Good morning, Whitewater There are no public meetings scheduled for the city today. In Wisconsin history on this date, the Wisconsin Historical Society reports that in 1910, our fair state experienced a startling episode of labor unrest, as “Vagrant Snow Shovelers Strike for Pay: On this date 228 vagrants were brought in to shovel snow…

Good morning, Whitewater There is a 7:00 p.m. FFA meeting scheduled at the high school this evening. Longtime readers know that I am a libertarian, and like all libertarians, not fond of Richard M. Nixon, a big-government Republican if ever there were one. (I am not fond of local versions of Nixon either, as I…

Good morning, Whitewater Tonight, at 6:30 p.m. there’s a Common Council meeting. The Common Council is down one member, but there are still community treasures, public servants, and the ambitious left to care for you. Just you, don’t you see? An agenda, to follow the proceedings, is

Good morning, Whitewater Here is the beginning — the first full week — of your new year. There are no scheduled public meetings in the City of Whitewater today. One never knows, though, if something terribly important, and offered as an exception to Wisconsin’s open meetings law, will arise. School’s back in session. Hope you…

Good morning, Whitewater Happy Birthday, General Mitchell. More on that, below. The last week of your year. There are no scheduled public meetings in the City of Whitewater today. I am sure that someone will talk about something with someone else at the Municipal Building, but nothing useful is likely to come of it. Your…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no scheduled public meetings in the City of Whitewater again today. Whitewater, did you get your Christmas wish early? I think you did. The National Weather Service predicts a certainty of snow, with a high of 26 degrees. The Farmers’ Almanac predicts that today will be fair and pleasant. Yesterday’s…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no scheduled public meetings in the City of Whitewater today. Not, it seems, even a special meeting. Not, even, an extra-special meeting. You may be particularly relieved. The National Weather Service predicts a cold day, with a high of 4 degrees, and snow tonight. The Farmers’ Almanac predicts that today…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no scheduled public meetings in the City of Whitewater today. A lucky streak begins… Rest assured, I am only teasing…in part. The National Weather Service predicts a mostly cloudy day, with heavy snow tonight, and a high of 27 degrees. The Farmers’ Almanac predicts that conditions will be turning wet,…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no scheduled public meetings in the City of Whitewater today. The National Weather Service predicts decreasing clouds, and a high of 18 degrees. The Farmers’ Almanac continues its series, predicting conditions turning wet, “especially the Great Lakes.” Yesterday’s better prediction: NWS — “snow” trumps “wet.” In our schools today, there…

Good morning, Whitewater There is one public meeting scheduled today in the City of Whitewater: the Common Council meeting this evening at 6:30 p.m. in the municipal building. The agenda for that meeting is available online. The National Weather Service predicts snow today, and a high of 17 degrees. The Farmers’ Almanac begins a new…

Good morning, Whitewater There are two public meetings scheduled today in the City of Whitewater: the CDA Board of Directors meets this afternoon, at 3:30 p.m. in the municipal building. The agenda is available online. Later tonight, at 6 p.m., there is a meeting of the Planning Commission, also in the municipal building. The agenda…

Good morning, Whitewater The weekend approaches. There are no municipal public meetings scheduled in the City of Whitewater. No public scheme, government program stands in the way of your weekend’s private enjoyment. The National Weather Service predicts a mostly sunny day with a high of only 14 degrees. The Farmers’ Almanac begins a multi-day series…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no municipal public meetings scheduled in the City of Whitewater. The National Weather Service predicts a partly sunny day a high of 25 degrees. The Farmers’ Almanac continues its a four-day series predicting heavy snow for Wisconsin. Yesterday’s better prediction: NWS. There’s a 7 p.m. Band Concert at the High…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no municipal public meetings scheduled in the City of Whitewater, this Wednesday. The National Weather Service predicts increasing clouds with a high of 21 degrees. The Farmers’ Almanac continues its a four-day series predicting heavy snow for Wisconsin. Yesterday’s better prediction: Even. In Wisconsin history for this day, in 1967,…