We appreciate their support as well, and now i wanted to introduce todays Panel Moderator ralph u banks im honored to introduce my friend ralph of mississippi native a journal in mississippi dark path which book critic name as one of the best of 2003. Ralph the graduate of the university of mississippi and university of michigan a recipient of a guggenheim fellowship hes been a fellow at the if new america foundation. Ralph lives in washington, d. C. With wife and three children and former editor of the virginia quarterly review at the university of virginia and scholar in southern studies here in jackson so welcome ralph. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you im really honored to be moderating this panel. We have a really great lineup, and i just want to start off by introducing each of the panelist. Our first panelist to my left is derby and book wednesdays in mississippi proper ladies working for radical change and to her right is author born of conviction white med dis and mississippi cl
Rocky mountain news closed, that was a sad day for everybody. There went a number of jobs in journalism that were never to be recovered and as the denver post continue to shrink, thats when things began to get real tough specially for the press club and other competing places where they use today meet, the University Club or the pencil code club and others that have felt the effect but thats when things really changed here. We have a local come in that was going to take a look at some things, maybe offer some advise and he said in a way, made a very good point, because these days while i look at it much per positively than he did, this is a great museum and for people who arent typically going to experience the essence of prize and be able to come and be around that for an event, yeah, it makes it a good museum. Its as important as it can be at any point in time if you if you truly honor the past and you want the future to be as positive as it possibly could be. For the different press
Skies into the afternoon. As more moisture flows into the tv9 viewing area due to a southerly wind. Evening temperatures will be warmer, expect lows in the low to middle 60s. With overnight lows into the 60s and a southerly wind continuing, high temperatures will be on the rise. Mondays highs will be in the middle to upper 80s and dew points will be in the 70s. Even though its meteorological fall, it sure still feels like summer. Today mostly sunny to start then turning partly cloudy. Seasonable. Wind s 515 thanks britley. Hermine could once again become a hurricane. This is a live look at ocean city new jersey where the storm is gaining strength after heading back out to sea. Its sustained winds are at Tropical Storm warnings are in effect as far north as connecticut. In florida, thousands are still without power along the gulf coast. Hermine hit that area as a category 1 hurricane early friday morning. This is video of some of the flooding from the tallahassee area. Governor rick sco
Clouds and some wind. I would be prepared for some here, and certainly by the end of the day, but if you have plans on this labor day, you have got some time. The storm is still entered nearly 300 miles south of nantucket, but it is a large storm. The wind field is expansive. You can see the cloud shield moved in. Rain, the outer edge up, south and east of nantucket now but that is backing in towards the island. Look at the sky over boston, the cloud shielak see the cameras shaking there. We are starting to see the winds pick up, getting gusts in southeastern massachusetts at 20 to 30 Miles Per Hour by the time that you get down to nantucket. As we go through the day the winds continue to ramp up, so the potential for wind gusts between 40 and 50 Miles Per Hour. Here, winds between 30 and 40 Miles Per Hour closer into boston, so its on the immediate south coast cape and islands deteriorate. Thickening clouds and gusty winds this afternoon with rain coming in, by this evening at boston
Spectacular weather continues today as High Pressure holds strong across the great lakes. After starting in the 50s, well warm up a few more degrees today compared to yesterday. Under mostly sunny skies, highs should push into the upper 70s this afternoon. Dew points return to the 60s by this evening, feel more humid. Tonights forecast calls for mainly clear skies with lows in the new this morning. Police are investigating a deadly crash on milwaukees west side. Two men were thrown from a car when the driver lost control and hit a pole on wisconsin avenue. A third man was found inside the car. One of the men died. The other two were taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Also new. Flight for life rescued involved in a violent crash. A driver slammed into another car after it ran a red light on highway 57 in plymouth. Flight for life transported two people. Several other were taken by ambulance. Their conditions are not yet known. Two people are seriously hurt after a motorcycle c