Good morning. We have a rainy day with a high of forty-one. The Tech Park Board is scheduled to meet at 8 AM this morning. On this day in 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes a major-league player with the Brooklyn Dodgers: Jackie Robinson, 28-year-old infielder, yesterday became the first Negro to achieve major-league baseball status in…

Good morning. We’ve a certainty of rain today (as it’s raining now), and a predicted high of forty-five (a good bet, as it’s thirty-nine now). The Parks & Rec Board meets today at 5 PM, and at the same time there’s also an informational meeting about street reconstruction along East Main Street. On this day…

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Good morning. Monday brings showers and a high of fifty-nine. Whitewater’s Planning Commission meets tonight at 6 PM. Yesterday began the Washington Post‘s third annual Squirrel Week. Like politicians facing a change of view, my own opinion of squirrels has been evolving: I’m starting to like them more than I once did. John Kelly of…

Good morning. A sunny Sunday’s ahead, with a high of fifty-six, northwest winds at 5 to 10 MPH, and a waning crescent moon. Here’s a quick review of recent readers’ responses to Friday FW polls: NCAA D1 Basketball Champion: 53.33% said Louisville, and you’ve a good chance to be right, as it’s Louisville v. Michigan,…

Good morning. Saturday brings a chance of rain with a high of sixty-four. So you’re paddling along in a kayak, and a possum swims by – what to do? Here’s Eric Markt’s answer: On this day in 1909, “explorers Robert E. Peary and Matthew A. Henson became the first men to reach the North Pole.…

Good morning. The week ends with a mostly sunny day and a high of forty-eight. We’ll get 12h 55m of sunlight, 13h 53m of daylight, north winds at 5 MPH, and a waning crescent moon. On this day in 1774, Benjamin Franklin writes a satirical letter to Britain’s prime minister: …Benjamin Franklin writes an open…

Good morning. Thursday brings a true spring day to Whitewater: sunny with a high of fifty-six. Common Council meets tonight at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 39, was shot to death in Memphis, Tenn. On this day in 1865, Wisconsin regiments pressed on against Robert E.…

Good morning. Midweek in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of forty-four. The Whitewater Tourism Council meets this morning at 9 AM. On this day in 1860, it’s the debut of the Pony Express: …the first Pony Express mail, traveling by horse and rider relay teams, simultaneously leaves St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California.…

Good morning. It’s a sunny election day for Whitewater, with a high of forty degrees, northwest winds 5 to 15 MPH, and a waning gibbous moon. Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission Meets tonight at 6 PM. On this day in 1917, Pres. Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war against Imperial Germany, insisting that “the world…

Good morning. A new month begins with mostly sunny skies and a high of thirty-eight. It’s April 1st, and Google proudly claims they’ve a new product: Google Nose. Not bad, not bad at all… Around 1700, Aprils Fools’ Day traditions grow in popularity: On this day in 1700, English pranksters begin popularizing the annual tradition…

Good morning. Saturday brings a chance of showers and a high of fifty-three. We’ll have 12h 37m of sunlight, 13h 35m of daylight, and tomorrow have three minutes more. On this day in 1981, “President Reagan was shot and seriously injured outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John W. Hinckley Jr. Also wounded were White…

Good morning. Good Friday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of forty-nine. Dogs are supposed to be man’s best friend, but sometimes a dog is dog’s best friend: On this day in 1929, a desk phone: …President Herbert Hoover has a phone installed at his desk in the Oval Office of the White…

Good morning. A sunny Thursday with a high of forty-four awaits. Over at the Washington Post, they’ve an annual contest in which readers submit Peeps candy dioramas. This year’s winner of the seventh annual contest was Rest in Peeps: Other finalists present political, dining, and artistic themes — A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of…