Good morning, Whitewater’s forecast for Friday calls for a sunny day, with a high of forty-one degrees. On this day in 1953, Dr. Jonas Salk announced that he had tested (successfully) a vaccine against polio. The History Channel has the details: In 1952–an epidemic year for polio–there were 58,000 new cases reported in the United…

Good morning, The forecast for Whitewater calls for a breezy day, with a high of forty-four degrees. Yesterday Wired published about a fascinating, and apparently paradoxical, phenomenon: the contention that, sometimes, hot water will freeze faster than cold water. Over at Wired‘s science column, there’s a post entitled, “It’s True: Hot Water Really Can Freeze…

Good morning, Today’s forecast for Whitewater calls for a sunny day, with a high of fifty-seven degrees. The History Channel’s website has a post this morning that considers the expression “o.k.” Apparently, it’s older than one might have imagined: On this day in 1839, the initials “O.K.” are first published in The Boston Morning Post.…

Good morning, Today’s forecast for Whitewater calls for a sunny day, with a high of fifty-four degrees. There’s no school this week, on a week that looks to be sunny and mild. The Wisconsin Historical Society has a story on it’s website today about an episode in trickery, from the Wisconsin of 1854 — the…

Good morning, Whitewater’s forecast calls for a mostly cloudy day, with a high of fifty-three degrees. At each of the schools in our public school district today, from 8:30 to 9:30, there’s a Coffee with the Principal hour. Spring Break begins at the end of today’s school day. We’ve had a few days of Daylight…

Good morning, Today’s forecast calls for a clear day with a high of sixty-three. It’s Market Day in Lincoln school. There will be pickup from 5 to 6 p.m. in the upper gym. It’s also Market Day at the High School, with pickup there from 4 to 5:30 p.m. During the day, the Middle School’s…

Good morning, The forecast for Whitewater today calls for a mostly clear day, with a high of fifty-eight. In the City of Whitewater today, there will be a Common Council meeting at 6:30 p.m. The agenda for that meeting is available online. On this day in Wisconsin history, the Wisconsin Historical Society, recalls 1967 –…

Good morning, Whitewater, Wisconsin’s forecast is for a clear day, with a high of fifty-six degrees. The History Channel recalls that on this date in 1965, President Johnson addressed a joint session of Congress, and called for equal voting rights for all citizens: On August 6, 1965, Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, which made…

Good morning, Today’s forecast calls for a chance of rain, and a high of fifty-one degrees. It’s activity night at the middle school tonight, from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. On this day in American history, FDR gave his first fireside chat. The History Channel’s website has the details: On this day in 1933, eight days…

Good morning, Whitewater’s forecast calls for thunderstorms with a high temperature of fifty-three degrees. There will be a charter schools listening session at 6:30 p.m. in the library of Lincoln School tonight. At Lakeview School, it’s twin day today. There’s a story in the Walworth County Gazette about the legislation to allow sales of raw…

Good morning, The forecast for Whitewater today is for a rainy day, with a high temperature of fifty degrees. There’s a meeting today in Whitewater of the Indian Mounds Park Committee (that group is seeking a name change to ‘Whitewater Mounds Archaeological Preserve’) at 5 p.m. today. The Wisconsin Historical Society reports that in 1903,…

Good morning, Whitewater’s forecast calls for a rainy day with a high temperature of forty-four degrees. This afternoon, from 4 to 6 p.m., there will be a listening session on a charter schools program at the Cravath Lakefront Center. Earlier, at 3:15 p.m., there will be a PTO meeting at Lincoln School. At 6:30 p.m.,…

Good morning, Today’s Whitewater forecast calls for dense fog, with a high of forty-six degrees. The City of Whitewater’s Planning Commission will meet at 6 p.m., and our Library Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Our public school district’s administrator will hold a two monthly listening sessions today. The English language session will run from…