Mountain stage with our host, larry groce. Mountain stage is a two hour radio show composed of Live Performances, musical offormances, from all kinds music all across the usa and all around the world. The music varies from african appellation time and appalachian and everything in between. [cheers] in 1983, in december, we started Mountain Stage regular broadcasting. It was once a month. I think 26 shows later, we were national. From the beginning, our idea was to show as many different sound of music as we could, reasonably , and that is what we still do. There have been so many folks many of them, of course, before anybody else ever heard of them. Way back in the early 1980s. Was 19krauss, when she years old. Sheryl crow when nobody knew who she was. Then they were people who were already very established when they were on the show. Like the old Ralph Stanley and joan baez and judy collins and the band and randy newman. We are going to finish this banditha with a from up in morgantow
Of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. John thank you, please be seated. In the fall of 1988, when president Ronald Reagan broke ground at the site of his future president ial library, im not sure he could have imagined that his foundation, the one bearing his name, would one day also be operating a robust institute in washington, d. C. , one just steps from the white house he would soon leave behind for his beloved homeland ranch in the west. However, i do know that todays celebration honoring Justice Sandra day oconnor is exactly the type of gathering in his name that he envisioned. History intrinsically links president reagan and Justice Oconnor, and it is an honor and a privilege for the Reagan Foundation and institute to host this forum. Before we begin our celebration, i would like to express our gratitude to our friends in the room who still carry the flame of our 40th president
Government, the arrival of the first enslaved africans, the experiences of women, and the enslavement of native americans. Northern Virginia Community college and the office of Historic Alexandria cohosted this event. Welcome. In case you are wondering about cameras, cspan is covering this tonight for us. It will be broadcast may be a week from now. Year, we hold a lecture series in memory of a colleague who passed away a few years ago. Joseph winthrop, a dedicated and compassionate professor and social activist. And thees over there, woman who was married to him for many years is sitting here marilyn, glad to have you with us. Panell complete this tomorrow at the alexandria campus, because we are all professors at the alexandria northern Virginia Community college. Alexandra is a treat for history. And it is a treat to have these professors in a setting like the lyceum. We can rub shoulders with the ghost of the past. Yearhts topic is the 1619, a turning point not only for jamestown b
Your hand if you heard about the jean harris murder trial before this class. You had all heard of Lizzie Borden, right . I want to talk about why some cases remain more famous than others. Especially because everybody talks about cases as if they are this case of the century, the trial of the century. Will begin with opening we will begin with opening statements. Most of america really got to know our alleged perpetrator and our victim in the opening statements. Nicholas will be presenting. Representing the prosecution, he will go first. Our second guest will go next. Come on up. I will step away. I would like to begin just by thinking my colleague for defending misting harris. Ms. Jean harris. People of the state of new york it is not to paint a false picture. My duty to the people of the state of new york uphold the foundation of our society. Justice. I must do this in a fair and equitable way. I must provide evidence, expert witness, and the testimony of dear friends and family. I m
The committee on education and labor will come to order. Hello, everyone. I note that a quorum is present. The committee is meeting in a legislative hearing to hear testimony on hr2694 the pregnant workers fairness act. I note for the committee that miss mcbath and mr. Cohen of tennessee are permitted to participate in the hearing. Members who sit on the subcommittee and are present shall have First Priority to ask questions followed by members who sit on the full committee and present and only after all Committee Members who are present have gone, shall members who are not on the committee of education and labor ask questions. Pursuant to the committee reel 7c, the Opening Statements are limited to the chair and the Ranking Member to allows us to hear from the witnesses sooner and provides all members can adequate time to ask questions. I recognize myself now for the purpose of making an opening statement. As a mom and a policymaker, i know how important it is to protect the Economic