Amanda good evening. Welcome to the Hudson Library historical society. We are so happy you are here for the event. I am amanda flower, one of the here, andlibrarians tonight we are honored to welcome howard means to discuss kentew book 67 shots state and the end of american innocence. Campus,states main only 10 miles from here, where the shooting took place. We are very excited to have this program of national and local interest. Mr. Means is a editor at the washingtonian, author and coauthor of 10 books, including Andrew Johnson and the 45 days that changed the nation, Johnny Appleseed the man, the myth, an american story, and the first biography on colin powell. Please join me in welcoming mr. Means. [applause] means i also wrote 67 shots. [laughter] thank you, amanda. Veryaa herself is also a accomplished novelist in detective, mystery stories, won an Agatha Christie award. But you are stuck with me instead. I talked with a number of people who were at kent state, in 1970. Can you h
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Theres an eerie quiet in the worlds urban centers is usually pulsating with life and culture the coronavirus has brought everything to a standstill and the odds of badly affected. Museums and galleries a close to the public. Cinemas and theaters have shut down concerts and festivals canceled the livelihoods of artists and everyone in the culture sector are under threat and all of society is having to reflect on how to cope with the virus and its consequences in this and. We have to discipline ourselves without surrendering our freedom of thought. The crisis has triggered fear and panic buying but also solidarity and creativity sometimes in unexpected places its an emergency for the world nothing is as it was. 21 explores the heavy impact of the coronavirus pandemic on culture. Hollywood has become a ghost town that looks like the set of the westerns that used to be filmed here. And theres even some look at tory temple we. Studios have delayed the release of films that were completed be
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Ringback schools closed because of the coronavirus playgrounds off limits and kids alone at home. Its quite a rough go with the kids. No concerts no theater no exhibitions and no job security of course human life comes 1st. It has all but shut down nobody knows for how long maybe until summer. Joshua and bella hansen get their kitchen in ship shape their home alone. Their parents have to work and their school is closed. That is how is it was no school. Relaxed. And then especially by studying a lot how we can kid around its not a strict its laid back. Says but it will go on like this for weeks you know with you know i dont know i think its going to be interesting because the schools assigned plenty of home birth. The fact is. You know ive got a weekly syllabus with various assignments that have to be done over these days. Thats on a regular curriculum listing the assignments that youre supposed to do. And theyll send us some more sheets with even more assignments on the shelf. And head