Good morning. It’s a partly sunny election day for Whitewater, with a slight chance of afternoon showers, and a high of sixty-six. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls today as an important election day  in our history: 1866 – African-Americans Vote in Wisconsin On this date African-Americans voted for the first time in Wisconsin, after Ezekiel Gillespie successfully sued for the…

Good morning. Whitewater’s Monday will be a mostly sunny day, with a high temperature of about fifty-seven. Spring Break ends, and Whitewater and all Wisconsin await three seasons of elections (4.3, 5.8, 6.5, 8.14, 11.6). We live in exciting, interesting times. On this day in 1917, President Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war…

Good morning. It’s a rainy morning for Whitewater, with a high temperature on Friday of forty-seven. Google’s daily puzzle asks about a place, but the answer lies in a famous remark: “What is the modern name of the city which was the battle site associated with the phrase, “Veni, vidi, vici”?” So how far do…

Good morning. It’s a chilly morning for Whitewater, followed by a mostly sunny day with a high of fifty-two. On this day in 1973, the last American soldiers left Vietnam. Thanks to a reminder — that I very much needed — here’s a clip of James Cameron’s dive to the bottom of the ocean — Remarkable. Google’s…

Good morning. It’s a mostly sunny day, with a high temperature of sixty-four, ahead for Whitewater. On this day in 1978, America saw her worst nuclear disaster, at the Three Mile Island reactor. The Wisconsin Historical Society notes that on this day in 1954, McCarthy Recall Campaign Begins in Sauk City On this date, “Joe…

Good morning. It’s a twenty-percent chance of thunderstorms, and a high of seventy, for Whitewater’s Tuesday. At 4:15 PM today, Whitewater’s Urban Forestry Commission meets. On the agenda for the meeting, linked above, at No. 9 one will see an item about a Bird City designation for Whitewater. Two quick point about this designation: (1)…

Good morning. It’s an overcast day, with a chance of showers and a high of forty-six, ahead for Whitewater. On this day in 1979, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat signed the Camp David peace treaty at the White House. The Wisconsin Historical Society records today as a the day in…

Good morning. Whitewater’s week ends with showers and a high of seventy-seven. Google’s daily puzzle asks about an animal: “What reptile order, which is still among us, lived alongside dinosaurs and swallows stones to stay underwater?” NASA offers a video about the Jet Stream on Jupiter:  

Good morning. It’s a Thursday of showers, and a high of seventy-seven, ahead for the Whippet City. Forty years ago today, Congress sent a proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution to the states for ratification. It fell short of the three-fourths approval needed. In any event, America shouldn’t need an amendment to recognize rights…

Good morning. For Whitewater’s Wednesday, it’s a breezy day with a high of eighty-one. From Google’s daily puzzle, it’s a mix of food and clothing: “I probably didn’t invent the beef fillet baked in puff pastry that shares my name. But I am responsible for an article of clothing. What is it?” Update, 3.21.12: Turns…

Good morning. Whitewater’s Tuesday will be a mostly sunny day, with a high of eighty-one. The city’s Alcohol Licensing Committee meets at 6 PM, and Common Council at 6:30 PM. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that on this day in 1854, Republican Party Founded On this date Free Soilers and Whigs outraged by the passage…

Good morning. For Whitewater’s Monday, a chance of thunderstorms with a high of seventy-eight. There are two principal public meetings in the city today: the Community Development Authority meets at 4:30 PM, and the Parks & Rec Board at 5 PM. Google’s daily puzzle has a question for dog lovers: “The unique shape of what…

Good morning. For Friday in Whitewater: “Patchy dense fog before 11 am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.” A nice day. The Wisconsin historical Society recalls today as a memorable day in a rum war: 1924 – Antonio “Tony” Navarra murdered in Rum War…

Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be a mostly cloudy, seventy-three-degree day. Tonight @ 7 PM in Common Council’s chambers there will be a League of Women Voters’ hosted forum on the upcoming school referendum. On this day in 1965, Pres. Johnson asked Congress for legislation guaranteeing the right to vote in all Americans. Over…