Legal. This legal fight in oregon is one of the most significant cases involving homelessness to come before the court in decades. Welcome everyone to the for this afternoon. Im Heather Holmes and im alex savage. The Supreme Courts decision could have a major impact on how cities address unhoused People Living on the streets. This Supreme Court case comes from the town of grants pass, oregon, among other things, that city bans people who are homeless from using blankets, pillows or cardboard boxes as shelter to camp outdoors within the city limits. Those who violate the laws face fines of 295. The challengers here argue that it makes it a crime to be homeless in the city, in violation of the eighth amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment. The city says the ordinances are essential to Public Health and safety. Although the city describes its ordinances as punishing camping on public property, it defines campsite as any place a homeless person is. While covered with a blanket, the
Host joining us this morning is dr. Georges benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association. Lets begin with the new booster that was announced by the fda and cdc for covid19. What should americans know about this . Guest thank you for having me. Americans should know covid is still with us but we have much better tools we have developed over the last 2. 5 years. We know more about the character and the way the body functions. We have better teams and we know more about how to protect we have better vaccines and better therapeutics. We know more about how to protect ourselves and treat ourselves should you get exposed to the virus. Host if you get exposed today, what is the virus like, and is the booster needed . Guest i believe the booster is needed. It is an updated vaccine. What happens to most people is, we now that even if you had some degree of protection because you have been vaccinated or were exposed to the virus and are affected, in that environment the
Good evening, everyone. Thank you so much. Rainy day books and the National World war i Museum Museum and memorial are pleased to welcome Andrew Carroll, Andrew Carroll this editor of several New York Times best sellers including war letters, letters of na pigs and bind he lines am drown also edit an pro bono basis, homecoming which inspired the film of the same name. In 1998, andrew founded the legacy project, an allvolunteer initiative that honors veterans and active duty troop biz preserving their wartime correspondence, he has traveled to all 50 states and more than 40 country, including iraq and afghanistan and has collected today an estimated 100,000 previously unpublished letters and emails. Andrew donated the massive Collection Free of charge to chatman university which. The legacy project has been renamed the center for american war letters, and is now part of chapman university. Andrew serves as the centers director. Andrew is currently embarking on the Million Letters Campai
Andrew calendar Andrew Carroll works with war correspondents, he talked about world war i as described by general John Pershing, commander of us forces in the conflict. From the National World war i museum in kansas city, this is an hour. [inaudible conversations] good evening, everyone, good evening, thank you, rainy day books and the National World war i museum and memorial are pleased to welcome Andrew Carroll, editor of several New York Times bestsellers including war letters, letters of the nation and behind the lines, andrew also edited on a pro bono basis operation homecoming, iraq, afghanistan and the homefront, and words of us troops and their families inspiring the Emmy Awardwinning film of the same name. In 1998 andrew started the legacy products, and initiative that honors veterans and activeduty troops by preserving their wartime correspondence and travel to all 50 states in 40 countries including iraq and afghanistan and collected an estimated 100,000 previously unpublish
[inaudible discussion] good evening, everyone. Thank you so much. Rainy day books and the National World war i Museum Museum and memorial are pleased to welcome Andrew Carroll, Andrew Carroll this editor of several New York Times best sellers including war letters, letters of na pigs and bind he lines am drown also edit an pro bono basis, homecoming which inspired the film of the same name. In 1998, andrew founded the legacy project, an allvolunteer initiative that honors veterans and active duty troop biz preserving their wartime correspondence, he has traveled to all 50 states and more than 40 country, including iraq and afghanistan and has collected today an estimated 100,000 previously unpublished letters and emails. Andrew donated the massive Collection Free of charge to chatman university which. The legacy project has been renamed the center for american war letters, and is now part of chapman university. Andrew serves as the centers director. Andrew is currently embarking on the