Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 81. Sunrise is 5:18 and sunset is 8:28 for 15 hours 10 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning gibbous with 91 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Comprehensive Plan Advisory Work Group meets at 4 PM, and the Landmarks Commission…
State Government
Budget, Daily Bread, Gov. Evers, Speaker Vos, State Government, Tom Tiffany, Wisconsin, WisDems, WISGOP
Daily Bread for 5.27.26: Wisconsin Surpluses, Deficits, and Popular Opinion
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will see periods of clouds and sun with a high of 87. Sunrise is 5:22 and sunset is 8:22 for 15 hours of daylight. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 87.1 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic, creating…
Daily Bread, Gov. Evers, Politics, Speaker Vos, State Government, Wisconsin, WisDems, WISGOP
Daily Bread for 5.15.26: Fiscal Deals Will Likely Wait Until After November (Because Wisconsin Is Already Looking Ahead)
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 77. Sunrise is 5:32 and sunset is 8:11 for 14 hours 39 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 2.4 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1940, Richard and Maurice McDonald open the first McDonald’s restaurant. The…
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?
by JOHN ADAMS •
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…
Legislature, State Government, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 3.21.26: Wisconsin Will See a New State Government
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will see partly sunny skies and a high of 72. Sunrise is 6:56 and sunset is 7:08 for 12 hours 12 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 8.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1952, Alan Freed presents the Moondog Coronation Ball, generally considered…
Daily Bread, Legislature, State Government, WISGOP
Daily Bread for 3.18.26: The Slowly Changing Landscape for the WISGOP
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 39. Sunrise is 7:01 and sunset is 7:05 for 12 hours 4 minutes of daytime. The moon will be new this evening. Whitewater’s Parks and Recreation Board meets at 5:30 PM. On this day in 1925, the 1925 Tri-State tornado hits Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695…
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Daily Bread for 1.18.26: Wisconsin Legislative Committee Releases Additional Funds for UW System
by JOHN ADAMS •
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’
by JOHN ADAMS •
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…
Budget, Daily Bread, State Government, Wisconsin
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…
Authoritarian Populism, Daily Bread, Hunger, State Government, Trumpism, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 1.15.26: Wisconsin Moves to Support Program for Local Food Banks After Federal Funding Cuts
by JOHN ADAMS •
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…
Daily Bread, Employment, State Government, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 11.5.25: The Veto of a Counterproductive Work Requirement
by JOHN ADAMS •
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…
Daily Bread, Gubernatorial Race 2026, Politics, State Government, Wisconsin, WisDems, WISGOP
Daily Bread for 10.7.25: Tom Tiffany’s Changes to His Campaign Website on Past Policies Won’t Matter
by JOHN ADAMS •
Daily Bread, Gubernatorial Race 2026, Politics, Speaker Vos, State Government, Tommy Thompson, Wisconsin, WisDems, WISGOP
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…