Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 16. Sunrise is 7:21 and sunset is 4:50 for 9 hours 29 minutes of daytime. The moon is new. On this day in 1977, scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announce they have identified a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires’…
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Daily Bread for 1.17.26: Revisiting ‘Steps for Blogging on a Policy or Proposal’
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Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will see morning snow showers with a high of 19. Sunrise is 7:21 and sunset is 4:48 for 9 hours 27 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 1.5 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1991, Operation Desert Storm begins early in the morning…
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Daily Bread for 1.16.26: Wisconsin’s Projected Budget Surplus Grows
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 35. Sunrise is 7:22 and sunset is 4:47 for 9 hours 25 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 5.1 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1945, with the Third Reich retreating on all fronts, Hitler moves…
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Daily Bread for 1.15.26: Wisconsin Moves to Support Program for Local Food Banks After Federal Funding Cuts
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Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be windy with a high of 23. Sunrise is 7:22 and sunset is 4:46 for 9 hours 24 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 10.2 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Community Development Authority meets at 5:30 PM. On this day in 1967, the…
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Daily Bread for 11.5.25: The Veto of a Counterproductive Work Requirement
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Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 56. Sunrise is 6:34 and sunset is 4:41 for 10 hours 7 minutes of daytime. The moon is full with 99.9 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission meets at 6 PM. On this day in 1930, American novelist Sinclair Lewis becomes…
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Daily Bread for 10.8.25: Wisconsin Attorney General Kaul Declines Governor’s Race
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 62. Sunrise is 7:00 and sunset is 6:23, for 11 hours 23 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 97 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1862, the Confederate invasion of Kentucky is halted at the Battle…
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Daily Bread for 10.7.25: Tom Tiffany’s Changes to His Campaign Website on Past Policies Won’t Matter
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Daily Bread for 10.6.25: Assessing Teasers and Speculation About Wisconsin Elections for 2026
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 74. Sunrise is 6:58 and sunset is 6:26, for 11 hours 29 minutes of daytime. The moon is full this evening with 99.5 percent of its visible disk now illuminated. The Whitewater School Board’s Policy Review Committee meets at 4:30 PM. Whitewater’s…
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Daily Bread for 8.23.25: Legislature Blocks Evers Administration Rulemaking
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Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 74. Sunrise is 6:10 and sunset is 7:43, for 13 hours, 34 minutes of daytime. The moon is new with 0.1 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1775, King George III delivers his Proclamation of Rebellion to the Court of St James’s stating that the American…
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Daily Bread for 8.21.25: Evers Administration Advances Rulemaking
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Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 78. Sunrise is 6:08 and sunset is 7:47, for 13 hours, 39 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 3.5 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Lakes Advisory Committee meets at 4:30 PM and the Community Development Association meets…
Budget, Daily Bread, State Government, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 8.15.25: Wisconsin State Budget Returns to Typical Margins
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 87. Sunrise is 6:01 and sunset is 7:56, for 13 hours, 55 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 56.5 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1944, Allied forces land in southern France in Operation Dragoon. Wisconsin has…
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Daily Bread for 7.9.25: Wisconsin Supreme Court Again Restores Traditional Executive Authority
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Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 83. Sunrise is 5:25 and sunset is 8:34, for 15 hours, 9 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 98.1 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1962, Starfish Prime tests the effects of a nuclear test at orbital…
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Daily Bread for 7.3.25: Vos Admits That Worry Over National GOP Policy Compelled WISGOP Deal With Evers
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Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 88. Sunrise is 5:21 and sunset is 8:36, for 15 hours, 15 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 57.5 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1863, the final day of the Battle of Gettysburg culminates in Confederate defeat…
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Daily Bread for 7.1.25: On the State Budget Deal, Evers Seems to Win Most
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 82. Sunrise is 5:20 and sunset is 8:37, for 15 hours, 17 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 37.4 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg begins. There’s a deal this morning between…