Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 57. Sunrise is 7:04 and sunset 6:18 PM for 11h 14m 13s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 9.2% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Common Council and the Whitewater Unified School Board meet at 6 PM. …
UW Madison
City, Culture, Daily Bread, Local Government, Politics, School District, UW Madison, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 4.18.23: A Survey on Wisconsin’s Civic and Political Life (3 of 3)
by JOHN ADAMS •
Culture, Daily Bread, Politics, UW Madison, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 4.17.23: A Survey on Wisconsin’s Civic and Political Life (2 of 3)
by JOHN ADAMS •
Culture, Daily Bread, Politics, UW Madison, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 4.16.23: A Survey on Wisconsin’s Civic and Political Life (1 of 3)
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be rainy with a high of 59. Sunrise is 6:10 AM and sunset 7:38 PM for 13h 28m 25s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 16.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1926, Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.…
Daily Bread, UW Madison
Daily Bread for 12.17.22: UW-Madison 8th in Nation for Research Spending
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 26. Sunrise is 7:20 AM and sunset 4:21 PM for 9h 02m 05s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 28.3% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1903, the Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight in the…
Daily Bread, Education, University, UW Madison, UW System, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 10.22.22: Report Shows College Enrollment Down Across Wisconsin
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 77. Sunrise is 7:17 AM and sunset 6:00 PM for 10h 42m 54s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 9.4% of its visible disk illuminated. Today at 8 AM, the Whitewater Common Council meets in closed session to conduct interviews…
Daily Bread, Education, University, UW Madison, UW System
Daily Bread for 8.21.22: Direct Admission into the UW System Is a Sensible Idea
by JOHN ADAMS •
Daily Bread, UW Madison, UW System, WISGOP
Daily Bread for 5.17.22: WISGOP Whining About the Next Chancellor of UW-Madison
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 74. Sunrise is 5:29 AM and sunset 8:13 PM for 14h 44m 29s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 97.5% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater School Board’s Policy Review Committee meets at 9 AM and Whitewater’s Common Council…
Daily Bread, Employment, University, UW Madison, UW System, Vaccines
Daily Bread for 11.12.21: UW-Madison Charts the Right Course on Vaccination
by JOHN ADAMS •
Daily Bread, Education, School District, University, UW Madison, UW System
Daily Bread for 10.18.21: UW System Vacancies and New Hires
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 71. Sunrise is 7:13 AM and sunset 6:06 PM for 10h 53m 14s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 95.5% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Library Board meets at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1851, Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick is…
Daily Bread, Legislature, Litigation, Public Health, UW Madison, UW System, Vaccines, WISGOP
Daily Bread for 9.4.21: Nass Digs In
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will see showers with a high of 73. Sunrise is 6:24 AM and sunset 7:22 PM, for 12h 58m 51s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 7.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1882, the Pearl Street Station in New York City becomes the first power plant…
Daily Bread, Public Health, UW Madison, UW System, Vaccines
Daily Bread for 9.3.21: UW-Madison Reports 90% Vaccinated
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 71. Sunrise is 6:22 AM and sunset 7:24 PM, for 13h 01m 40s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 13.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1777, during the Battle of Cooch’s Bridge, the Flag of the United States…
Bad Ideas, Corporate Welfare, Foxconn, UW Madison
Foxconn & UW-Madison: Two Years and Less Than One Percent Later…
by JOHN ADAMS •
Kelly Meyerhofer reports UW-Madison still waiting on Foxconn’s $100 million pledge 2 years later: Foxconn Technology Group gave no money to UW-Madison over the past year, renewing questions about the company’s commitment to its $100 million pledge to the university nearly two years ago. UW-Madison received $700,000 in the first of a five-year agreement — less than…
Budget, Coronavirus, Public Health, University, UW Madison, UW System
UW System President Ray Cross’s Overreach
by JOHN ADAMS •
Outgoing UW System President Ray Cross claims he has a long-range plan for the System, and he’s insistent that now is the time for its implementation. Henry Redman of the Wisconsin Examiner reports on the reasonable concern that Cross’s rush to implementation presents in UW faculty worry about ‘power grab’ by Cross at budget listening…