Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 77. Sunrise is 5:37 and sunset is 8:24 for 14 hours 47 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 70 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1829, inventor William Austin Burt patents the typographer, a precursor to the typewriter.…
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Daily Bread for 7.22.26: True Popularity’s Not So Common in These Parts
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 73. Sunrise is 5:33 and sunset is 8:25 for 14 hours 49 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 60.8 percent of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Lakes Advisory Committee meets at 4 PM. On this day in…
Daily Bread, Gubernatorial Race 2026, Politics, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 7.1.26: Political Clash Is a Necessary, Useful Approach
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 92. Sunrise is 5:20 and sunset is 8:37 for 15 hours 17 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning gibbous with 97.5% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater School Board’s Human Resources Committee meets at 5 PM. On this day in…
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Daily Bread for 6.3.26: Pollster Charles Franklin on Why the Surplus Deal Was Popular with Respondents
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 81. Sunrise is 5:18 and sunset is 8:28 for 15 hours 10 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning gibbous with 91 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Comprehensive Plan Advisory Work Group meets at 4 PM, and the Landmarks Commission…
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Daily Bread for 5.26.26: Rep. Francesca Hong on Policing
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will see periods of clouds and sun with a high of 86. Sunrise is 5:22 and sunset is 8:21 for 14 hours 59 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 79.6 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Finance Committee meets at 5 PM, the Board of…
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Daily Bread for 5.17.26: The WISGOP Knows What Its Base Wants
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 81. Sunrise is 5:30 and sunset is 8:13 for 14 hours 43 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 0.9% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board…
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Daily Bread for 5.15.26: Fiscal Deals Will Likely Wait Until After November (Because Wisconsin Is Already Looking Ahead)
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 77. Sunrise is 5:32 and sunset is 8:11 for 14 hours 39 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 2.4 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1940, Richard and Maurice McDonald open the first McDonald’s restaurant. The…
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Daily Bread for 5.11.26: A Kind of Whitewater Democrat, a Kind of Whitewater Republican
by JOHN ADAMS •
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Daily Bread for 5.9.26: Easy Answers to Wisconsin Political Questions
by JOHN ADAMS •
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Daily Bread for 5.4.26: Two Theories on Bipartisanship
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be windy with a high of 75. Sunrise is 5:45 and sunset is 7:59 for 14 hours 14 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 92.5 percent of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater School Board’s Policy Review Committee meets at 4:30 PM. On this day…
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Daily Bread for 5.2.26: A Curious, ‘Leaked’ Assessment from WISGOP Consultants
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 55. Sunrise is 5:47 and sunset is 7:56 for 14 hours 9 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 99.2 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1945, the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division liberates Wöbbelin concentration camp, finding…
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Daily Bread for 4.25.26: More Silly Speculation About Tommy Thompson
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be sunny in the afternoon with a high of 65. Sunrise is 5:57 and sunset is 7:48 for 13 hours 51 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 66.2 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 404 BC, Admiral Lysander and King Pausanias of Sparta blockade…
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Daily Bread for 4.24.26: Wisconsin Capitol Departs from National Security Trends
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 67. Sunrise is 5:59 and sunset is 7:47 for 13 hours 48 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 55.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1916, Ernest Shackleton and five men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition launch a…
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Daily Bread for 4.16.26: Intrusive Politics Leads to Perpetual Politics
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 69. Sunrise is 6:11 and sunset is 7:38 for 13 hours 27 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 1.3 percent of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater School Board’s Calendar Committee meets at 4:30 PM and Whitewater’s Community…