Good morning.
Tuesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 83. Sunrise is 6:36 and sunset is 7:02, for 12 hours, 26 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 27.3 percent of its visible disk illuminated.
The Whitewater Common Council meets at 6 PM.
On this day in 1959, the first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, is introduced in a demonstration on live television from New York City.
The faction that only a few years ago insisted that it wanted ‘choice’ over vaccinations now wields federal power through Robert Kennedy Jr. Theirs was, predictably, a disingenuous advocacy. They were not merely vaccine skeptics for themselves — they opposed all vaccinations. When out of power they called for choice. Once in power, Kennedy began imiting access to vaccines and research on vaccines. Kennedy’s an extreme vaccine skeptic; indeed, he’s an inveterate opponent of modern medicine.
In response to anti-vaccination restrictions, Gov. Tony Evers has signed an executive order on vaccine access:
Gov. Tony Evers signed an executive order Monday requiring insurance companies to continue covering COVID-19 vaccines as changes out of federal health agencies have restricted eligibility for the shots.
In the order, Evers called on the state Department of Health Services and pharmacy and insurance boards to “ensure vaccine access for Wisconsinites to the fullest extent of the law and available funding.”
It would also require DHS officials to respond publicly to changes in federal policy that spark “confusion and uncertainty,” offering new guidance about vaccine safety and accessibility as needed.
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Previously, federal guidance recommended these vaccines for most people at most ages. Those recommendations reflected longstanding public health and scientific consensus stating that widespread vaccination is one of the best ways to prevent the spread of many diseases.
Those changes have taken place under direction from Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a vaccine skeptic who has led the national Department of Health and Human Services since February. He’s overseen a seismic shakeup in national health policy and at agencies, including the ousting of leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the removal of experts from vaccine advisory committees.
See Anya van Wagtendonk, Gov. Tony Evers signs executive order on vaccine access amid federal uncertainty, Wisconsin Public Radio, September 15, 2025.
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