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’…
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Daily Bread for 1.17.26: Revisiting ‘Steps for Blogging on a Policy or Proposal’
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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…
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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…
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Daily Bread for 1.6.26: A Conventional Framing for Unconventional Times
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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…
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Daily Bread for 1.4.26: Wisconsin Assembly Agendas
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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…
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Daily Bread for 12.24.25: The Other Top Wisconsin Political Story for 2026
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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…
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Daily Bread for 12.9.25: Three, Three, and Three (They’re All Different)
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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…
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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…
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Daily Bread for 10.8.25: Wisconsin Attorney General Kaul Declines Governor’s Race
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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…
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Daily Bread for 10.7.25: Tom Tiffany’s Changes to His Campaign Website on Past Policies Won’t Matter
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Daily Bread for 10.6.25: Assessing Teasers and Speculation About Wisconsin Elections for 2026
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 74. Sunrise is 6:58 and sunset is 6:26, for 11 hours 29 minutes of daytime. The moon is full this evening with 99.5 percent of its visible disk now illuminated. The Whitewater School Board’s Policy Review Committee meets at 4:30 PM. Whitewater’s…
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Daily Bread for 9.17.25: The Wisconsin Democrats’ Need for a Wild Card
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Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 83. Sunrise is 6:37 and sunset is 7:00, for 12 hours, 23 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 18.3 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Parks and Recreation Board meets at 5:30 PM. On this day in 1787,…
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Daily Bread for 9.9.25: Steil and Van Orden Can’t Stray Because Far-Right Populism Moves in Only One Direction
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Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 73. Sunrise is 6:28 and sunset is 7:14, for 12 hours, 46 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 93 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1972, in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave National Park, a Cave Research Foundation…
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Daily Bread for 8.30.25: Justice Bradley Declines Wisconsin Supreme Court Race, Deprecates the Value of Running
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 71. Sunrise is 6:17 and sunset is 7:32, for 13 hours, 14 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 43.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1799, the entire Dutch fleet is captured by British forces under the…