Nothing half as much. As. Then came the big city folks from all sorts of places they came to Mesa for the wide open spaces the high in the mighty the rich and the famous we have a new rich and famous There's no denying they spend millions. Some are rude and pretentious they come from the east south in the West they take our land and the life we know best they want our homes this land of my birth a little piece of heaven the fairest on earth so 35 years ago that's how he said there was no public comment offered Wednesday from any of the neighbors who have expressed concerns however the ptarmigan ranch did submit a letter disagreeing with 2 conditions they requested that the cap on the number of guests be reduced from 252200 that the cutoff time for bands or music be lowered to 10 pm ptarmigan ranch is described as a subdivision on Wilson Mesa with lots offering unrivaled views and privacy ultimately the Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend the special use permit and conditions as they stand to the Board of County Commissioners the item will go before the board on November 13th If approved the special use permit will be up for review in a year parcels of the land where homesteaded by the Schmidt Family ancestors as early as $882.00 the upper place was homesteaded in 1012 the lower parcels were bought and added in the mid 1930 s. Making a total of nearly 900 acres the Schmidt family ranch owners placed a conservation easement on the property preventing development or subdivision and have opted to share the property with the community while still maintaining a way of life that honors the land. Wolf Creek ski area will open this weekend Saturday and Sunday though the specific terrain is still being determined the ski area reported about a foot of snow Wednesday morning at its summit elevation of 11900 feet and 8 inches of snow at middle of ation lift ticket prices for the early season weekend opening are still being determined the ski resorts official opening for the 201819 ski season is November 2nd though it may continue to be open on weekends of conditions permit across the San Juan Mountains a storm system the entered the region earlier this week has brought snow to the high country in rain to lower elevations offering relief to Southwest Colorado which has been experiencing extreme drought the storm system is expected to continue to drop moisture Thursday through early Friday across the region. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to continue to investigate an outbreak of viral infections with neurologic complications among young children testing by the c.d.c. Shows most of these cases are associated with entero virus a 71 this year Colorado has had $41.00 cases of an Terro virus a $71.00 infections associated with neurological illness in children as part of this outbreak 14 of the cases have been identified as acute flacid Maya light as a condition of the spinal cord that results in a sudden onset of women weakness most patients recover from the illness there has been an unusual rise this year in cases of acute us in several states with Colorado at the top of the list Minnesota has reported 6 cases almost all of the cases reported in all states involve children typically in terror of virus cases increase in the summer and fall symptoms include sudden weakness in arms and legs trouble breathing unsteady walking severe headache stiff neck or seizures dizziness wobbliness or abnormal jerking movements that are worse at night fever may also be present. The National Weather Service forecast for the Western San Juans calls for scattered rain and snow tonight with mostly cloudy skies and a low in the mid thirty's Thursday will see a chance of rain and snow before with some thunder also possible and mostly cloudy skies the high in the mid forty's Thursday night calls for a chance of rain and snow some thunder and a low of 30 degrees there's a 50 percent chance of precipitation this has been the news for Wednesday October 10th Thanks for listening if you have a story idea or news to call the news team at 728-3206 now personal commentaries. My son was Dylan clean bowled one of the 2 shooters at Columbine High School in 1999 although it is very hard for me to share my story I need to share insights I have gleaned to help other families see the signs when their children need help. This is an excerpt from a mother's reckoning written by author and mental health advocate Sue clean bold who will be in tell your I had on October 17th to speak to our community souk labeled will be joined by experts from across the state for a community conversation about mental health awareness intervention and prevention at the Palm theatre in tell your i'd on Wednesday October 17th at 6 30 pm Please join Tri County Health Network for this free and informative event to learn why mental health matters in our schools and in our communities for more information e-mail Tri County Health Network at info at t c h Network dot org. Hey there it's Sarah Holbrook the executive director of the painted Institute bringing stem science technology engineering and math education to preschoolers through 12th graders Intel you write in the surrounding areas Hey 1st of all I want to give a shout out on Monday October 15th we're going to have the pin turn presentations at the historic shared an opera house please come bring your families it's free and open to the community we're going to have all the out of town interns presenting their summers starting at 3 o'clock in the afternoon going