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…

Good morning. Whitewater’s Wednesday could be a summer day: sunny and seventy-six. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that in 1979 the Bucks set a scoring records: “Milwaukee set a team scoring record for a regulation-length game with 158 points against New Orleans. [Source: Bucks.com, Official Site of the Milwaukee Bucks]” Google celebrates the birthday today…

Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater: Sunny and sixty-four degrees. In late January, I posted a link to a Condor Cam at the San Diego Zoo. These weeks since lead here, to a condor hatchling: Google’s daily puzzle combines president, invention, and office furniture: “You can thank this president for doubling the size of the United…

Good morning. It’s a day of showers for Whitewater, with a high of sixty-one. The city’s Planning Commission meets tonight at 6 PM. Google has a daily puzzle that’s fit for poker players: “You’ll find me buried beside fellow gunslinger Calamity Jane. What’s the name of the poker hand that honors my death?” On this…

Good morning. Whitewater will have a sunny day, with a high of thirty-six today. I found a video that you may have seen, too, from Brazil. In it one finds an example of human compassion. The recording shows a group of dolphins being beached at Arraial do Cabo on March 5th. The beachgoers are at first startled, but…

Good morning. Whitewater’s Thursday will be about twenty degrees cooler than yesterday: a breezy day with a high of forty-four. On this date in 1943, a famous Wisconsin doctor passed away: 1943 – Joseph Dean Dies On this date Joseph Dean died. One of the great physicians of the Madison area, Dean founded the medical…

Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater looks to be warmer than yesterday, with a high temperature of sixty-four, and a good chance of rain. This afternoon, Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission meets at 5 PM. The Wisconsin Historical Society marks a notable birthday today: 1811 – Increase Allen Lapham Born A pioneer naturalist and noted author, Increase Allen Lapham was…

Good morning. Tuesday: a sunny and windy day for Whitewater, with a high of fifty-eight. There’s our taste of spring. Common Council meets at 6:30 p.m. tonight. On this day in 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision in the Dred Scott case. The New York Times published a story on the decision,…

Good morning. It’s a mostly sunny day, with a high of thirty-three, for Whitewater today. On this day in 1946, Churchill delivered his ‘Iron Curtain’ speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. The full text of the speech is online at Fordham University. At the Wisconsin Historical Society website, an odd tale about a woman…