Growth of the u. S. Beef industry. The Watkins Museum of history and lawrence kansas hosted this event. Good evening everyone. Welcome to our latest book chat at the watkins. I am will hickox. I thank you for joining us tonight. Im starting to sound like a broken record before every event, but these days, when there are so many options for things to do with our free time, and you can just sit on your couch every evening. It is very encouraging and exciting for us here at the museum to have folks come in for our events. We really appreciate it. I know that the staff of the bookstore appreciates it as well. I will introduce tonights guest speaker. James sherow is University Distinguished professor at the department of history at kansas state university. He specializes in researching and teaching environmental history. Kansas history. North American Indian history and the history of the American West. Professor sherow sherow has written six books and numerous articles. It is a familiar re
Stores and in the u. K. Some schools have been shut down meanwhile of laboratories here in germany theres been a steady increase in the number of fresh cases. Well so far the worst affected country in europe is italy where several towns have been placed under quarantine orders including the lingo an hours drive from people there and elsewhere are hoping that things will return to normal in the near future for the time being though thats not how it looks. This is cuss out the lingo in northern italy the town of 15000 is on complete lockdown to stop the new coronavirus reading. This shopkeeper wont let more than 4 customers enter at the same time at least the local pharmacy still remains open to everyone. To linger meanwhile its like a ghost town. Its here in this region the 1st italian corona virus infections were reported dorothys then swiftly imposed a quarantine people had no choice but to cope with the situation. That weve gotten used to the emergency situation but are hoping superm
Good evening everyone, welcome to our latest raven book chat and i am will pick talks at the hawkins and i thank you for joining us tonight. Im starting to sound like a broken record before every event but these days when theres so many options for things to do with every time. You could just sit on your couch never evening. Through you critique alexei for us to have folks come in for our events so we really appreciate it. I know that the staff of raven bookstore appreciated as well. Ill introduce you to our guest speaker, james sherow is a professor and the department of history at Kansas State University and he specializes in Research Environmental history and north American Indian history and history of the American West. Professor sherow as written six books norment articles and empire across the heartland, rephotographing alexander gardeners journey which is a familiar resource first staff involved here and i know we have that book on our shelves and weve used it. And the grasslan
See these folks behind us these folks behind us on both sides are amazing. The staff democratic and republican members have to put up with us, which is amazing to start with but in a Committee Role like this, susan, youve been a friend, youre probably the one i hear the name most often when i say johnny says well susan called, i said in my in trouble and he says no. Susan, youre going to be missed. It will be hard to turn around and not see you here but i am so happy for you, the beneficiary heres what youve done for the committee but also at the administration of officer courts are to do. They are gaining, we are losing, and we acknowledge that with that i yield back the chair. [applause] i will now recognize myself her opening statement. Todays hearing furthers our committees longstanding commitment to conducting meaningful oversight of state and federal Law Enforcement. As initiated by former chairman goodlad and his establishment of the bipartisan policing strategies working group.
Is expecting an additional is ll imppewhs this afternoon. Pent the weekend in tahoe and coming back to the bay area today. If you know folks traveling through the pass, it may be worth giving them a friendly heads up about their trip back. If you plan to visit yosemite this weekend, be prepared to take an alternate route. Glacier point road and tioga road a close right now because of snow. Officials say both roads will be open tomorrow if conditions are safe. Thats go ahead and get a check of our weather with the darren peck in the weather center. Let me start off by showing you with the vibrator looks lik there is most more snow coming back this afternoon, and a chance for isolated showers. This afternoon, take a look at high def doppler. You will see as a get a wider view on that. You see the snow working its way east of reno . That is what dropped the snow and daughter pass yesterday. That was wave one, here comes wave two. We will also see more energy rapping into the seer today. F