to around 5 then we have a reception for the entire community from about 532630 then at 645 the local Telluride interns get to take the stage and explain the exciting things they did this summer that's Monday October 15th from 3 in the have to new until probably 9 altogether it's going to be a great night please stop by and check out what our amazing interns have done this summer also speaking of Mondays at clerks if you go shopping and you ask for your receipt and put it in the box on Mondays pinhead gets 5 percent of that d.s. Day's proceeds in fact we made $600.00 just from all of you shopping this past Monday that continues for another 5 Mondays so do check out our partners as you probably know I love stories about women scientists and there's a woman named Margaret Kivelson and she's at u.c.l.a. And she knows more about oceans on other planets than anyone else she's the 1st person to find a salt water ocean on Europa which is an icy moon of Jupiter and she's continuing her studies and she's 90 years old amazing never too old Also there's a great story in The New York Times Science Times about inheriting influenzas and viruses from the Neanderthals Now of course you know the Neanderthals have been extinct for 40000 years but humans still carry between one and 3 percent of their of their d.n.a. And we're just starting to find out more about what. That d.n.a. 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This building has seen countless stories of death and suffering but also birth and new life for example in 1918 influenza epidemic lasted 2 months but killed 110th of the town's population on the other hand we also estimate that over 600 babies were born here now our walls hold stories of Telluride past and mining history did you know that we change out exhibits annually and update our permanent exhibits and give shops often well if you haven't visited us in a while come check it out because this is your last chance to visit the museum before we close for off season we are open Thursday from 11 to 7 pm which is also our last locals free day and then Friday and Saturday 11 to 5 and finally Sunday October 14th as our last open day from one to 5 pm We will reopen during the ski season this management is ready by the Telluride Storch a museum more grateful for the support of our many members the citizens of Telluride mountain village and our generous partners including Alpine Bank and of course k o t o a rare medium well done thanks gotta opinions broadcast over k o t o or those of the speakers You're also welcome to express your views after the news speech we did at around 4 pm If you would like to comment please contact a staff person here at. 3 g. To speak out on important public issues. At the movies this week will discover the modern day remake of a Hollywood classic. Thanks for joining me for another real discovery time Kristen dryer primer from nights and weekends dot com even more than 300 years ago poet Emily Dickinson called Fame a fickle food but fickleness is often the subject of books and films especially it seems during this time of the year and the age old story gets a new take in Bradley Cooper his directorial debut a star is born a star is born star's coup. Jackson Main a troubled rocker whose addictions and hearing loss are slowly destroying his career one night desperate for a drink he wanders into a drag bar or a performance by waitress alley played by pop star Lady Gaga brings him to tears after a night of singing and laughing together Jack whisk Sally off to his next gig and brings her on stage with them soon Allie is offered a recording contract but as her star begins to rise Jack's addictions begin to spiral out of control now even though the story has been told numerous times over more than 80 years this remake still has a lot to say about stardom about the struggle to get there the sacrifices it requires and the toll it takes and as these 2 very different lives and careers collide it makes for a memorable and moving cautionary tale the characters are fascinating and especially in the 1st half of the film their growing relationship paired with the challenges of their careers makes for some compelling drama and in his 1st time behind the camera Cooper is remarkable in front of it as the talented but world weary rocker whose addictions managed to lead him to love once a character's relationship begins to crumble However the story loses its footing and while it's still a moving tale about love and stardom the film's final act simply isn't as solid as its beginning but is it worth taking the stage with this classic movie couple it is despite its somewhat crumbling conclusion and this film is one that will come up often during awards season for everything from its music to its performances is both a solid remake of a classic film and a noteworthy debut for a gifted actor turned filmmaker it gets a b. And finally this week our real quick discovery when Lady Gaga was brought on for a star is born she convinced Bradley Cooper that they need to perform the songs live Cooper reportedly spent years in voice training to prepare for the role and he worked with willing. Elson son Lucas whose band appears on the stage performances to learn to play the guitar. Well that's it for another real discovery for more abuse and updates on the latest films including Tom Hardy in the venom isn't real discovery dot org and 1000 weekends dot com until next week take some time to catch a movie or 2 you never know what you might discover. The next one goes out to Katie Norwood hopefully she's listening. It's in for the best but you could say she learned to move in with you so to say it was likely for me. We can't think of any promises now if you need. It you can eat tree. Top bomb on the east side. Of my nightstand in the. In the. Dog jeans and you Nike's leads you down to 15. 