Good morning, Whitewater’s forecast calls for a sunny day with a high of eighty-two degrees. Today’s Comment Forum topic — “10 Favorite Reads of All Time (including books, graphic novels, comic books, magazines, etc.)” The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that on this date in 1878, the typewriter was patented: On this date Christopher Latham Sholes…

Good morning, Whitewater’s forecast for today calls for a sunny day with a high of seventy-six. Tomorrow’s Friday Comment Forum topic — “10 Favorite Reads of All Time (including books, graphic novels, comic books, magazines, etc.).” This Saturday, from 8 AM to 4 PM, there will be a Garage Sale Fundraiser for the Whitewater League…

Good morning, Whitewater’s forecast calls for a sunny day with a high temperature of seventy-five degrees. Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skGQ0fVx75o On this day in 1944, Allied forces liberated Paris from four years of Nazi occupation. The New York Times reported on the allied triumph at the time — ….On all sides the liberating French and Americans were…

Good morning, Whitewater’s forecast for today calls for a day of isolated thunderstorms with a high temperature of eighty degrees. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that on this date in 1970, a dark day in Wisconsin history, a bombing at UW-Madison killed researcher Richard Fassnacht: 1970 – Sterling Hall Bombing on UW-Madison Campus On this…

Good morning, Today’s forecast for Whitewater calls for a dense fog and a high temperature of eighty-three degrees. Whitewater’s Community Development Authority will meet today, at 4:30 p.m., at the 1231 Innovation Drive, in a construction trailer at the site of Whitewater’s eleven-million dollar publicly-funded project. The agenda for their meeting is available online. The…

Good morning, Today’s forecast for Whitewater calls for a slight chance of thunderstorms with a high of eighty-three degrees. Jazz singer and activist Abbey Lincoln passed away over the weekend. Allison Keyes recalled Lincoln’s many accomplishments: Abbey Lincoln, the legendary jazz singer who believed in singing as a political act, died Saturday in Manhattan. She…

Good morning, Today’s forecast for Whitewater calls for a day of patchy fog with a high temperature of eighty-one degrees. Over at Wired, there’s a story about an American milestone, from 1859: 1859: Mail is carried by air for the first time in the United States. On a hot summer day as the temperature soared…

Good morning, Whitewater’s forecast for today calls for a mostly cloudy day, with a high temperature of seventy-seven degrees. The City of Whitewater’s Common Council meets tonight, at 6:30 p.m. The agenda is available online. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls a historic moment, from 1936, that’s still evocative today: 1936 – Wisconsin Issues First Unemployment…

Good morning, Whitewater’s forecast calls for a sunny day with a high temperature of eighty-one degrees. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that on this day in 1900, Wisconsin saw an auto race in Racine: On this date the city of Racine hosted its first automobile race. The competitors were A. J. Horlick in a Locomobile…

Good morning, Whitewater’s forecast calls for a sunny day with a high temperature of ninety-one degrees. On this day in 1899, Alfred Hitchcock was born. Eighty years later, the New York Times recalled his life upon his passing: In a characteristically incisive remark, Mr. Hitchcock once summed up his approach to moviemaking: “Some films are…

Good morning, Today’s forecast calls for a high of ninety-one degrees. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that on this date in 1939, 1939 – Wizard of Oz World Premier — in Oconomowoc According to the fan site, thewizardofoz.info, “The first publicized showing of the final, edited film was at the Strand Theatre in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin…

Good morning, The forecast for Whitewater calls for a chance of thunderstorms today, with a high temperature of eighty-six degrees. The Wisconsin Historical Society notes that on this day in 1919: On this date the Green Bay Packers professional football team was founded during a meeting in the editorial rooms of Green Bay Press-Gazette. On…

Good morning, Whitewater’s forecast calls for a slight chance of thunderstorms and a high of eighty-nine degrees. Whitewater’s Urban Forestry Commission meets today, from 4 to 6 p.m. The agenda is available online. Wired recalls that on this day in 1519, Magellan Sets Sail Into History: Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, having sworn allegiance to Spain,…

Good morning, Today’s forecast for Whitewater calls for a day of thunderstorms, and a high temperature of eighty-seven degrees. In the City of Whitewater today, there will be a Park & Rec Board meeting today at 4 p.m., a Planning Commission meeting at 6 p.m., and a LIbrary Board meeting at 6:30 p.m. The Wisconsin…