Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of eighty-five. Sunrise is 5:33 AM and sunset 8:29 PM, for 14h 56m 14s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 11.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1918, Bolshevik Chekists at the Ipatiev House in…
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Daily Bread
Daily Bread for 7.16.20
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of eighty-one. Sunrise is 5:32 AM and sunset 8:29 PM, for 14h 57m 51s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 18.6% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission meets via audiovisual conferencing at 1:30 PM. On this day…
City, Coronavirus, Local Government, Public Health, Radio, University
Radio Interview on UW-Whitewater’s Plans for the Fall
by JOHN ADAMS • • 1 Comment
Yesterday, UW-Whitewater’s Chancellor, Dr. Dwight Watson, and Communications Director, Jeff Angileri, gave a radio interview with WCLO about their plans for a fall semester during a pandemic. The interview is available online as an audio file. A few remarks: A College Town. There’s a difference between a town with a college and a college town,…
Daily Bread
Daily Bread for 7.15.20
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with afternoon showers and a high of seventy-nine. Sunrise is 5:31 AM and sunset 8:30 PM, for 14h 59m 27s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 26.8% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Parks & Recreation Board meets via audiovisual conferencing at 5:30…
Coronavirus, Covidiocy, Culture, Libertarians, Liberty, Public Health
Individual Responsibility in Conditions of Pandemic
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Economist Robert Samuelson, writing Americans are historically unhappy. But there’s a lesson to learn here, observes that The connecting threads of these pessimistic surveys are the novel coronavirus and its devastating impact on the economy. Nearly everyone is affected in one way or another. There’s a clash between America’s individualistic culture (“You can’t make me wear…
Daily Bread
Daily Bread for 7.12.20
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Daily Bread
Daily Bread for 7.9.20
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will see afternoon thundershowers with a high of eighty-nine. Sunrise is 5:26 AM and sunset 8:34 PM, for 15h 07m 53s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 81.3% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1868, the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is…
Daily Bread
Daily Bread for 7.3.20
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with scattered afternoon thundershowers and a high of eighty-nine. Sunrise is 5:22 AM and sunset 8:36 PM, for 15h 14m 17s of daytime. The moon is waxing gibbous with 96.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1863, the Union is victorious on…
Daily Bread
Daily Bread for 7.2.20
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of eighty-nine. Sunrise is 5:21 AM and sunset 8:36 PM, for 15h 15m 09s of daytime. The moon is waxing gibbous with 90.9% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Fire Department meets at 6:30 PM via audiovisual conferencing. On this day…
Daily Bread
Daily Bread for 7.1.20
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of eighty-eight. Sunrise is 5:21 AM and sunset 8:36 PM, for 15h 15m 56s of daytime. The moon is waxing gibbous with 83.4% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg begins. Recommended for reading in full…
City, Culture, Demographics, Local Government
Quick Observations on Whitewater’s Demographics
by JOHN ADAMS • • 1 Comment
It’s common in films and books that small towns, even small college towns, are described as homogeneous. There may be a few eccentric characters here or there, but the town so described (and imagined) is seldom a diverse one. Whitewater is more diverse than those places, and diverse in a way that leaves no group…
Daily Bread
Daily Bread for 6.29.20
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will see afternoon thundershowers with a high of eighty-eight. Sunrise is 5:19 AM and sunset 8:37 PM, for 15h 17m 20s of daytime. The moon is waxing gibbous with 63.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1975, Steve Wozniak tests his first prototype of Apple I…
Daily Bread
Daily Bread for 6.28.20
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will see scattered afternoon thundershowers with a high of eighty-seven. Sunrise is 5:19 AM and sunset 8:37 PM, for 15h 18m 29s of daytime. The moon is waxing gibbous with 51.9% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1846, Adolphe Sax patents the saxophone. Recommended for reading…
Daily Bread
Daily Bread for 6.27.20
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will see scattered thundershowers with a high of eighty-six. Sunrise is 5:18 AM and sunset 8:37 PM, for 15h 18m 29s of daytime. The moon is waxing crescent with 40.6% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1937, Solomon Juneau founds the Milwaukee Sentinel. Recommended for reading…