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Politics is boring I have been right I'm not imagining that you were there I was there that happened in our lives I miss it I didn't appreciate what a good thing it was when we had it I don't know about you but me I spent a full week obsessive early reading about Judge Kavanaugh and watching videos online and calling people to discuss it. And I know this is just daily life and our totally divided country these days but can I say for me again for me of all the moments we've had these last few years where red America and blue America look at the exact same event and come to radically different conclusions to me. This one feels the worst. I think because the original hearing itself with Dr Ford and Judge Cavanagh the testimony was just so like it was so many hours and then both witnesses were so emotionally wrong that even watching it was emotional it was upsetting and then since that hearing we've had this week of waiting for the f.b.i. Report which how to solve for a week in that same state of agitation and disbelief Republican disbelief of the Democrats Democrats disbelief at the Republicans but even in moments like this one there are people who haven't picked a side and incredibly sometimes those people are the ones who have to decide. They have to cast a vote in the United States Senate and it does not seem fun for them. Today on our show we have somebody in that situation in our 1st act Arizona Senator Jeff Flake. And her 2nd act we leave Washington behind we have somebody who's literally deciding on a man's life or death. With no real experience or understanding of how to do it. Both those people having to make these huge decisions they are not comfortable with all. This American Life America Stay with us and. That. Judge. Senator Jeff Flake was one of the central players in the drama on Capitol Hill this last week to turn on the t.v. And you'd see as tortured face he dragged his decisions down to the wire over and over he was undecided and seem like a no on Cavanagh there was a yes there was let's wait a week there's Jeff wake amid the Senate wait for a new f.b.i. Investigation that he was a yes again a producer Zoe Chace has been a lot of time as Jeff wake of the last year you may remember the hour long episode she did recording him for months that he tried to pass some kind of doc a bill and she was with him in the days before and after the Cavanagh hearing watching what was going through and talk you know about how he made his choices Here's the 1st thing I want to talk about is the elevator Ok it's a big story how Jeff Flake changed his mind because 2 women accosted him on an elevator here and tell you that's not a true story that's not what changed his mind was. That I was there right behind the women yelling That's why my recording isn't as clear as what you heard on c.n.n. Just staring at flake peering out from the elevator he just stood me up for an interview Jeff leeks fees can be a little deceiving he looks kind of miserable a lot of the time when inside he's just like humming a little tune in this case though I think he was miserable he just released a statement saying he was going to vote for Cavanagh he. Dashed right past a bunch of c.n.n. Reporters around the corner to get the elevator to get to the vote and now he was stuck your cellphone point. That there are members. Of the court. And then he went to the meeting where he asked for an f.b.i. Investigation for one week and what they said in that elevator door appears to have led a u.s. Senator to change his mind their words have now reverberated around this country Flake and declared that he would be voting for Cavanaugh's nomination that he was confronted by a mob of screaming protesters the youth wing of the Democratic Party Jeff Flake and crumbled was one of the 2 women in that confrontation asked her Flay Good morning good morning when that elevator door closed with Senator Flake did you think that history might change. And Maria Gallagher the other woman at the elevator they always hedge how influential they were lots of others don't I'm reading things like it was the elevator pitch that altered the trajectory of American history and on line say support the heroes who convinced flake raised over $30000.00 in a couple days. Lots of people love this version of events and I think it's because they just want to believe protest works so much of these last 2 weeks has been people watching the same stuff on t.v. And seeing what they want to say here's how I know that story about the elevator about how it changed Jeff weeks mind is not true 1st of all I saw him shake his head no when asked about it by other reporters and it will be able to enrage you this morning if they have any right to take your mind also we talked about it it wasn't the thing it was a thing it was a thing it's not the thing that convinced him protesters don't affect him like that I've seen him confronted by protesters over the health care bill the tax vote the dreamers and for days now the Capitol building has been choked with them they're stopping senators as they move through the halls some. Times chanting sometimes telling horrific very personal stories of sexual assault