Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny, with a high of twenty-two. Moderate winds will produce wind chill values near zero for the day. On 2.23.1954, doctors in Pittsburgh begin the first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine. After this, a crippling and killing disease slowly, and irreversibly, loosens…

Good morning. Saturday will be mostly sunny with a high of twenty-seven. The results of yesterday’s poll are now in, on the question of whether Lykoi cats are preferable. I like cats, and even I had only a mild yes to the question, but 75% of respondents voted against them. So, they’re probably not destined…

Good morning. There’s a probability of snow this morning, of about a half an inch in accumulation, and afterward a mostly sunny day with a high of twenty seven. On February 21, 1885, the Washington Monument is dedicated: The 555-foot-high marble obelisk was first proposed in 1783, and Pierre L’Enfant left room for it in…

Good morning. Whitewater has a wintry mix ahead this morning, but mostly rain for later in the day (with a chance for thunderstorms in the afternoon). Our high temperature today will be forty-three. Common Council meets tonight at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1962, John Glenn traveled 81,000 miles, and in so doing became…

Good morning. Wednesday brings sunny skies and a balmy, forty-degree temperature. On this day in 1945, America began the invasion of Iwo Jima, a notably intense, month-long battle against Japanese forces. The Associated Press reported the Marines’ landing: Advanced Headquarters, Guam, Monday, Feb. 19 – American Marines, their path cleared by the most intensive neutralization…

Good morning. We’ll have fog in the morning, clouds throughout the day, and a high of thirty-eight. It’s the Spring Primary election in Whitewater, for candidates in the 4th Council District. Whitewater’s Police and Fire Commission meets tonight at 6 PM. On Japan’s Okunoshima Island (know as the ‘Rabbit Island’), wild rabbits are always on…

Good morning. Whitewater will have heavy snow today, with an accumulation of about four to six inches. We’ll have a high temperature of twenty-five. On this day in 1972, Nixon goes to China. On this day, twelve years ago, a Wisconsinite strikes gold at Salt Lake City: 2002 – Wisconsin Skater Takes Gold On this…

Good morning. Sunday presents a chance of flurries and a high of twenty-two for Whitewater. We’ve only one moon, but Jupiter has many, including the largest in the solar system, Ganymede. NASA Voyager probes and Galileo mission collectively filmed the surface of Ganymede (a satellite bigger even than the planet Mercury) to produce a map…

Good morning. Saturday brings a high of twenty and late afternoon clouds to Whitewater. There’s a likelihood of snow this evening, with an accumulation of less than one inch. On this day in 1898, the Maine explodes: A massive explosion of unknown origin sinks the battleship USS Maine in Cuba’s Havana harbor, killing 260 of…

Good morning. Valentine’s Day in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of nineteen. Sunrise today is 6:54 AM and sunset is 5:25 PM. There’s a full moon today at 5:54 PM. Cold(er) temperatures can be beneficial for one’s health, as James Hamblin explains in How Being Cold Burns Calories: If you are a…

Good morning. Whitewater will have a forty-percent chance of snow today, with a high of thirty-two. The Fire and Rescue Task Force will meet tonight at 6:00 PM. On this day in 1633, Galileo arrives in Rome: On this day in 1633, Italian philosopher, astronomer and mathematician Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome to face charges…

Good morning. Wednesday will bring an even chance of snow to Whitewater this afternoon, with a high temperature of twenty degrees. It’s Lincoln’s 205th birthday. On September 30, 1859, Lincoln spoke in Milwaukee to the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society, the last portion of which is especially moving: ….It is said an Eastern monarch once charged…

Good morning. Visitors to my sites are likely to see a banner at the bottom of the page for 2.11.14 about The Day We Fight Back (https://thedaywefightback.org), a widespread, grassroots effort to curtail NSA encroachment on citizens’ rights. Thousands of websites are participating, across America, with easy means for readers to contact their Congressional representatives…

Good morning. Monday will be sunny and cold, with a high of eight degrees. Whitewater’s Planning Commission meets tonight at 6 PM. NASA’s Curiosity rover recently took a picture of the Martian night sky, with Earth and the Moon visible: This view of the twilight sky and Martian horizon taken by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover…