Today is the first of a series of posts about the upcoming, contested WUSD board elections. Three candidates are running for two seats: Kelly Davis, Dan McCrea, and Jim Stewart. In today’s post, I’ll summarize some of my own views. (I’ve been direct these last several years; it makes sense to state one’s convictions plainly,…
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Education, School District
What’s Being Done is More than Just a (Sketchy) Number
by JOHN ADAMS • • 2 Comments
A good discussion about education is one about substantive work in academics, athletics, and art (an expansive curriculum). A few days ago, press releases touted the ACT scores of some of our students over the last three years. The data showed progress from 2011 to 2014, as against the statewide ACT average. They’re good scores;…
Daily Bread, Music
Daily Bread for 1.13.24: You’ve Never Heard Instruments Like This Before
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Good morning.
Saturday in Whitewater will be windy, with a windchill advisory, and a high of 25. Sunrise is 7:23 and sunset 4:44 for 9h 20m 59s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 6.5% of its visible disk illuminated.
On this day in 1888, the National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.
You’ve Never Heard Instruments Like This Before:
If you’re a fan of the cinematic universe, this is a Great Big Story for you! These strange devices are used in big budget cinematic scores and video games like Cyberpunk 2077. A small team of dedicated engineers called @somasynths based in Warsaw, Poland and led by sound visionary @vladkreimer3176 are hard at work creating beautiful hand-made musical instruments. But you won’t get any old tune out of them, in fact, it’s quite hard to control what comes out of them most of the time. They create harsh shrieks and noises, yet they’re loved by musicians all over the world. Here’s why Vlad’s unusual approach to music creation is catching on…
Footage captures the moment an earthquake in Japan [1.1.24] rocks a car park:
City, Courts, Daily Bread, Elections, Local Government, School District, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 4.6.23: After the Spring Election in Whitewater
by JOHN ADAMS • • 2 Comments
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 50. Sunrise is 6:26 AM and sunset 7:27 PM for 13h 00m 18s of daytime. The moon is full with 99.9% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission meets at 6 PM, and the Whitewater Common Council meets at 6:30 PM.…
Daily Bread, Facebook, Language
Daily Bread for 3.18.23: Declaration, Persuasion, Narration
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Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will see scattered flurries with a high of 27. Sunrise is 7:00 AM and sunset 7:05 PM for 12h 05m 06s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 14.1% of its visible disk illuminated. The Polar Plunge returns to Whitewater today at the Cravath Lakefront. On this day in…
Daily Bread, Health, Walworth County
Daily Bread for 12.6.22: Disparities in Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes Plague Walworth and Rock Counties
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Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 39. Sunrise is 7:11 AM and sunset 4:20 PM for 9h 09m 11s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 97.8% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Common Council meets at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1917, Finland declares independence…
City, Conservative Populism, Daily Bread, Local Government, Politics, Populists, Trump, Trumpism
Daily Bread for 12.1.22: Trump and Trumpism (Conservative Populism, MAGA, Etc.)
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Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 35. Sunrise is 7:06 AM and sunset 4:21 PM for 9h 15m 05s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with with 61.2% of its visible disk illuminated. There will be a City of Whitewater election machine audit at 1:30 PM, and the Fire…
Daily Bread, Education, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 10.25.22: Wisconsin Has Widest Score Gap Between Black and White Students in Nation
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be rainy with a high of 53. Sunrise is 7:21 AM and sunset 5:56 PM for 10h 34m 47s of daytime. The moon is new with none of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Adlai Stevenson shows the United Nations Security Council reconnaissance…
Daily Bread, Education, University, UW Madison, UW System
Daily Bread for 8.21.22: Direct Admission into the UW System Is a Sensible Idea
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Daily Bread, Housing, Poverty
Daily Bread for 6.27.22: Why Link to Houston’s Response to Homelessness?
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Daily Bread, Economy, Reasoning
Daily Bread for 6.16.22: Crypto Is about More than Crypto
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Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 88. Sunrise is 5:15 AM and sunset 8:35 PM for 15h 19m 53s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 94% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Community Development Authority meets at 5:30 PM. On this day in 1911, IBM is founded as…
City, Daily Bread, Local Government, Politics, School District
Daily Bread for 3.16.22: What if They Got Everything They Wanted?
by JOHN ADAMS • • 1 Comment
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 68. Sunrise is 7:03 AM and sunset 7:03 PM for 11h 59m 57s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 96.3% its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Parks and Rec Board meets at 5:30 PM. On this day in 1935, Adolf Hitler orders…
Conservative Populism, Daily Bread, Education, Recall, School District
Daily Bread for 11.3.21: Mequon-Thiensville School District Rejects Recall
by JOHN ADAMS • • 4 Comments
Conservative Populism, Culture, Daily Bread, Education, Ignorance, Public Meetings, School District
Daily Bread for 9.12.21: Will the Curriculum Be in Their Hands?
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Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with occasional thundershowers and a high of 79. Sunrise is 6:32 AM and sunset 7:08 PM for 12h 36m 07s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 34.6% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1962, President Kennedy delivers his “We choose to go…