it's everywhere and it's a lot just the day before Flake and I got in an elevator on the other side of the building she was in the middle of a story about Lindsey Graham and. Women jumped on the elevator with us they were be a hero to shirts and I believe women t. Shirts they were filming hand and calling out do you believe women Senator Flake or not you believe there is some part of your report where you believe that way before we believe that we thank you thank you Senator Flake What do you have please do not something you can say that wouldn't right now in the survivors collaborative in this hearing today yet are you going to do the right thing to have in the hearings . Because that was. Does it affect you when people are yelling like that. Benefits are being shallow that's flake making fun of himself We've talked about this before like lots of men his age she doesn't connect too well to emotions jolly. And he wanted the hearing to listen to Dr Ford and Judge cabinet I'm not sure what to do. Before I explain what happened next I want to just say going to a daylight this undecided is both very rare for a senator and very rare for everyone in America right now I don't think being undecided could have been more scarce that day think about it do you know anybody who didn't already know who they would believe and who they would not. The one time he spoke in the hearing he sounded just as unsure as he had going in and it was at the end of the day this is not a good process but it's all we've got and I would just urge my colleagues to recognize that in the end we are $21.00 very imperfect senators trying to do our best to provide advice and consent and in the end there is unlikely to be as much doubt as certainty to go it out of this room today and just have a little humility on that front so thank you if you watch the news you know at least the outlines of what followed but just to explain because I think you can understand what happens at the end with Jeff Flake and once you know what happens here the night after the Ford Kavanaugh testimony Thursday night flake stays up all night freaking out over what to do some close friends told him about their own sexual assaults he talked to advisers he talked to lawyers going over what was said he found Ford credible and convincing but he came back over and over to the fact that there was nothing corroborating her testimony no one else could put him in the room that night. He found Cavanagh credible also and his anger wasn't as off putting to him as they thought it might be his staff said they never seen him like this. It really was more so than anything any decision on a boat. Has been has just. Debates with staff discussions late last night. It was. Pretty raw you know. The next morning of course finally releases the statement he's going to vote yes on the judge whatever you do say in the end you've got to come back to. The presumption of innocence he goes the elevator gets yelled out on t.v. And to the committee meeting you know that part Meanwhile Chris Coons Democratic senator from Delaware is on his way to the meeting with a bunch of reporters and he gets the news that flakes Yes he chokes up reportedly says and then we each make choices for our own reason I'm struggling sorry a lot of tears in the capital those 2 days. The meeting begins the 2 sides rail against each other flake stressing gets up and makes a call he probably checks Twitter because he usually does but he says he did not see how viral the elevator video was going and the bad p.r. Bit he says he wasn't thinking about that at all so he comes back. And then Coons gives a speech at the committee meeting that he said was directed at one man Jeff Flake 3 actually friends are on the Foreign Relations Committee together and they've been all over Africa together too and they have breakfast almost every week at the prayer breakfast Koons as Presbyterian flake reminds me while he's a Mormon and there is something very Presbyterian he said just unadorned and practical about the way Coons was speaking difficult day and I will say briefly at the outset that before yesterday began I prayed I prayed for Dr Fort her family I prayed for Judge kavanah and I prayed for all who would watch yesterday uncertain whether we could conduct ourselves respectfully I know since the day that my Democratic colleagues and I learned of these allegations we've had one consistent request to allow the f.b.i. To investigate them in a nonpartisan professional even handed manner and deliver their findings to us so that we could reach a conclusion Flake and I talked about that moment on the phone that it hadn't but. The biggest apex or. This was far more accurate. This narrative out there that it was a poke protesters that had moved it. That day at the meeting flea gets up walks across the room taps Coons on the shoulder and they're on their way to a deal later he explained what was going through his head I was in the piece with where I was and when I got over there lets out of the food fight it out just a resumption of yesterday. So we can I can do this. You know I know how this is being viewed out there that people see this rush to judgment and. As Republicans. Who threw it and had not look at the facts and just try to get this done as quickly as possible and that's not a good good long term move but it does the institution is just horrible. Preserving the integrity of the process and the Senate Judiciary Committee is a much less romantic story than the one about to survivors of sexual assault changing