Honor Taylor Branch. Taylor is best known for his trillage of the Civil Rights Movement, america in the king years, the first volume parting the waters won the Pulitzer Prize in 1989. Two successive volumes and still remain essential text to any understanding of the role that Martin Luther king played in transforming our nation. Along the way, taylor won an in addition to the pults administer prize and many other prizes. I think he would agree that this extraordinary career really began in 1970 when he took a very low paid job with Charlie Peters, the legendary founder and editor of the Washington Monthly, a very small circulation political opinion and reporting magazine which still exists. I strongly suspect that taylor learned his trade as a journalist and book author while working for peters for three years. A few years later i went through a similar process myself but working for victor navaski at the nation magazine here in new york. Both of us arguably became buy og gras fers aft
This week on q and a, mary talks about his book president mckinley, architect of the american century. What was life like back in 1897 through 1901 in the u. S. . While i think the most important thing was that the country was burgeoning. It was expanding and poised to move to radically into the world. America is an expansionist country. We talked about james k. Polk and how he expanded the country on the north american continent. But, what mckinley did was push out into the pacific and atlantic and caribbean the way another president had it. It happened because america was building and industrial base, was building Economic Growth and economic wherewithal, was building a navy. Mckinley had a lot to do with it, but it began before him. It was gaining more and more interest in building the panama canal across central america. When we have ended up with conflict, serious conflict in the caribbean with the spanish empire, which controlled and owned cuba, it was inevitable that we would no
In palo alto. The low cloud deck making its move and march inland. The trend here the next couple of days and maybe out seven to 10 days is to have impressive low pressure settle in on the west coast. 60s and 70s now, 80s well inland. 4 01. How are you, sir . 4 01 . We just walked in together. Wow, yes, its early, steve. Yes. What did i say . You know its early when . The birds arent even up yet. I like that. Made me laugh. Good morning, everybody. Lets go out and take a look at what we have now. I know you have to get up early. Youre watching, mostly likely, because youre up early. We welcome you, we are going to take a look at the tracy supercommute for you, people who drive from far away distances to get to the bay area and their jobs. 205, 580 all looking pretty good, no major delays, not going to stay this way for long into the livermore valley. Interstate 880 looks okay if youre driving north and southbound past the coliseum, it is not a bad drive at all. Pardon me. Traffic is lo
Forks township penny size hail and 49 Miles Per Hour wind gusts and easton, pennsylvania, reporting trees uprooted. The good news is the Severe Weather is done. However, we do have some wintry weather on the way. Right now its not bad out there. 62 degrees and peeks of sunshine in philadelphia but waiting in the wings some very cold air across canada temperatures are in the 20s. This is heading our way during part of the weekend as well as some wet snow. Im talk about that coming up in the full accuweather forecast. Well check back in later thank you. From our delaware newsroom a 500 reward is offered for the arrest of this man. Michael hawkins wanted for at least two alleged sexual assaults including one mentally challenged woman using a wheelchair. He is known as zombie mike by friends because of his poor hygiene, he is believed to be hiding in the delaware area, if you have any information about hawkins you are urged to call police right away. Pennsylvania continues to take center s
Anthony valdez the new secretary for the environment welcome and good luck with our new position next item. Roll call vote commissioner president vietor commissioner courtney commissioner caen is on her way the approval of the minutes pr the approval of the minutes of the november 10, 2015. So motion to approve the minutes. Second any questions any Public Comment on the minutes all in favor, say i. I. Opposed . That motion carries next item. Is general Public Comment under any Public Comments on matters that are currently not on the agenda today. Hearing none next item, please. Item 5 communications. You have before you all the communications that have been forwarded which youve had a chance to review any questions or comments on the Communications Commission . Any Public Comment on communications . Hearing next item, please item 6 other Commission Business 6 a authorize the general manager for a new recognize program for excellent 0 performances for the Public Utilities commission we