Good morning.
Whitewater’s week starts off cold, with a high of eleven below, wind chill values of thirty to forty below, and a slight chance of occasional light snow in the morning.
Like many districts across the state, the Whitewater School District is closed today.
On January 6, 1838, Samuel Morse conducts a demonstration:
…Samuel Morse’s telegraph system is demonstrated for the first time at the Speedwell Iron Works in Morristown, New Jersey. The telegraph, a device which used electric impulses to transmit encoded messages over a wire, would eventually revolutionize long-distance communication, reaching the height of its popularity in the 1920s and 1930s.
On this day in 1921, a community group takes a stand:
1921 – Janesville Women Abhor Salacious Entertainment
On this date the Janesville Federation of Women decided to “censor” movies and vaudeville in the city. Members of this organization praised and promoted what they considered “better offerings.” They were zealously critical towards those of a “salacious” nature. No follow-up ever determined whether the women were successful in their quest or if the increased publicity for “salacious” shows backfired. [Source: Janesville Gazette]
Puzzability starts its first puzzle series of the new year:
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This Week’s Game — January 6-10
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Re Solutions
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You’ll only need to keep these New Year’s resolutions for a week. For each day, we started with a word and added the two-letter chunk RE somewhere within the word to get a new word. The two-word answer phrase, described by each day’s clue, is the shorter word followed by the RE word.
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Example:
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Pumpernickel that’s been sitting around too long
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Answer:
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Bad bread
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What to Submit:
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Submit the two-word phrase, with the RE word second (as “Bad bread” in the example), for your answer.
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Monday, January 6
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