a senator's mind at the last 2nd that's it happen though. And finally that day the world sees Jeff Flake find a 3rd way something he's been looking for for a long time on a lot of issues a way to vote with his Republican colleagues would stand for certain principles with the Democrats and the weird is nice but he's a weirdo right now ghost Republican he doesn't really have a constituency he's speaking for being anti Trump but Pro his policies he's retiring from the Senate in a few months as he says he could never have done something like this if he were still running for office there's no value to reaching across the aisle he says there's no currency for that anymore if you do that you'll lose so there's not much crossing over to the other side ever by anybody which is maybe why when you do cross over this is what happens sir. If they worship this is the consequence New York City love Senator Jeff Flake I know because the day after the committee vote it picked him up at Penn Station and got him a taxi but I also call that every day yet if I was like Senator I don't know who wants to wait in a taxi I don't know if that's a thing or yes there are. No Capitol police protection no staff just me and a lot of new Jeff Flake fans if you take a picture with her you think I am going to end up taking pictures for them to feel they know they are going to vote for that I told them that we did it all the way to the people here at the. Ok on a 2nd such a park was. Good people are so starved for any sign. Of bipartisanship I'm going to go ahead and say bipartisan I'm in New York means you agree with the Democrats this is all happening because i'm a way back to New York from Washington on Saturday I ran into Chris Coons on Amtrak he told me Flake was on the a cell array behind us that we could invite him self along with coons to the Global Citizen concert at the Great Lawn in Central Park. Broadcast live on m.s.n. P.c. I can't think of a bluer place to be honest more on the nose location for the hash tag resistance so I'm surprised to hear flakes coming to I text him to see if I can go he gets me credentials and I take him up town to get a little lost because I'm from here I think I know where everything is but I don't and then we're running across the 86 Street transverse that heard through. New York loves you senator before that and we head to a little trailer backstage to meet up with Chris Coons outside tens of thousands of people are already out on the lawn these 2 senators are going to deliver a short impromptu speech about bipartisanship to the scrap I ask what's a cruise companies performing the for them and is performing after. Being. What it is after Yeah you answer that opening act for Carty big if I don't know if you notice you are you feel. This is where flakes reaching across the aisle gesture gets epically surreal and it's hard to top How surreal the week has been are ready all these famous people keep popping into the trailer that you have to go if you are Ok I think it's so funny that as a people don't know how serious it is to be but it was a robber Deniro who steps to flake with a finger in his face like a scene from Goodfellas we were live on you. Tube which is cool down with the sky just gotta go. Which I know it's because they did one of the legitimacy of this and that but we're beyond all we're beyond all it's weird to hear Robert Deniro say the word mid terms I'm telling you you're a year older than John Legend appreciate when George has this report and there were just so you know we just know that we're all watching and hoping that we make the right decision for the country Ok that's all I'm saying I think they are you know not feeling about it just saying that the director Ava Du Vernay thank you so much for listening when Katie Holmes and surgery does not know who that is that's great I don't know how to ask that question. Right and this is that you see here the traders and I certainly. Know you're so you're going to come in Katie good to see you made the claim to be fair neither of the senators seems to know who any of these people are except everyone's a picture with the senators Coons and Flager rushed towards the stage continuing to be mobbed by the Hollywood resistance Darren Aronofsky else them I'm a filmmaker I'm a black swine at the microphone I'm a black swan want to thank you very much and when I go around to the front to see how thousands of non-famous New Yorkers are receiving this still Republican Senator Rand Paul told the citizens content that's a real New York new call for bipartisanship is drowned out by calls for car glitches that were not I ever assume is there off stage though the star treatment starts again the Reverend Al Sharpton catches and like run a red carpet they all floors percentage of coon just called you are your world. After going to the cities they forgot this is a guy do you think we can bring this country together Al says it's like a left wing farce at this point random bit players keep popping out to cast liberal spells Chris Martin from Coldplay gives flake a magic pin of some sort to keep in his pocket or you have to fit take the weekly honeysuckle I'll talk to trying to look at the right thanks dear little drops it Chris Martin leaves we have a moment to sit down for the like. It's intimidating you can't night wasn't Yeah well I mean you know it's not something you know it's you know this is so this is different that I'm here for you know of another conference on Social Security reform or you know the sun the difference