Wisconsin

Daily Bread, Good Ideas, Science/Nature, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 9.1.23: Wisconsin Farm Launches Tree Species Made to Clean Pollution

by JOHN ADAMS • 09/01/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 82. Sunrise is 6:20 AM and sunset 7:28 PM for 13h 08m 37s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 96.3% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1939, J. Robert Oppenheimer and his student Hartland Snyder publish the…

Courts, Daily Bread, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 8.27.23: The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s ‘Seismic Shift’

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/27/2023 • 2 Comments

Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 74. Sunrise is 6:14 AM and sunset 7:37 PM for 13h 22m 28s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 82.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1832, Black Hawk, leader of the Sauk tribe of Native…

Agriculture, Daily Bread, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 8.26.23: Wisconsin’s Cranberry Bogs

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/26/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 77. Sunrise is 6:13 AM and sunset 7:39 PM for 13h 25m 13s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 73.3% of its visible disk illuminated. There will be a City of Whitewater Lakes Community Meeting at 11:00 AM in…

Crime, Daily Bread, Law, Laws/Regulations, Legislation, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 8.24.23: Closing a Legal Loophole on School Sexual Harassment

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/24/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 97. Sunrise is 6:11 AM and sunset 7:42 PM for 13h 30m 39s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 51.4% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1991, Ukraine declares itself independent from the Soviet Union. Anya…

Daily Bread, Incarceration, Planning, State Government, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 8.20.23: Waupun Correctional Becomes a National Embarrassment

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/20/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 92. Sunrise is 6:07 AM and sunset 7:48 PM for 13h 41m 23s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 14.9% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1794, the Battle of the Fallen Timbers leads to political…

Daily Bread, Federal Government, Government Spending, Innovation Center/Tech Park, Madison, Milwaukee, Technology, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 8.17.23: Well, Possibly in Madison with Lots of Federal Money

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/17/2023 • 2 Comments

Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 73. Sunrise is 6:04 AM and sunset 7:53 PM for 13h 49m 16s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 1.2% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Community Development Authority meets at 5:30 PM. On this day in 1978,…

Courts, Daily Bread, Elections, Fair Maps, Gerrymandering, Law, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 8.15.23: Legislative Districts Resembling Swiss Cheese

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/15/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 76. Sunrise is 6:01 AM and sunset 7:56 PM for 13h 54m 27s of daytime. The moon is new with 0.6% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Common Council meets at 6:30 PM. The agenda is a reminder that bad often…

Adventure, Daily Bread, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 8.12.23: Wisconsinites Traveling the World & Running Through a Town

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/12/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 83. Sunrise is 5:58 AM and sunset 8:00 PM for 14h 02m 05s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 13.1% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1851, Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine.…

Daily Bread, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 8.11.23: Hundreds More Wildfires in Wisconsin This Year

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/11/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be rainy with a high of 85. Sunrise is 5:57 AM and sunset 8:02 PM for 14h 04m 35s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 20.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1942, actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil receive a patent…

Daily Bread, Elections, Law, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 8.10.23: Wisconsin to Adopt New Absentee Ballot Envelopes

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/10/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 82. Sunrise is 5:56 AM and sunset 8:03 PM for 14h 07m 03s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 28.8% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1977, 24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz (“Son of Sam”) is…

Assault Awareness & Prevention, Crime, Daily Bread, Law, Legislation, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 8.9.23: Wisconsin Senate Considers Bills to Address Sexual Assault in the Wisconsin National Guard

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/09/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 83. Sunrise is 5:55 AM and sunset 8:05 PM for 14h 09m 31s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 38.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1974, as a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard…

Big Lie, Conspiracy Theories, Daily Bread, Elections, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 8.8.23: WISGOP Election Official Battles Her Own Party

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/08/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 83. Sunrise is 5:54 AM and sunset 8:06 PM for 14h 11m 57s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 48.8% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1876, Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph. Megan…

Courts, Daily Bread, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 8.6.23: Wisconsin Supreme Court’s Liberal Majority Hires a Walker Appointee

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/06/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 79. Sunrise is 5:52 AM and sunset 8:09 PM for 14h 16m 44s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 70.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1787, sixty proof sheets of the Constitution of the United…

Daily Bread, Dogs, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 8.5.23: Wisconsin Circus Dogs Perform Jaw-Dropping Tricks

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/05/2023 • 2 Comments

Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 83. Sunrise is 5:51 AM and sunset 8:10 PM for 14h 19m 06s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 79.8% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1864, the Battle of Mobile Bay begins at Mobile Bay…