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Daily Bread for 5.22.26: ‘Ontogeny Recapitulates Phylogeny’ for Politics, Not Science

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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…

Budget, Daily Bread, School District, State Government, Wisconsin, WisDems, WISGOP

Daily Bread for 5.14.26: If a ‘Bipartisan’ Bill Gets No WisDems Senate Votes, Was It Ever Bipartisan?

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Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 68. Sunrise is 5:33 and sunset is 8:10 for 14 hours 37 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 7.6 percent of its visible disk illuminated. The Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Commission meets at 4 PM, and there will…

City, Daily Bread, Local Government, Newspapers, School District, University

Daily Bread for 4.10.26: The Best Town Newspaper for Local Affairs This Year? It’s Been the Royal Purple.

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Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 52. Sunrise is 6:21 and sunset is 7:31 for 13 hours 10 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 46.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1606, the Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter…

City, Daily Bread, Elections, Local Government, Open Government, School District, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 4.8.26: April Election Results, First Pass

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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, Laws/Regulations, Legislation, Legislature, School District, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 3.4.26: School Districts, Not the State, Should Decide for Themselves on a Complete Mobile Phone Ban

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Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 53. Sunrise is 6:25 and sunset is 5:48 for 11 hours 23 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 98.6 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission meets at 6 PM. On this day in 1776, the Continental Army fortifies Dorchester…

Daily Bread, School District

Update: Former Whitewater Superintendent Placed on Leave from Pennsylvania School District

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On 2.14.26, FREE WHITEWATER posted about professional reporting from Pennsylvania that the former Whitewater Unified School District superintendent, Dr. Caroline Pate-Hefty, was a source of controversy and uncertainty in her new position with the Manheim Township School District (near Lancaster, Pennsylvania). For that solid, professional reporting, see Ashley Stalnecker, Manheim Township School District mum on…