Good morning. It’s a sunny day ahead with a high of thirty. Today brings 11h 48m of sunshine, 12h 44m of daylight, and a new moon. On this day in 1855, American astronomer Percival Lovell is born. Lovell’s work aided Clyde W. Tombaugh in the discovery of Pluto, and it was Lovell, of course, who…

Good morning. Tuesday brings afternoon snow showers and a high of thirty-two. They can rebuild him. They have the technology. It’s just that he’s an alligator: On this day in 1933, FDR gives his first fireside chat: ….eight days after his inauguration, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gives his first national radio address or “fireside chat,” broadcast directly…

Good morning. Tuesday will bring snow to Whitewater, of about three to five inches during the day, with less than an inch additional this evening. The city now has a Bicycle & Pedestrian Steering Committee meeting scheduled for 4:30 PM, and a Common Council meeting for 6:30 PM (Update: Canceled). What does three feet of…

Good morning. It’s a cloudy day with a high of thirty-four for Whitewater. On this day in 1953, a profound biological discovery: …Cambridge University scientists James D. Watson and Frances H.C. Crick announce that they have determined the double-helix structure of DNA, the molecule containing human genes. Though DNA–short for deoxyribonucleic acid–was discovered in 1869,…

Good morning. Wednesday brings a day of gradual clearing, a high of twenty-one, and a wind chill between zero and ten. There will be 9h 7m of sunlight, 10h 11m of daylight, with a waning gibbous moon. On this day in 1905, the Russian surrender to the Japanese at Port Arthur was the first of…

Good morning. Our week starts with a wintry mix of freezing drizzle, on a cloudy day with a high of thirty-two. Whitewater’s Planning Commission meets tonight at 6 PM, and our Library Board at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1948, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration on Human Rights: Paris, Dec, 10–A universal…

Good morning. It’s a mostly sunny Saturday for Whitewater, with a high of fifty-three, and winds from the south-southeast at 5 to 10 miles per hour. On this day in 1973, Pres. Nixon offered his heartfelt reassurances to the American people: Nixon’s not talking about Watergate here, but accusations of financial impropriety; still, his use…