Good morning. We’ll have a mostly sunny day with a high of twenty-five.  Today brings 10h 39m of sunlight, 11h 37m of daylight, with a waxing crescent moon. On 2.17.1972, Nixon goes to China: Washington, Feb. 17 — President Nixon left for China today. He is to reach Peking on Monday morning, China time (Sunday night, New…

Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will bring a slight chance of flurries, a high of eighteen, and partly sunny skies. On this day in 1923, an archaeological wonder: [I]n Thebes, Egypt, English archaeologist Howard Carter enters the sealed burial chamber of the ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamen…. When Carter arrived in Egypt in 1891, he…

Good morning. Whitewater’s week ends with a chance of scattered flurries and a high of twenty-four. We’ll have 10h 34m of sunlight, 11h 32m of daylight, with a waxing crescent moon. On 2.15.1898, a explosion still remembered today, as a prelude to war: A massive explosion of unknown origin sinks the battleship USS Maine in Cuba’s Havana…

Good morning. Valentine’s Day in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy, with a chance of afternoon snow, and a high of thirty-seven. Whitewater’s Police & Fire Commission meets at 6 PM tonight. On this day in 1929, a shocking Prohibition-related crime: 7 Chicago Gangsters Slain by Firing Squad of Rivals, Some in Police Uniforms Chicago, Feb.…

Good morning. It’s a mostly sunny day, with a high of thirty-seven, ahead for Whitewater. Whitewater’s Tech Park Board meets today at 8 AM. The agenda posted at the City of Whitewater website for that Tech Park Board meeting is unprofessional and sloppy at best, and legally deficient at worst. Here’s the full text: MEETING…

Good morning. Today brings mostly sunny skies and a high of thirty-two to Whitewater. It’s Lincoln’s birthday, and in 1859, while a presidential candidate, he spoke in Milwaukee at the Wisconsin State Fair.  Here’s a part of the text of that address, ostensibly about agriculture (but truly about even more): The world is agreed that labor is the source from which human wants…

Good morning. Snow showers and flurries, with no expected accumulation, and a high of thirty-three start our week. Downtown Whitewater’s board meets today at 8 AM, and Whitewater’s Planning Commission later today at 6 PM. On this day in 1861, Lincoln leaves for Washington: On a cold, rainy morning, Lincoln boarded a two-car private train…

Good morning. Sunday brings rain or freezing rain, with a high of forty today. On this day in 1763, it’s the end of the French and Indian War: The Seven Years’ War, a global conflict known in America as the French and Indian War, ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by France,…

Good morning. A partly sunny Saturday, with a high of thirty-one, lies ahead. So Monopoly now has a cat playing-piece, and the Daily Show’s Jon Stewart thinks it should have been the robot. There’s still room for an obvious compromise: 2.9.1964: At approximately 8:12 p.m. Eastern time, Sunday, February 9, 1964, The Ed Sullivan Show…

Good morning. Whitewater’s work week ends with decreasing clouds turning into a mostly sunny day, with a high of twenty-six. We’ll have 10h 16m of sunlight and 11h 14m of daylight. Tomorrow will bring two minutes more light. Next week, an asteroid the size of an office building will pass very close the Earth. It’s…

Good morning. It’s a day of a wintry mix, and about two to four inches of snow, ahead for Whitewater. Not a bad term ‘wintry mix’ – it’s a quick way of saying sleet, snow, cold rain, all together. Better as a term, of course, than an experience. The Landmarks Commission is now listed for…

Good morning. It’s a Wednesday of morning fog, increasing clouds, and a high of twenty-nine for Whitewater. Whitewater’s Tourism Council meets at 9 AM this morning, and her Zoning Rewrite Steering Committee later today at 6 PM. How did dogs become domesticated dogs?  There’s a compelling theory that Learning to love grains, potatoes was key…

Good morning. Tuesday brings a high of twenty-nine, and light show (with limited accumulation) to Whitewater. It also brings Gov. Walker to town, at 10:15 AM, for a Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Announcement: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The Whitewater University Technology Park Board members have been invited to attend an announcement ceremony on Tuesday, February…

Good morning. We’ve had a few inches of snow overnight, and we’ll have about one more before the show ends in the early afternoon. It’s a MOnday high of twenty, with 10h 5m of sunlight and 11h 5m of daylight. Whitewater’s Parks & Rec Board will meet later today at 5 PM. On this day…