Good morning. A new month begins, with high of eighty-three and an even chance of afternoon thunderstorms. Sunrise was 6:20 AM, and sunset will be 7:29 PM. The moon is a waning crescent with 14% of its visible disk illuminated. The Friday Poll’s now closed, but on the question of whether it’s a good idea…

Good morning. The month ends on an initially cloudy day that will later grow sunnier, with a high of eighty, and northeast winds of 5 mph. On this day in 1980, the Polish trade union Solidarity formally organizes, after weeks of labor strikes, to represent Polish workers in a Communist country that supposedly had no…

Good morning. We’ve an even chance of thunderstorms this afternoon, with a high of ninety-one, and southwest winds five to fifteen mph. The Picture shows a East-German Teleprinter of Type T63-SU12 from Siemens (formerly Siemens & Halske). This Teleprinter was used from 1963-1980 as a part of the special transatlantic Moscow–Washington hotline, also known as…

Good morning. We’ll have a sunny Thursday with a high of eighty-five and calm winds. Those wishing to hear the School Board meeting of Monday, August 26th (during which the Board hired a new principal for the middle school, among other items) can do so via Whitewater Community Television. The program airs again today at…

Good morning. We’ll have occasional morning drizzle in the Whippet City, with patchy fog. Thereafter, Wednesday will gradually become sunnier, with a high of 83. Downtown Whitewater’s Board of Directors meets this morning at 8 AM. Sixteen-year-old Noah Graham had an unexpected and violent encounter with a wolf, but now Noah’s fortunately recovering and the…

Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny and hot, with a high of ninety-two and a heat index near one-hundred. An 1888 lithograph of the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa via Wikipedia On this day in 1883, the largest volcanic eruption recorded kills tens of thousands: The most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history…

Good morning. Our week begins with sunny and hot skies, a high of ninety, and southwest winds around 10 mph. On this day in 1920, the 19th Amendment went into effect, with no public, signing ceremony beforehand: Washington, Aug. 26 — The half-century struggle for woman suffrage in the United States reached its climax at…

Good morning. Whitewater will have a sunny Sunday, with a high of eighty-eight. Sunrise was at 6:12 AM and sunset will be 7:41 PM. The moon is in a waning gibbous phase with 75% of its visible disk illuminated. From 4th of 6 articles in the series, via Wikipedia’s Wikimedia Commons. “Rough image of lithograph…

Good morning. It’s a beautiful day in Whitewater, with sunny skies, a daytime high of eighty-two ahead, and light winds from the south at 5 to 10 mph. Ever wonder about when to use who and whom? The Oatmeal.com has you covered: Easily resolved! How and why to use whom in a sentence – The…

Good morning. Friday brings a sunny day with a high of seventy-nine and winds at 5 to 10 mph. On this day in 1784, the State of Franklin declares its independence: …four counties in western North Carolina declare their independence as the state of Franklin. The counties lay in what would eventually become Tennessee. The…

Good morning. We’ve a forty-percent chance of scattered showers today, with a high of eighty-three. It’s the 151st anniversary of Claude Debussy‘s birth, and Google’s created a musical doodle for the occasion: On this day in 1861, a future governor of Wisconsin heads into action during the Civil War: 1861 – (Civil War) Future Gov.…

Good morning. Midweek in Whitewater will be mostly sunny, with a high of eighty-eight. Today at 1 PM, at the Starin Park Community Building, there will be a free showing of the award-winning film, No. It’s the story of an actual advertising campaign against dictator Augusto Pinochet in 1988. In the early 1970s, with the…

Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny, with a high of eighty-five. Common Council meets tonight at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1911, a communications first: …a dispatcher in the New York Times office sends the first telegram around the world via commercial service…. The Times decided to send its 1911 telegram…

Whitewater’s week begins with beautiful August weather. Our city will enjoy sunny skies with a high near 84. Light south winds will become southwest at 5 to 10 mph in the morning. On this day in 1812, the young American navy saw victory over a warship of the British navy: During the War of 1812,…