I know you had 30 years with the Illinois Department of health and you finished off that time as the chief the Illinois Center of health statistics. Boy if theres ever some places the you know the focus whats going on right now in the world, that would be it something of a demographer and a statistician see i can even say that term but also, i know you got into poetry a little bit later in life, and i think that has something to do with this book. So where i want to start is just ask you how it is that you came to write this book. Yeah. Well, thank you for that Introduction Mark the idea for the book was actually a poetry project. I was inspired also by you with your series of lectures at the time of the Susque Centennial of the civil war. And i wanted to write some commemorative poetry that if soldiers of the day werE Reading it that they would feel comfortable and there was be something that they could relate to. So i started. Doing somE Research on that and i thought i could find a
Lincoln national museum, which hosted this discussion and provided the video. Today i have the pleasure to talk to a good friend of mine, you and i have known each other for a good number of years and being Colleagues Id like to think that weve collaborated on successfully under several different things. You are an anthropologist by training, you got your degree in you have 30 years with the online department of health. And you finished off that time as the chief at the Illinois Center of health sticks. Boy, if theres ever some place as the focus of whats going on right now, that would be it. Something of a demographer and a statistician. I can even say that term. But also, i know you got into poetry a little bit later in life and i think that has something to do with this book. More i want to start is just to ask you how it is that you came to write this book . Yeah, well thank you for that introduction mark. The idea for the book was actually a poetry project. I was inspired, also by
Mark, and been colleagues. I like to think we collaborated successfully on several different things. Youre an anthropologist by training and then you ended up in state government. I know you had 30 years with the Illinois Department of health, and you finished off that time as the chief, the Illinois Center of health statistics. Boy, if theres ever someplace some focus on whats going on right now in the world that would be it. Something of a demographer and statistician. So what i want to do is ask you how it is you came to write this book. Yeah, well, thank you for that introduction, mark. The idea for the book was actually a poetry project. I was inspired also by you with your series of lectures at the time of the civil war. And i wanted to write some commemorative poetry that if soldiers of the day were reading it that they would feel comfortable, and it would be something they could relate to. So i started doing some research on that. And i thought i could find a book or two that w
investigation of hunter biden. the proverbial walls are closing in and it is incredible he would create this drama in arkansas when you have the delaware criminal investigation into him looking to be coming to a head this week. you ve got his father now being accused by a new whistleblower. you have the oklahoma oversight committee is closing in on a lot of the financial records. todd: lucas tomlinson has more from washington. lucas. lucas: good morning. who doesn t involve a little controversy. there is new information from a whistleblower involving then vice president biden in a pay to play scheme. we have credible information that this possible criminal activity took place and i can t verify whether or not it is really a criminal activity, but i do have faith in it is whistleblowers that bring it to me that this document exists. lucas: in a letter, grassley and comer say the whistleblower describes alleged criminal scheme involving then vice president biden and a
laura: i ll see you in a couple weeks i m laura ingraham this is the ingraham angle back in washington tonight and also part two of my san francisco sabotage expose. we re going tell the story of what it s like living in a city that is absolutely inundated by crime and drugs. we re going to tell it through the eyes of one bay city resident. and with the help of meticulously poured over surveillance video, we show you each night how one neighbor is left in constant terror. but first. president is not above the law. justice serves the people. it doesn t protect the powerful. american democracy only works only if we choose to respect the rule of law. we have to uphold the rule of law and restore trust in our institutions and democracy. laura: is there anyone left among the democrats who actually cares about the rule of law? about equal standards of justice and accountability? well, a better question might be, does anyone at the fbi care? earlier this afternoon we lea