Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will see scattered thundershowers with a high of 73. Sunrise is 5:15 AM and sunset 8:33 PM for 15h 17m 06s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 79.1% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1837, State Capitol Workers Arrive in Madison: “On this date, workmen…
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Daily Bread for 6.8.22: Residents’ Ongoing Concerns Over the Whitewater Unified School District
by JOHN ADAMS • • 12 Comments
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…
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Daily Bread for 6.7.22: Big Changes Require Big Explanations
by JOHN ADAMS • • 1 Comment
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…
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Daily Bread for 5.25.22: Wisconsin Law May Decide (Some) Policy Questions Over LGBT Discussions
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be rainy with a high of 71. Sunrise is 5:22 AM and sunset 8:21 PM for 14h 58m 45s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 22% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Community Development Authority meets at 5:30 PM. On this day in 1961, President Kennedy announces, before a…
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Daily Bread for 5.8.22: Manufacturing Panic
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Mother’s Day in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 64. Sunrise is 5:38 AM and sunset 8:03 PM for 14h 25m 17s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 45.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1869, the First Transcontinental Railroad, linking the eastern and western United…
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Daily Bread for 5.5.22: What It Means When Even the World’s Richest Man Has to Look for Financing
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 59. Sunrise is 5:43 AM and sunset 7:59 PM for 14h 15m 53s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 12% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission meets at 6 PM, the Police and Fire Commission at 6:30 PM, and…
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Daily Bread for 4.15.22: A Local Visit & Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate Race
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Good Friday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 45. Sunrise is 6:11 AM and sunset 7:37 PM for 13h 26m 19s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 98.1% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1947, Jackie Robinson debuts for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking baseball’s…
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Daily Bread for 4.14.22: The Environment That Populism Exploits
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be windy with a high of 44. Sunrise is 6:13 AM and sunset 7:36 PM for 13h 23m 33s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 93.5% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Board of Zoning Appeals meets at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1912, the British passenger…
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Daily Bread for 4.13.22: The Environment That Populism Creates
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will see scattered thundershowers with a high of 69. Sunrise is 6:14 AM and sunset 7:35 PM for 13h 20m 46s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 87.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1970, an oxygen tank aboard the Apollo 13 Service Module explodes, putting…
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Daily Bread for 4.12.22: Open-Session Meetings Should Always Have an Opportunity for Public Comment
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
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…
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Daily Bread for 3.16.22: What if They Got Everything They Wanted?
by JOHN ADAMS • • 1 Comment
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 68. Sunrise is 7:03 AM and sunset 7:03 PM for 11h 59m 57s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 96.3% its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Parks and Rec Board meets at 5:30 PM. On this day in 1935, Adolf Hitler orders…
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Daily Bread for 3.15.22: Conservatism v. Conservatism
by JOHN ADAMS • • 2 Comments
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 56. Sunrise is 7:04 AM and sunset 7:01 PM for 11h 57m 02s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 91.3% its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Common Council meets at 6:30 PM. On this day in 44 BC, Julius Caesar is assassinated.…
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Daily Bread for 3.14.22: Energy and Exhaustion
by JOHN ADAMS • • 3 Comments
Good morning. Monday is Pi Day, and in Whitewater it will be mostly cloudy with a high of 56. Sunrise is 7:06 AM and sunset 7:00 PM for 11h 54m 06s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 85.2% its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Plan and Architectural Review Commission meets at 6 PM. On…
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Daily Bread for 1.19.22: An Example of the School District’s Economic Impact Analysis
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 15. Sunrise is 7:19 AM and sunset 4:52 PM for 9h 32m 21s of daytime. The moon is waning gibbous with 97.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1983, the Apple Lisa, the first commercial personal computer from Apple Inc. to…