Good morning. It’s a sunny Monday in store for Whitewater, with a high temperature of fifty-eight. Later today, at 6:30 PM, Whitewater’s Library Board will meet. From the Wisconsin Historical Society, it’s anniversaries of bad guys, batteries, and batters (there’s my awkward attempt at alliteration): 1934 – FBI rousts Dillinger from Little Bohemia Lodge On…

Good morning. It’s rainy day for Whitewater with a high temperature of forty-seven. The Wisconsin Historical Society marks today as the anniversary of a first-in-state-history event, from 1836: 1836 – Oldest Library in the State Founded On this date an Act of Congress created the Territory of Wisconsin and in the sixteenth and final section…

Good morning. It’s a rainy Thursday with a high of fifty-five ahead for Whitewater. The Wisconsin Historical Society marks today as one with an unexpected death during wartime: 1862 – Governor Harvey Drowns in the Tennessee River On this date Governor Louis Harvey died while leading an expedition to relieve Wisconsin troops after the battle of Shiloh.…

Good morning. Whitewater’s Wednesday will be warm, with a high of sixty-nine, and a chance of thunderstorms. The city’s Landmarks Commission meets this morning at 8 AM. The Wisconsin Historical Society notes today as an anniversary along our path to statehood: 1818 – Wisconsin Becomes Part of Michigan Territory On this date, the land encompassing…

Good morning. Whitewater looks forward to a mostly sunny day with a high temperature of fifty-seven. Whitewater’s Common Council meets tonight at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1897, playwright Thornton Wilder was born in Madison: 1897 – Thornton Wilder Born On this date Thornton Wilder was born in Madison. A renowned author and playwright, he taught at the…

Good morning. It’s a rainy day in Whitewater, with a high temperature of fifty-five. Whitewater’s Parks & Rec Board meets today at 5 PM. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that on this day in 1916: Wisconsin governor and comic author George W. Peck died. Peck was born in New York in 1840, but lived in Wisconsin from…

Good morning. Friday ends Whitewater’s week with a chance of showers and a high of sixty-two. NPR asks a question about catastrophes: Why didn’t the passengers panic on the Titanic? (They did panic when the Lusitania sank.) David Savage, an economist from Queensland University in Australia, has a theory: There were a lot of similarities…

Good morning. A sunny day, calm winds, and a high of sixty: Whitewater’s Thursday. On this day in 1861, America saw the beginning of the Civil War. New research suggests that the war was even deadlier than previously thought, with estimates of those killed in the conflict raised significantly, from 612,000 to 750,000. Google’s daily…

Good morning. It’s a mostly sunny day with a high of fifty-two for Whitewater. Whitewater’s Tech Park Board meets today at 8 AM. Later this afternoon at 5 PM, a Board of Canvass will conduct a recount of the votes cast for common council candidates in District 4. Foodies have an advantage, perhaps, with today’s…

Good morning. It will be a breezy Tuesday with a high of forty-six that awaits Whitewater. Google’s daily puzzle asks about a president who spoke — just perhaps — too long for his own good: “The president who gave the longest inaugural speech ever had a very short term. How many days did it last?”…

Good morning. It’s a sunny Monday for Whitewater, with a high of fifty-four. Whitewater’s Library Board meets tonight at 6:30 PM. Google marks today as the birthday of Eadweard Muybridge, born 4.9.1830. He’s remembered for his photography and motion studies of animals, and Google’s Doodle highlights that work: Accompanying text: Google honors the english photographer…

Good morning. Whitewater’s week ends with sunny skies and a high temperature of fifty-six. On this day in 1909, explorers Robert Peary and Matthew Henson became the first men to reach the North Pole. The claim was later confirmed by the Navigation Foundation in 1989. The Wisconsin Historical Society records today as a day in…

Good morning. Whitewater’s Thursday looks to be a mostly sunny day with a high temperature of fifty-four. Common Council meets tonight at 6:30 PM. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that on this day in 1860, Wisconsin Congressman Challenged to Duel On this date, with the threat of civil war hanging in the air, John F. Potter,…

Good morning. Whitewater’s Wednesday will be a sunny day, with a high of fifty-nine. Not a bad Wednesday, at all. I’ll have a political recap later today of Whitewater’s elections, for Common Council, for the Whitewater Schools referendum, and a post about county election websites from across the area. However you voted, don’t you feel…