to you know it's not that Barbara and so it's like having people late Robert De Niro and John Legend be like your hero for a week long you know dynamism is a really well thing it'll last a week to I've read it my next vote for Kavanaugh or for something they don't like and go after me for. Enjoy it for a week or 2 think they know you're still a Republican. Your idea I think probably. What you. Just play center a few years on the right he keeps disappointing the last it's good for months to prompt a happy to wait. Oh yeah everybody just does stuff. We like it is what we feed on it. I mean let's. Not tell stuff. And then it happens just like he predicted after 7 days of being treated as a Democrat or at least a Republican defector fleet comes home to the g.o.p. On Thursday the f.b.i. Releases the report that he called for on Friday flake announced his decision he's a yes on Cavanagh I reached Chris Coons that afternoon you know look Jeff and I both went to the same place and read the same report. And you know I appreciate his friendship but we are we are viewing this through a different lens Jeff is a conservative senator he has always wanted a conservative on the Supreme Court I am not and I don't Coons thought the f.b.i. Report was a disgrace basically they didn't follow up on any leads he said it was not the investigation he'd asked for last week he was mad frustrated kept going off the record and raging he would not tell me about his conversations with Jeff Flake after they both read the f.b.i. Report. I'm really trying not to either put words in his mouth or criticize him because you know. Like I am restraining myself from saying something that is not appropriate here as soon as flake voted Friday he fled the Capitol I talked to him in the car people are mad at you again I said when. That's how it goes he said why did you vote yes I asked him presumption of innocence he told me over and over he was satisfied with the f.b.i. Report. Do you feel better now you're kind of back among your people you had kind of a week with them you know the Democrats celebrating you but you're kind of back among your people to our people. There is no bipartisan right now there is no aisle to stand in the middle of to quote a film that Robert De Niro is not in a kind of don't ever take sides with anyone against the family. Ever. One of the producers of a program. Was thrown out of the recording that we found of Justice Anthony Kennedy . Kennedy of course is the retiring judge who said Brett Kavanaugh was nominated for the swing vote in the Supreme Court for years this is him being questioned in a q. And a back in 2010 as you stand here today just as a potential colleague is starting the confirmation process how has the process changed since you went through it well I like my own. You know remember the. Senate is a political body and they have to act in a political way the framers knew that. And it's really not for me to tell the Senate how to structure that process I do think. It has the obligation. To recognize is. The necessity of preserving the neutrality and the independence. And the integrity of our court and. What you should ask is whether the judge has the temperament and commitment. The character the learning I think the judge should be broadly read. I myself was fascinated with political theory you know if you ask what makes a good judge you're going to get to know autobiography you know so you have to be careful but it. Is so so so so so that so that So the Senate. As a as a really very difficult position. Kennedy was speaking to an audience of getting high school students people asked him bet his favorite cases always wanted to be on the Supreme Court you know by the way he's funny he's a good talker and he explained his job how it works we will meet. Just the 9 of us and. And discuss the case. We would begin in order of seniority for the most senior judge to the least thing and if the case is a one in which there is great issues the public policy involved. We know that we're required to make a decision the courts have been divided on it and let's assume that it's a 54 case and it's not just reverse or affirm it's a question of the rationale. The principle. The reasons that you give. And let's say it's $5.00 to $4.00. The 5 in the majority don't have a lot of backslaps and high fives and thumbs up and then there's a moment of all as. We realize one of us will have to write an opinion that commands the allegiance of the American people. An opinion that explains it teaches the principles of war the principles of the Constitution. That control the result. And when we issue that opinion and say an unpopular case. We draw down on a capital of trust we make a withdrawal on the trust that the public has in our institution and it is our job always to replenish that trust. By adhering to our judicial oath but hearing that the principles of neutrality and independence and fairness and quiet discussion. And decency and courtesy. And scholarship. That's the where court works. Ok one more story I don't know if this does anything profound about Anthony Kennedy or the Supreme Court but it's kind of fun to hear how he talks about those I was meeting one time with our judges and attorneys in Alabama. And I think it was a Saturday morning and for my scheduler there is or both it was at 9 o'clock in the morning and they were dressed casually ready to play golf or tennis and they were gracious enough to hear me for a few minutes and so I said Well do you have any questions and one attorney raises