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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City, Daily Bread, Local Government, Reasoning, Special Interests
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…
City, Daily Bread, Economy, Special Interests
Daily Bread for 5.1.26: Latest Economic News Shows Higher Inflation and Disappointing Growth
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 49. Sunrise is 5:49 and sunset is 7:55 for 14 hours 6 minutes of daytime. The moon (a ‘Flower Moon‘) is full today. On this day in 1971, Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) takes over operation of U.S. passenger rail service. There are…
City, Daily Bread, Economics, Economy, Excuses and Rationalizations, Free Markets, Housing, Special Interests
Daily Bread for 4.17.26: Affordability Discussions Define a Key Component of Economic Demand
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will see evening thunderstorms with a high of 74. Sunrise is 6:10 and sunset is 7:39 for 13 hours 29 minutes of daytime. It’s a new moon today. On this day in 1970, the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to Earth safely. People talk about supply & demand, but economic demand is often misunderstood.…
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Daily Bread for 4.9.26: Yard Signs
by JOHN ADAMS •
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Daily Bread for 2.16.26: The Disad of TOTAL GLOBAL THERMONUCLEAR WAR!
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be windy with a high of 62. Sunrise is 6:50 and sunset is 5:27 for 10 hours 37 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 0.9 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Library Board meets at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1786, Virginia enacts the Statute…
City, Daily Bread, Development, Local Government, Special Interests
Daily Bread for 2.13.26: Still Too True After All These Centuries
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 49. Sunrise is 6:54 and sunset is 5:24 for 10 hours 30 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 14.8 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1935, a jury in Flemington, New Jersey finds Bruno Hauptmann guilty of the 1932 kidnapping and…
City, Daily Bread, Development, Local Government, Special Interests
Daily Bread for 2.12.26: Empty Allegations Against a Development Project
by JOHN ADAMS •
Business, City, Daily Bread, Development, Economy, Local Government, Low Standards, Special Interests, That Which Paved the Way
Daily Bread for 2.10.26: Unfounded (and Irresponsible) Pessimism at the Common Council Lectern
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 40. Sunrise is 6:58 and sunset is 5:20 for 10 hours 22 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 39.9 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Public Works Committee meets at 5:15 PM and there is a Whitewater…
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Daily Bread for 2.9.26: Over Reliance on a Single Population Projection
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 38. Sunrise is 7:00 and sunset is 5:18 for 10 hours 18 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 49.1 percent of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater School Board holds a Legislative Breakfast at 8:30 AM. Whitewater’s Plan…
City, Daily Bread, Development, Economy, Free Markets, Housing, Special Interests
Daily Bread for 2.6.26: 71% Means Far Less Than It Seems
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be windy with a high of 35. Sunrise is 7:03 and sunset is 5:14 for 10 hours 11 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 76.9 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1919, in Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and…
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Daily Bread for 2.3.26: Adventures in Underpowered Sampling
by JOHN ADAMS •
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Daily Bread for 2.2.26: Ill-Informed Speculation About City Hiring
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Groundhog Day in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 27. Sunrise is 7:08 and sunset is 5:09 for 10 hours 1 minute of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 99.3 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Earlier today, America’s finest meteorologist predicted six more weeks of winter. The Whitewater…
City, Daily Bread, Local Government, Open Government, Special Interests, Unfounded Aspersions
Daily Bread for 10.22.25: Anatomy of an Unfounded Aspersion
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be windy with a high of 48. Sunrise is 7:17 and sunset is 6:00 for 10 hours 44 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 1.1 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Alcohol Licensing Committee meets at 5 PM. On this day in 1962, President…