Good morning. It’s drizzle and a high temperature of forty-one ahead for Whitewater today. About a half-century later, America naturally still recalls the assassination of Pres. Kennedy on this day in 1963, and also remains transfixed by Abraham Zapruder’s 8mm film from that day.  Memorable, but for tragedy. Here’s Google’s puzzle for today: “You’re standing…

Good morning. Awaiting Whitewater is a partly sunny day with a high temperature  of forty-five. We’ve any number of protests in Wisconsin these days, but there’s nothing new about protests among us, as the Wisconsin Historical Society recalls a notable campus protest in 1968: On this date, 96 African-American students were arrested for occupying the…

Good morning. It’s a windy day that lies ahead for Whitewater, but a balmy forty-seven degrees, too. I see that the last open day for Whitewater’s compost site this season will be November 26th.  Steady yourselves. The Wisconsin Historical Society notes that on this day in 1930, federal agents and county deputies raided Otto Matschke’s…

Good morning. It’s a perfect November day ahead: sunny with a high of thirty-six. Whitewater will see demonstration and counter-demonstration this afternoon. Demonstration: On Thurs. Nov. 17 to 18th, the American Dream movement, along with three University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student groups, including Forward Whitewater, the Peace Group, and the College Dems, will be sponsoring an…

Good morning. If you’re reading from faraway, and you’ve awakened to a day of sunny skies and seventy-five degrees, then you’ve missed out on a crisp Whitewater day with a high temperature of thirty-eight. Our November is as November should be. It’s a grand opening for Whitewater’s new, expanded Walmart today. I walked through last…

Good morning, A mostly sunny, balmy fifty-six degree day lies ahead for Whitewater. Two public meetings await, too: the Urban Forestry Commission meets at 4:15 PM, and Common Council meets at 6:30 PM. The Common Council session features a public hearing on Whitewater’s 2012 municipal budget. I’ll offer fuller remarks on the 2012 budget tomorrow,…

Good morning, For Whitewater today, it’s a slight chance of showers, and a high temperature of fifty-five. The Wisconsin Historical Society notes the birth of a famous, Wisconsin-born historian on this day in 1861: 1861 – Frederick Jackson Turner Born On this date Frederick Jackson Turner was born in Portage. Turner spent most of his academic career…

Good morning. A sunny day, with a high temperature of forty-six awaits Whitewater today. It’s Veterans’ Day, and on this day in 1918, formerly known as Armistice Day, the First World war came to an end. The New York Times described the end of that terrible conflict succinctly at the time: Washington, Monday, Nov. 11,…

Good morning. There’s a chance of snow today, and a high of thirty-seven, for Whitewater’s forecast. One often hears that Wisconsin’s current politics is too incendiary, too extreme, etc. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls a day far worse, on this day in 1862: 1862 – Draft Riot of 1862 On this date angry citizens protesting…

Good morning, It’s another rainy day in Whitewater, with a chance of snow (of little accumulation) later this afternoon. Whitewater’s Tech Park Board meets today at 8 AM. The agenda is available online. A portion of the meeting is in closed session, but most of the meeting is scheduled for open session. (The agenda is…

Good morning, Rain falls on the Whippet City today with a high temperature of forty-three. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls a day of political foolishness in Milwaukee: 1910 – First Socialist Mayor Elected in Milwaukee On this date Emil Seidel was elected Mayor of Milwaukee. He was the firstsocialist mayor in the City. [Source: Milwaukee County History]…

Good morning, It’s a partly cloudy day with a high temperature of sixty ahead for Whitewater, and rain likely tonight and tomorrow. In our small city today, there will be a meeting of the Park & Rec Board at 5 PM.  The meeting agenda is available online. On this day in 1917, the Bolsheviks seized…

Good morning, It’s a sunny day with a high of fifty-four ahead. The Wisconsin Historical Society notes that this day marks the anniversary from 1909 of the Nation’s First Commercially Built Airplane On this date in Beloit, a plane was assembled and built by Wisconsin’s first pilot, Arthur P. Warner. This self-taught pilot was the 11th…

Good morning, High winds and morning rain visit the Whippet City today, with a high temperature of fifty-one. I’m sometimes asked why I write briefly about the weather each morning. There are three reasons. First, it’s a holdover from a long-ago comparison I made between the Farmers’ Almanac and National Weather Service forecasts. Second, it…