 and sunset is 7:29 for 13 hours 5 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 65.3 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1820, a Greek farmer discovers the Venus de Milo on the Aegean island of Milos.…
Daily Bread, Open Government, UW System, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 4.3.26: The Secretive Effort to Force the UW President Out of His Job
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Good Friday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 57. Sunrise is 6:33 and sunset is 7:23 for 12 hours 50 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 97.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1948, President Truman signs the Marshall Plan, authorizing aid for 16 countries. The…
Business, Daily Bread, Open Government, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 3.23.26: Microsoft Makes the Right Decision on Data Center Non-Disclosure Agreements
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 43. Sunrise is 6:52 and sunset is 7:10 for 12 hours 18 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 26 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1965, NASA launches Gemini 3, the United States’ first two-man space flight…
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Daily Bread for 3.17.26: Perspective
by JOHN ADAMS •
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Daily Bread for 3.16.26: Soil Remediation
by JOHN ADAMS •
Daily Bread, Open Government, School District
Daily Bread for 2.25.26: Seriousness Requires Memory
by JOHN ADAMS •
City, Culture, Daily Bread, Local Government, Open Government
Daily Bread for 1.26.26: Tactical Emulation in Whitewater Will Perpetuate Error
by JOHN ADAMS •
City, Conflicts of Interest, Daily Bread, Local Government, Open Government
Daily Bread for 1.20.26: How to Think About Proper Government
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 13. Sunrise is 7:20 and sunset is 4:51 for 9 hours 31 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 0.6% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Alcohol Licensing Committee meets at 5 PM and the Whitewater Common Council meets…
Daily Bread, Federal Government, Freedom of Speech, Liberty, Local Government, New Media, Open Government, Politics, State Government, Writing
Daily Bread for 1.17.26: Revisiting ‘Steps for Blogging on a Policy or Proposal’
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will see morning snow showers with a high of 19. Sunrise is 7:21 and sunset is 4:48 for 9 hours 27 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 1.5 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1991, Operation Desert Storm begins early in the morning…
Culture, Daily Bread, Law, Open Government, School District
Daily Bread for 1.5.26: Three Reasons Local Officials Violate the Law
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 40. Sunrise is 7:25 and sunset is 4:35 for 9 hours 10 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 93.3 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1972, President Nixon announces the Space Shuttle program. Why do local officials violate…
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Daily Bread for 12.19.25: What a Thorough Review Looks Like
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 22. Sunrise is 7:21 and sunset is 4:23 for 9 hours 2 minutes of daytime. The moon will be new this evening. On this day in 1972, the last crewed lunar flight, Apollo 17, carrying Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans, and Harrison Schmitt, returns to Earth. It takes…