Good morning, Whitewater. It’s a cloudy day in town, with the sky giving way later to sunshine and a high of sixty-one. Today is the UN-sponsored International Peace Day, yet unobserved (even if known) in the many places around the planet where war rages, including among this places eastern Europe. Over night, SpaceX successfully launched…

Good morning, Whitewater. We’ll have scattered thunderstorms this Saturday in Whitewater, with a high of seventy-seven. One always hopes for good days – here’s someone who, if he were to hope, would probably see those wishes fulfilled every day: Via YouTube, one reads that he’s a “three-month-old fennec fox [who] is full of energy and…

Good morning, Whitewater. Friday in the city will be mostly sunny with a high of seventy-four, with a probability of rain later tonight. On this day in 1881, Pres. Garfield dies: …President James A. Garfield, who had been in office just under four months, succumbs to wounds inflicted by an assassin 80 days earlier, on…

Good morning, Whitewater. Thursday in the city will be partly cloudy with a high of sixty-seven. Sunrise today is 6:38 AM and sunset 6:59 PM. The moon is a waning crescent with twenty-six percent of its visible disk illuminated. A little video editing, like that of Argentina’s Fernando Lipschitz, can make ordinary traffic at an…

Good morning, Whitewater. Midweek in town will be sunny with a high of sixty-nine. Sunrise is 6:37 AM and sunset is 7:01 PM. The moon is a waning crescent with thirty-four percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1787, delegates at the the Constitutional Convention sign their finished product: Once the final…

Good morning, Whitewater. Tuesday will be sunny with a high of sixty-five. Whitewater’s Alcohol Licensing Committee meets at 5:45 PM, and Common Council meets thereafter at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1620, a ship leaves from England: The Mayflower sails from Plymouth, England, bound for the New World with 102 passengers. The ship was…

Good morning, Whitewater. Monday in Whitewater will be rainy with a high of fifty-six. Whitewater’s Planning Commission and Community Development Authority meet jointly tonight at 6:30 PM. In last Friday’s FW poll, readers could vote on whether they’d try a black hamburger from Burger King Japan. A majority said they’d decline the offer: 61.9% said…

Good morning, Whitewater. Sunday in town will be sunny with a high of sixty-five. On this day in 1812, Napoleon captures Moscow, but doesn’t find what he expected: On September 14, 1812, Napoleon moved into the empty city that was stripped of all supplies by its governor, Feodor Rostopchin. Relying on classical rules of warfare…

Good morning, Whitewater. Saturday will be sunny and mild, with a high of fifty-nine. Sunrise today is 6:33 AM and sunset 7:08 PM. The moon is in a waning gibbous phase with 74% of its visible disk illuminated. Pacific Rim was a big-budget film about building giant robots to fight giant monsters – kaiju –…

Good morning, Whitewater. Friday brings a probability of light rain with a high of fifty-one to the Whippet City. On this day in 1940, French teenagers discover paleolithic drawings: Cave painting of a dun horse at Lascaux. Via Wikipedia. Lascaux (Lascaux Caves)…is the setting of a complex of caves in southwestern France famous for its…

Good morning, Whitewater. We’ll have a partly cloudy day with a high of just sixty-one today. Sunrise today is 6:30 AM and sunset 7:12 PM. The moon is in a waning gibbous phase with ninety-percent of its visible disk illuminated. On the International Space Station, astronauts have been studying fire in a weightless environment: It’s…

Good morning, Whitewater. Wednesday presents a rainy morning and a cloudy afternoon with a high of seventy-four. Whitewater’s Community Development Authority’s Seed Capital Committee meets at 3:30 PM today, and her Board of Directors at 5 PM. On this day in 1941, the late Stephen J Gould is born: Stephen Jay Gould, author of The…

Good morning, Whitewater. We’ll have a partly cloudy day with a high of eighty this Tuesday, followed by thunderstorms tonight. On this day in 1776, America gets a new name: …the Continental Congress formally declares the name of the new nation to be the “United States” of America. This replaced the term “United Colonies,” which…

Good morning, Whitewater. Monday in the city will be mostly sunny with a high of seventy-six. Sunrise is 6:27 AM and sunset 7:17 PM. There’s a full moon this evening at 8:38 PM. It’s the thirds and final supermoon of summer: Common Council and the Community Development Authority will hold a joint meeting at 6:30…