Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will see a mixture of clouds and sun with a high of 81. Sunrise is 6:00 and sunset is 7:58 for 13 hours 58 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waxing crescent with 4.4 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1941, Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill…
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Daily Bread for 8.13.26: Stagflation Returns
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 76. Sunrise is 5:59 and sunset is 7:59 for 14 hours 0 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waxing crescent with 0.9 percent of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater School Board’s Human Resources Committee meets at 5 PM. On this day…
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Daily Bread for 8.12.26: The Most Important — and Encouraging — Number from the Wisconsin Gubernatorial Primary
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 84. Sunrise is 5:58 and sunset is 8:01 for 14 hours 3 minutes of daylight. The moon will be new today with none of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1960, NASA launches Echo 1A, its first successful communications satellite.…
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Daily Bread for 8.11.26: Requesting FEMA Aid After Deadly Fox Valley Tornado
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will see thunderstorms with a high of 79. Sunrise is 5:57 and sunset is 8:02 for 14 hours 5 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning crescent with 2.1 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Public Works Committee meets at 5 PM. On this day in 1942, actress Hedy…
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Daily Bread for 8.9.26: When a Public Regulator Shows a Better Understanding than a Public Utility
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will see thunderstorms with a high of 78. Sunrise is 5:54 and sunset is 8:05 for 14 hours 11 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning crescent with 13.5 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1810, Napoleon annexes Westphalia as part of the First French Empire. This libertarian blogger…
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Daily Bread for 8.2.26: Wisconsin Partisan Primary Voters Cannot Effectively Ticket-Split
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 78. Sunrise is 5:47 and sunset is 8:14 for 14 hours 27 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning gibbous with 84.8 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1790, the federal government conducts the first United States census. Wisconsin’s…
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Daily Bread for 8.1.26: Friendly Neighborhood Spiders
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be rainy with a high of 72. Sunrise is 5:46 and sunset is 8:15 for 14 hours 29 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning gibbous with 91 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1774, British scientist Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen gas, corroborating the prior discovery of this…
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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…
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Daily Bread for 7.28.26: Another Federal Blow to Wisconsin’s Manufacturers
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 83. Sunrise is 5:42 and sunset is 8:20 for 14 hours 38 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 99 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Finance Committee meets at 5 PM and the Aquatic Center Committee at…
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Daily Bread for 7.27.26: The National Press Covers the Wisconsin Gubernatorial Race Better than the Journal Sentinel
by JOHN ADAMS •
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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.…
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Daily Bread for 7.25.26: Surrounded by Nature
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 80. Sunrise is 5:39 and sunset is 8:23 for 14 hours 44 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 85.8 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1897, author Jack London embarks on a sailing trip to take…
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Daily Bread for 7.23.26: A News Headline for Our Time
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 77. Sunrise is 5:37 and sunset is 8:24 for 14 hours 47 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 70 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1829, inventor William Austin Burt patents the typographer, a precursor to the typewriter.…