Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 76. Sunrise is 5:16 AM and sunset 8:32 PM for 15h 16m 24s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 69.6% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1973, legendary horse Secretariat wins the Triple Crown. On Tuesday, a Wisconsin Supreme Court…
Open Government
City, Culture, Daily Bread, Education, Freedom of Speech, Local Government, Open Government, School District
Daily Bread for 6.8.22: Residents’ Ongoing Concerns Over the Whitewater Unified School District
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will see showers and thunderstorms with a high of 65. Sunrise is 5:16 AM and sunset 8:31 PM for 15h 15m 39s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 58.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1950, the iconic Volkswagen Type 2 “Bus” begins production. The…
City, Culture, Daily Bread, Education, Fire Dept, Freedom of Speech, Local Government, Open Government, Police, School District
Daily Bread for 6.7.22: Big Changes Require Big Explanations
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 74. Sunrise is 5:16 AM and sunset 8:31 PM for 15h 14m 50s of daytime. The moon is in its first quarter with 49.4%% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Unified District School Board meets in closed session at 6 PM and…
City, Daily Bread, Local Government, Open Government, Public Records
Daily Bread for 4.23.22: Two Examples in Which the City of Whitewater Fell Short on Open Government
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 77. Sunrise is 5:58 AM and sunset 7:46 PM for 13h 48m 01s of daytime. The moon is in its third quarter with 49.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1985, Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. The response is…
Daily Bread, Open Government
Daily Bread for 4.20.22: A Suspicious Local Dialect of Opportunistic Demands for Open Government
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 48. Sunrise is 6:03 AM and sunset 7:43 PM for 13h 39m 59s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 82.2% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Community Involvement & Cable TV Commission meets at 5:00 PM and the Park and Rec…
Daily Bread, Open Government
Daily Bread for 4.19.22: Four Reasons People Oppose Open Government
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be chilly with intervals of clouds and sunshine and a high of 48. Sunrise is 6:05 AM and sunset 7:42 PM for 13h 37m 17s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 90.2% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Common Council meets at 6:30 PM. On this day…
Books, Daily Bread, Open Government, Populists
Daily Bread for 4.18.22: The Opportunistic Use of Open-Government Principles
by JOHN ADAMS •
Daily Bread, Open Government, Public Meetings, School District
Daily Bread for 4.12.22: Open-Session Meetings Should Always Have an Opportunity for Public Comment
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will see scattered rain and thundershowers with a high of 61. Sunrise is 6:16 AM and sunset 7:34 PM for 13h 17m 58s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 79.6% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Finance Committee meets at 4:30 PM, and the city’s Public Works Committee…
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 •
Daily Bread, Law, Open Government, Public Records, Speaker Vos
Daily Bread for 2.9.22: Shreddin’ and Deletin’ Vos
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will see occasional show showers with a high of 39. Sunrise is 6:58 AM and sunset 5:19 PM for 10h 20m 56s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 60.8% of its visible disk illuminated. There will be a joint meeting of the Common Council, Community Development Authority,…
Daily Bread, Open Government, UW System
Daily Bread for 1.20.22: Shhh… No Public Forums for the UW System Candidates
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 11. Sunrise is 7:18 AM and sunset 4:53 PM for 9h 34m 18s of daytime. The moon is waning gibbous with 93.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1265, the first English parliament to include not only Lords but also representatives of…
Bad Ideas, City, Daily Bread, Environment, Nature, Open Government, Press, Water
Daily Bread for 10.22.21: Reporting About Artificial Herbicides in Whitewater, Wisconsin
by JOHN ADAMS •
Budget, CDA, City, Government Spending, Local Government, Open Government
Whitewater Common Council Meeting, 10.6.20: 9 Points
by JOHN ADAMS •
The Whitewater Common Council last met on 10.6.20. The agenda for the meeting is available, and a recording of the early October session appears above. (As always, the best record is a recording.) Council discussed, among other items, Trick or Treating during the pandemic, a preliminary city budget, whether to return to in-person council meetings,…
City, Culture, Law, Local Government, Open Government, Politics, Wisconsin
In Whitewater, Three Recent Trespasses Against Public Comment
by JOHN ADAMS •
Whitewater’s public comment periods are lawful rights worth defending, and there has never been a time when respecting public comment – humbly and gratefully – has been more important for the city. Since June, there have been three meetings during which Whitewater’s current council president has deprecated public comment, or wrongly set the order of…