Good morning. Black Friday in Whitewater will be a day of gradual clearing, with a high of thirty-two. On this day in 1943, the United States took the Tarawa and Makin atolls from the Japanese. How fast can a sailboat go?  Really fast.  An Anglo-Australian sailboat broke 100 KMH in an amazing nautical-mile run: Google’s daily puzzle…

Good morning. Thanksgiving in Whitewater will be mild, with a high of sixty-two, and a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. The day will breezy, with south winds at 10 to 20 MPH, and gusts up to 40 MPH. On this day in 1963, Pres, Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a Dallas motorcade.…

Good morning. It’s a Wednesday of early fog, clearing with a high of fifty-eight, for Whitewater. On this day in 1877, the first of Thomas Edison’s principal inventions: The American inventor announces his invention of the phonograph, a way to record and play back sound. Edison stumbled on one of his great inventions–the phonograph–while working…

Good morning. Patchy fog for Whitewater’s morning will give way to a mostly cloudy day with a high of fifty-five. We’ll have 9h, 33m of sunlight, and 10h, 35m of daylight. Common Council meets tonight at 6:30 PM, with the principal business of the meeting being a public hearing on the 2013 municipal budget. On…

Good morning. It’s a cloudy Monday for Whitewater, with a high of fifty-four and a slight chance of afternoon showers. Whitewater’s Library Board meets tonight at 6 PM. On this day in 1863, Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address: On November 19, 1863, at the dedication of a military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, during the American…

Good morning. Whitewater’s Sunday will be mild, with a high of fifty-six, and sunny. On this day in 1863, Pres. Lincoln goes to Gettysburg: …President Abraham Lincoln boards a train for Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to deliver a short speech at the dedication of a cemetery of soldiers killed during the battle there on July 1 to July…

Good morning. It’s a mostly sunny Saturday for Whitewater, with a high of fifty-three, and winds from the south-southeast at 5 to 10 miles per hour. On this day in 1973, Pres. Nixon offered his heartfelt reassurances to the American people: Nixon’s not talking about Watergate here, but accusations of financial impropriety; still, his use…

Good morning. Whitewater’s work week ends with mostly sunny skies and a high of forty-seven. A major film-series opening: On this day in 2001, the British author J.K. Rowling’s star creation–bespectacled boy wizard Harry Potter–makes his big-screen debut in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, which opens in movie theaters across the United States. Based on the mega-best-selling…

Good morning. Thursday in town looks to be partly sunny, with a high of forty-nine, and southwest winds at 5 to 10 miles per hour. Tonight at 6 PM, Whitewater’s Police Commission meets. On this day in 1867, the first stock ticker made its debut in New York City: …the first stock ticker is unveiled…

Good morning. Wednesday brings mostly cloudy skies, a high of forty-four, and south winds of five to ten miles per hour. Whitewater’s Community Development Authority meets today at 4:30 PM. On this day in 1972, a milestone for the Dow Jones – it closed above 1,000 for the first time: The Dow Jones industrial average closed above…

Good morning. Today in Whitewater will be sunny, with a high of thirty-eight. Common Council meets this evening at 6:30 PM, to consider three possible budget items: funding for the ‘Innovation Express,’ for the fight against the Emerald Ash Borer, and for Downtown Whitewater. The agenda to which I have linked includes information on options…

Good morning. Monday begins with a high of thirty-three, and a slight chance of flurries in the afternoon. Tonight at 6 PM, Whitewater’s Planning Commission meets. On this day in 1942, the Battle of Guadalcanal began. The battle ended as a major American victory over Japan. Here’s how the New York Times reported the beginning…

Good morning. Happy Veterans’ Day. Whitewater’s Sunday will bring showers and a high of sixty-five. On this day in 1918, the First World War came to an end: At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the Great War ends. At 5 a.m. that morning, Germany, bereft of manpower…

Good morning. A lovely Saturday unfolds for Whitewater, with decreasing clouds, mild temperatures with a high of sixty-five, and south winds at 10 to 15 miles per hour. On this day in 1969, Sesame Street made its debut: “Sesame Street,” a pioneering TV show that would teach generations of young children the alphabet and how to…