hands that now you have all that tremendous amount of reading to do all of those briefs How do you possibly do that I said Well. I have 4 clerks and I divide them up among the courts of course I have to read them all and they're very difficult cases I will take them home and read the briefs a 2nd time over the weekend just before argument and I like music I have opera playing in the background and I sometimes have cases that are one opera cases sometimes 2 opera cases. And well the minute I said that I kind of knew I lost the audio they were too polite to roll their eyes but it sounded kind of what intellectually pretentious 30 I heard some eastern guy talking about the opera and but so I thought I'd lost the audience but I was saved because an attorney in the room raise his hand is that I have a rule like that when I write those breeze I said oh yes that are the ones to expect brief and it is expected. I said I think I remember your last one it was a 36 pack with. Wire like spear. Thanks to the forum club of the Palm Beaches for the recording of Anthony Kennedy coming out a total and complete amateur has to decide the death sentence is only previous experience in these matters watching on order that's in a minute because the public radio when our program continues. This is news story and you're listening to. Tell your. Life today's program the unhappy deciders stories of people who are saddled with difficult momentous decisions to make decisions that would determine someone's fate for the rest of their life decisions that weigh on them that one of our program today was about a judge to his about a jury and which is get right to it the story comes to us from the podcast heavyweight if you haven't heard heavy weight it's hosted by one of our regular contributors here and a former producer of This American Life Jonathan Goldstein and the premise of the show is that each episode people come to John if there was something in their life that they want to fix they want to deal with they want to make right with another person using it something they've been living with for a long time and they're uncomfortable with and Jonathan plays a kind of bumbling detective Columbo figure but one who actually is kind of bumbling and awkward but he gets the people to sit down and talk and hash things out many of the episodes are really funny the one that we have today is a more serious one I mean here's John Travolta in 2008 spend received a letter for jury duty you know lots of people would say oh this is such a boring thing oh no I wouldn't get jury duty but I was more curious and interested and like the process you know I like watching stuff like Law and Order and other things like. S v u criminal intent spend like them all he was a software developer newly married and he and his wife had just bought a new house his 1st house had a flagpole in the front and a hammock out back after work he'd come home relax on the couch and watch his legal dramas jury duty was going to offer an inside view of the t.v. Shows he loved I wasn't fooled into thinking it was some weird glamorous thing like the. I Phone juries were interesting the idea of you know which of your peers right or wrong. I've all sort of had a sense of civic responsibility. In my book The only thing that makes responsibility less appealing is adding the word Civic to it paying your taxes appearing before a zoning board not for me like most when I appeared for jury duty I prayed for dismissal not spend though during the selection process engaged with the questions the lawyers posed as best he could and when he was asked how he felt about capital punishment he answered candidly I believe bad people should be punished in that way or could be punished in that way and so I wouldn't say I was strongly for it but I wasn't against it and consequently I got on the jury the case was the state of Texas 1st as Paul David story story was a 22 year old accused of the murder of Jonas Cherry The manager of a mini golf course in Hurst Texas story and then accomplice forced cherry into the back office made him unlock the safe and put the money a few $100.00 in a bag and then they shot him multiple times. Stories trial lasted 2 weeks and when it felt familiar to anyone who watches t.v. Courtroom dramas there were lawyers with thick binders full of ballistics reports and medical examinations character witnesses recalled and disturbing photographs of the victim's body were shown only thing missing was any suspense about the verdict there was no doubt that he was guilty of murder robbery and so really as a jury all we had to worry about was. The jury had to decide between life imprisonment or the death penalty it seemed the victim's family knew what they wanted it should go without saying the prosecutor announced his fan and the other jurors that all of Jonas's family and everyone who loved him believed the death penalty is appropriate the prosecutor asked the jurors to sentence Paul story to death instruction stated that for the death penalty to be imposed the jurors must judge 3 things to be true that whole story was guilty that there were no mitigating circumstances like say mental illness or provocation and lastly the story posed a future threat to his community that was the one I had issue with I seriously doubted that he would be a continuing threat to the prison community and what was it about Paul's story that made you feel like you just didn't necessarily see him as a continued threat. A couple of. His testimony to the young man in the court room .