Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater looks to be a lovely fall day: sunny, a high of seventy, and light northwest winds around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. The results of my latest poll are in, and they’re decisive: 87.1% of respondents felt that convicted animal-abuser Patricia Ritz met her deserved fate when her…

Good morning. Today will be warm and mostly sunny, with a one-third chance of afternoon showers, and a high of eighty. On this day in 1941, Ted Williams becomes the last player to hit .400 in a season: …the Boston Red Sox’s Ted Williams plays a double-header against the Philadelphia Athletics on the last day…

Good morning. The work week ends with sunny skies and a high of seventy-eight. The moon’s a waning crescent with 45% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1964, the Warren Commission concludes that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in assassinating President John F. Kennedy: Washington, Sept. 27–The assassination of President Kennedy was…

Good morning. Morning fog will lift, giving way to sunny skies and a high of seventy-five. You may recall the February premiere of local filmmaker Sean Williamson’s Heavy Hands. (See, The Whitewater Premiere of Heavy Hands: Sunday, 2.10.13 @ 7 PM.) The film will soon reach a British audience, as it will be part of…

Good morning. We’ll have areas of fog in the morning, but thereafter sunny skies and a high of seventy. On this day in 1957, Pres. Eisenhower orders federal soldiers to prevent obstruction of justice and assure lawful integration of Central High in Little Rock, Arkansas. On September 25, 1897, William Faulkner is born. On this…

Good morning. Tuesday brings a sunny day with a high near seventy to Whitewater, with winds of 5 to 10 mph. Whitewater’s Urban Forestry Commission meets today at 4:30 PM, and her Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan Steering Committee at 6 PM. On this day in 1789, America gets her first Supreme Court: The Judiciary…

Downtown Whitewater’s Design Committee meets today at 8 AM. On this day in 1952, then-Sen. Nixon delivers his Checkers speech: Los Angeles, Sept. 23–Senator Richard M. Nixon, in a nation-wide television and radio broadcast tonight, defended his $18,235 “supplementary expenditures” fund as legally and morally beyond reproach. He laid before the Republican National Committee and…

Good morning. The first day of fall in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of sixty-four. We’ll have northeast winds at 5 mph in the afternoon. On this day in 1862, following the Battle of Antietam, the nature of the Civil War changes both formally and practically: President Abraham Lincoln issues a preliminary…

Good morning. Saturday, the last day of summer, will be mostly sunny with a high of sixty-two. On this day in 1942, the B-29 bomber makes its maiden flight: The B-29 Superfortress is a four-engine propeller-driven heavy bomber designed by Boeing that was flown primarily by the United States toward the end of World War…

Good morning. Friday presents a one-third chance of morning showers then a mostly cloudy day with a high of seventy-two. We have a waning gibbous moon with 98% of its visible disk illuminated. Of the moon, using the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, NASA’s created a detailed, striking animation of the lunar surface: On this day in…

Good morning. Thursday’s forecast calls for thunderstorms and a high of eighty-seven. On September 19, 1959, during a visit to the United States, Soviet Premier Khrushchev has a fit because he couldn’t visit Disneyland: In one of the more surreal moments in the history of the Cold War, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev explodes with anger…

Good morning. Wednesday will see an even chance of scattered showers or thunderstorms, with a high near seventy-seven. An architectural beginning for America: On this day in 1793, George Washington lays the cornerstone to the United States Capitol building, the home of the legislative branch of American government. The building would take nearly a century…

Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of sixty-eight. Common Council meets tonight at 6:30 PM. Agenda items C-3 and C-8 will offer information about the city’s fiscal account. Thereafter, another twist in the life of this small town. It’s Constitution Day in America: Howard Chandler Christy (1873–1952) Scene at…

Good morning. The week begins with sunny skies and a high of sixty-four, with north winds of 5 to 10 mph. The Whitewater School Board meets tonight at 6 PM. On this day in 1908, a major car company is born: On September 16, 1908, Buick Motor Company head William Crapo Durant spends $2,000 to…