Good morning. Whitewater’s forecast calls for a sunny day, with a high temperature of thirty-eight degrees. Whitewater’s Community Development Authority meets today at 4:30 p.m.  The agenda for the meeting is available online. Campus and schools are back in session today.  Study responsibly.  It’s only a matter of time before one government commission or another…

Good morning. Whitewater’s forecast for today calls for a mostly cloudy day, with a high temperature of thirty-three degrees. It’s the last day of spring break, for our school district and campus. Some of the UW-Whitewater faculty are walking to Madison with message for Gov. Walker.  They’re walking the forty-three mile distance over these last few…

Good morning. It’s a mostly sunny day with a high of about thirty-two degrees in store for the Whitewater today. In Wisconsin history, the Wisconsin Historical Society reports that Wisconsin resident Harry Houdini was born on this day, in 1874: 1874 – Harry Houdini Born On this date magician Harry Houdini was born in Budapest,…

Good morning. It’s a rainy and cold day for Whitewater, with a high temperature of thirty-seven. The Wisconsin Historcal Society recalls that on this day in 1865 the 21st Wisconsin Infantry, made up mostly of soldiers from the Oshkosh area, finished fighting their way through the South during Sherman’s March to the Sea and reached…

Good morning.  It’s a rainy day for Whitewater, with showers and a high temperature of thirty-nine degrees. Today is a proud day in our history.  It’s the birthday of Eugene Shepard, of whom the Wisconsin Historical Society offers an account — On this date Eugene Shepard was born near Green Bay. Although he made his…

Good morning, It’s the first full day of spring, and Whitewater’s forecast calls for an increasingly sunny day, with a high temperature of fifty-six degrees. The Wisconsin Historical Society notes that yesterday, March 20th, was the Republican Party’s founding, in Ripon: 1854 – Republican Party Founded On this date Free Soilers and Whigs outraged by…

Good morning, It’s a partly sunny and mild day ahead for Whitewater, with a high of fifty degrees. In our schools today, it’s Coffee with the Principal at 8:30 a.m., and Spirit Day at the middle school. Quick note: I’ve had a fair number of questions about the possibility of new contracts for district employees.…

Good morning, Whitewater’s forecast calls for a chance of showers,  and a high temperature of sixty-four degrees. It’s Market Day pickup at Lincoln School today, from 5 to 6 p.m.  During the day, the 8th grade band will tour Whitewater’s elementary schools. Wired‘s published a science story today,  entitled “Oldest Female Elephants Have Best Memory,”…

Good morning, It’s a mild day ahead for the Whippet City, with a high temperature of fifty-seven. In the City of Whitewater today, there will be a meeting of the Police Commission at 6:15 in the main chamber of the building. The agenda for the meeting is available online. (I’ll publish a post today about…

Good morning, Our forecast calls for a mostly sunny day, with a high temperature of forty-nine degrees.  There will be a Common Council meeting tonight, at 6:30 p.m.  The agenda is available online. There will be a special meeting of Whitewater’s school board tonight, in closed session at 6:30 p.m. and open session at 7 p.m.…

Good morning, It’s a sunny day forecast for Whitewater, with a high temperature of forty-three degrees. There’s a Park and Rec Board meeting scheduled for 5 p.m. today.  The agenda is available online.  Later, at 6 p.m., there’s a meeting of the Planning Commission.  That agenda is also available online. There’s also a School Board…

Good morning, It’s a mostly sunny day for Whitewater today, with a high temperature of forty-two degrees. The Comment Forum will be on hiatus today, but back next week. The New York Times recalls that on this day in 1941, President Roosevelt signed the Lend-Lease Bill: Five minutes after the bill was signed the President…

Good morning, It’s a day of clearing and milder weather ahead for Whitewater, with a high temperature of thirty-seven degrees. There will be a meeting of Whitewater’s Police Commission tonight, at 6 p.m. The agenda is available online. Note: Link to agenda updated to reflect amended agenda.

Good morning, It’s a day of rain and snow for Whitewater, with a high temperature of thirty-five degrees. No matter how much some might hope for spring, there’s an undeniable power and beauty to snow, evidence of the power of nature, of the beauty of the created order. Book fairs continue at Lincoln School and…