Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 37. Sunrise is 6:57 and sunset is 5:20 for 10 hours 21 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 30.4 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Comprehensive Plan Work Group meets at 4 PM and the Equal Opportunity Commission…
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City, Daily Bread, Politics, WISGOP
Daily Bread for 2.4.26: Sen. Nass’s Retirement
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 24. Sunrise is 7:06 and sunset is 5:12 for 10 hours 6 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 91.4 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission meets at 6 PM. On this day in 2004, Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo…
Daily Bread, Gubernatorial Race 2026, Politics, Trump, WISGOP
Daily Bread for 1.29.26: Statewide Is National
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 13. Sunrise is 7:12 and sunset is 5:04 for 9 hours 52 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 85.2 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1891, following the death of her brother Kalakaua, Lili‘uokalani is…
Daily Bread, Gubernatorial Race 2026, Politics, Trump, WisDems, WISGOP
Daily Bread for 1.28.26: WISGOP Gubernatorial Primary Is Effectively Over
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 14. Sunrise is 7:13 and sunset is 5:02 for 9 hours 47 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 75.8 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1958, the Lego company patents a design of its Lego bricks that…
Campaign Ads, Daily Bread, Politics, WisDems, WISGOP
Daily Bread for 1.27.26: Contributions Tell What Donors Think
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be windy with a high of 13. Sunrise is 7:14 and sunset is 5:01 for 9 hours 47 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 66.1 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Finance Committee meets at 5 PM. On this day in 2010, Apple announces the iPad.…
Daily Bread, Education, Politics, State Government, University, UW System, Wisconsin, Writing
Daily Bread for 1.18.26: Wisconsin Legislative Committee Releases Additional Funds for UW System
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 16. Sunrise is 7:21 and sunset is 4:50 for 9 hours 29 minutes of daytime. The moon is new. On this day in 1977, scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announce they have identified a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires’…
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…
Daily Bread, Local Government, Politics
Daily Bread for 1.7.26: What Makes a Good Local Candidate?
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 41. Sunrise is 7:25 and sunset is 4:37 for 9 hours 12 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 78.8 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission meets at 6 PM. On this day in 1927, the first transatlantic…
Authoritarian Populism, Authoritarianism, Daily Bread, Politics, Populists, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 1.6.26: A Conventional Framing for Unconventional Times
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 38. Sunrise is 7:25 and sunset is 4:36 for 9 hours 11 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 86.4 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 2021, supporters of Donald Trump storm the United States Capitol Building to disrupt the…
Daily Bread, Legislature, Politics, Wisconsin, WisDems, WISGOP
Daily Bread for 1.4.26: Wisconsin Assembly Agendas
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 30. Sunrise is 7:25 and sunset is 4:34 for 9 hours 9 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 97.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1944, Operation Carpetbagger, involving the dropping of arms and…
Daily Bread, Federal Government, Politics, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 12.24.25: The Other Top Wisconsin Political Story for 2026
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Christmas Eve in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 43. Sunrise is 7:23 and sunset is 4:25 for 9 hours 2 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 18.5 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1814, representatives of the United Kingdom and the United States sign the Treaty of…
Culture, Daily Bread, Politics
Daily Bread for 12.9.25: Three, Three, and Three (They’re All Different)
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 37. Sunrise is 7:14 and sunset is 4:20 for 9 hours 6 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 72.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Board of Zoning Appeals meets at 5 PM and the Public Works Committee…
Daily Bread, Elections, Politics, Populists, Wisconsin, WISGOP
Daily Bread for 11.18.25: An Example of Selective WISGOP Theology
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be rainy with a high of 47. Sunrise is 6:51 and sunset is 4:28 for 9 hours 38 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 2.6 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Alcohol Licensing Committee meets at 5 PM and the Whitewater Common Council at…
Daily Bread, Gubernatorial Race 2026, Josh Kaul, Politics, State Government, Wisconsin, WisDems, WISGOP
Daily Bread for 10.8.25: Wisconsin Attorney General Kaul Declines Governor’s Race
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 62. Sunrise is 7:00 and sunset is 6:23, for 11 hours 23 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 97 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1862, the Confederate invasion of Kentucky is halted at the Battle…