Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 84. Sunrise is 5:52 and sunset is 8:07 for 14 hours 15 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning crescent with 33.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1944, IBM dedicates the first program-controlled calculator, the Automatic Sequence Controlled…
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America, City, Daily Bread, Economy, Special Interests, Tariffs, War
Daily Bread for 8.6.26: The Destructive Feedback Loop of Inflationary Tariffs and Interest Rates
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 79. Sunrise is 5:51 and sunset is 8:09 for 14 hours 18 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning crescent with 45.5 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1965, President Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law. Residents…
Business, CDA, City, Daily Bread, Development, Economy, Grocery, Old CDA, Special Interests
Daily Bread for 7.30.26: Development’s Past, Development’s Present, and the Local Grocery Cooperative
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 87. Sunrise is 5:44 and sunset is 8:17 for 14 hours 33 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning gibbous with 99 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 2003, in Mexico, the last ‘old-style’ Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly…
Business, City, Daily Bread, Special Interests, Tariffs, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 7.29.26: What’s Worse Than Tariffs that Burden Domestic Manufacturers? Tariffs that Send Domestic Manufacturers to China
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 83. Sunrise is 5:43 and sunset is 8:18 for 14 hours 35 minutes of daylight. The moon is full today with all of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1957, the International Atomic Energy Agency is established. A quick scheduling note: absent some…
City, Daily Bread, Economics, Economy, Lobbyists, Local Government, Special Interests, Tariffs, Taxes/Taxation, Trump, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 7.26.26: Tariffs’ High Cost to Ordinary Wisconsinites
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 90. Sunrise is 5:40 and sunset is 8:23 for 14 hours 43 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 91.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1996, the remains of a prehistoric man are discovered near Kennewick, Washington.…
America, City, Daily Bread, Development, Economy, Federal Government, Housing, Local Government, Old CDA, Special Interests, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 7.11.26: Federal Housing Bill Becomes Law
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 85. Sunrise is 5:26 and sunset is 8:33 for 15 hours 7 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning crescent with 11.8% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1914, Babe Ruth makes his Major League Baseball debut. The long-running…
City, Daily Bread, Economy, Housing, Special Interests
Daily Bread for 7.9.26: Assessing the “Jobs Bring People” Mantra
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 80. Sunrise is 5:25 and sunset is 8:34 for 15 hours 9 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning crescent with 31% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1762, Catherine the Great becomes Empress of Russia after having her…
America, City, Daily Bread, Economy, Housing, Special Interests, War
Daily Bread for 7.8.26: Global Economic Outlook Revised Down Sharply
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 88. Sunrise is 5:24 and sunset is 8:35 for 15 hours 11 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning crescent with 41.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1776, church bells (possibly including the Liberty Bell) are rung after John…
America, Business, City, Daily Bread, Development, Housing, Space, Special Interests, Technology
Daily Bread for 7.6.26: The American Effort to Restore a Space Telescope’s Orbit
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 81. Sunrise is 5:23 and sunset is 8:35 for 15 hours 12 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning gibbous with 63.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1885, Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was…
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Daily Bread for 6.24.26: Housing Then, Now, and What It Means for Whitewater
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be rainy with a high of 75. Sunrise is 5:17 and sunset is 8:37 for 15 hours 20 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 75.3 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Parks and Recreation Board meets at 5:30 PM. On this day in 1812,…
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Daily Bread for 6.23.26: Outcome-Driven Argumentation Is a Deficient Approach
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 76. Sunrise is 5:17 and sunset is 8:37 for 15 hours 20 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 66 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Finance Committee meets at 5 PM and the Aquatic Center Committee at 5:30…
Bad Ideas, City, Daily Bread, Economics, Economy, Special Interests, War
Daily Bread for 6.10.26: Consumer Prices Rise to Highest Level in Three Years
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will see intermittent afternoon and evening thunderstorms with a high of 85. Sunrise is 5:16 and sunset is 8:33 for 15 hours 17 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning crescent with 27.9 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1999, in the Kosovo War, NATO suspends…
America, City, Daily Bread, Economy, Special Interests, Tariffs, War
Daily Bread for 5.13.26: Inflation Measures Rise Again
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be windy with a high of 59. Sunrise is 5:34 and sunset is 8:08 for 14 hours 34 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 15 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1862, enslaved Southerner Robert Smalls steals the steamboat Planter, spirits it through Confederate lines and…
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Daily Bread for 5.7.26: More on ‘Over Reliance on a Single Population Projection’
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will see intervals of clouds and sun with a brief shower or two and a high of 59. Sunrise is 5:41 and sunset is 8:02 for 14 hours 19 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 71.8 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Ethics Committee meets…