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Shannon from Wisconsin Public radio. Thank you so much for being here as well and moderating this conversation today. As always i want to thank the library and the Public Library foundation for the ongoing support of free cultural events through the wisconsin book festival. It is one of the great pleasures of this year for me that we are able to do these events virtually and ring is altogether even if we cant be all together. But we also have been expanded. There are many people from madison, ma...

Supplies, and work orders of other city services, such as department of Human Resources, Controllers Office services, and rent. We have six f. T. E. S with the Directors Office vacant since march of this year, and we have an open grant funded position that youre not seeing in this chart, just vacated last week that were working on filling quickly. We, like all City Departments were instructed to propose a 10 reduction. We proposed initial reductions amounting to 959,000 annually, and this was an...

Programs. In 1982 he appeared on book notes to talk about his biography of president truman it won the Pulitzer Prize for biography and to help change the view of the truman presidency. Here he is from 1992. Cspan you start off by saying as far back as he could remember truman held onto the mythical roman heroes. What is that all about . The mythical hero who left in time of war with the great general and was victorious and renounced all of his power and returned to the farm. Thats a theme the c...

Centers second day of the Supreme Court recap. As a part of this historical experiment to hear Supreme Court arguments life for the first time for those that filed briefs on both sides of the case to help us Learn Together the Constitution Center is a private nonprofit with Inspiring Mission from congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis in order to increase awareness and understanding of the constitution among the American People and that is just wh...

What we have just heard. The National Constitution center is a private nonprofit with an Inspiring Mission from congress, to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis in order to increase awareness and understanding of the constitution among the american people. That is just what we are trying to do as we Learn Together during these important arguments. Joining us to learn and to help understand the arguments we have just heard are two of americas leading advoca...

In 1973 i saw him first, across a loud, profane, filthy newsroom in downtown raleigh. He was right out of school. I was still in school. I looked across at a city summit, who is that . Thats david zucchino. Is going to be the new star here. He had long, dark hair, over his shoulders, sick, jet black mustache. It was a long time ago. David is a grad of the unc Journalism School and in the burnout of the journalism hall of fame. In raleigh, he became famous very quickly in the newsroom when a new ...

Good evening and welcome to crow ridge books, it is my honor to introduce to you jim jenkins who is editorial writer and columnist on the editorial page of the News Observer for 31 years. He will introduce our special guest, please help me wake welcome jim jenkins caugh. [applause] , on up. In 1973 i saw him first they crossed a loud profane filthy newsroom in downtown raleigh, he was right out of school, i was still in school and i looked across inside to someone who is that and i said that is ...

Reported cases of coronavirus with at least 60 deaths. The u. S. Travel ban on europe now has been expanded and it includes the United Kingdom and ireland effective monday at midnight overnight france and spain were put on lockdown with some of the worlds most famous cities closed to business back here at home. Chaos overnight. Countrys busiest airports with passengers waiting for hours at customs after rushing home from Europe Walmart and publix and wiegmanns are cutting hours to give their emp...

I am the new executive director of chicago ideas. Being born and raised this amazing city and now raising my own family just down the street come i feel incredibly proud to call myself a true blue chicago in. Anybody else feel that way . [applause] the makes me even prouder to know this team that works each and every day to challenge our city in the world beyond to share ideas and inspire actions and ignite change. Chicago ideas is all about piquing curiosity and pursuing connectivity so in that...

National museum of the American History and of the American Indian and of africanAmerican History and culture. In march, the Supreme Court is expected to hear google vs. Oracle dealing with possible copyright implications for Software Development the Hudson Institute hosted a discussion on the upcoming Case Highlights the importance of code being protected by copyright laws. All right. I believe that we will now begin. So thank you all for coming to our event today on the google v. Oracle case. ...