We are thrilled tonight to welcome back the distinguished george will, who will be in conversation with the awardwinning broadcaster i am sorry, i am sure you have won many awards, i cannot be sure which ones. I welcome you on behalf of our leadership, caroline kelly, david layer, the Leadership Team of jews united for democracy of justice, and Community Advocates inc. , the creators of this series. Thank you to our many wonderful sponsors. Temple isaiah, Stephen Weiss temple, leo beth temple, israel Hollywood Jewish center for justice, the Holocaust Museum l. A. , the forward, and the pico union project. As it is thanksgiving eve, just a word on that topic. On october 3, 1863, at the height of a bloody war dividing our country, Abraham Lincoln issued a thanksgiving proclamation which officially established thanksgiving as a national holiday. He proclaimed that though the nation was at war with itself, there were still blessings for which both sides could experts gratitude. He also pro
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A number of volunteers jumped at the chance to win at a polling station on election day. We have 4,800 people who have volunteering for the 1,700 spots. Napa county is looking for pandemic prevention volunteers. Controlling the flow of the voters making sure we dont get overcrowded. Poll workers are getting trained on how to handle a voter who wants to vote in person and refuses to wear a mask. We will bring the voting to them. If a voter chooses not to wear a mask while voting and insists on voting in person, that person will be asked to wait outside of a voting location. Until staff inside can rearrange furniture and set up a booth safely wa from others. Well wipe it down and sterilize it for the next voter. Election officials can be counting votes for two weeks after election day. Ballots postmarked by election day will be counted as long as they arrive by november 20. Especially these races that are close. Well see those votes that we dount after election day will be important to t
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Tv, emptied on our door, which is not great, but whatever, not a big deal. But then im looking at it and im wondering, how did it hit at that angle . Did the bird come in sideways, like it was sliding into second base . How did this get there . And thats when i realized that the pigeon guano was coming from inside the door it was inside. I still dont know how it happened. From a physics standpoint, it doesnt make any sense. I guess logic tells me that the door must have been open and the bird somehow edged over and did that thing birds love doing to us, the revenge of the birds, but the door wasnt really open. For a moment i had to think, is it possible that this came out of me . Maybe i sneezed or something . I mean, to hit the glass at that trajectory, theres only one bird in the world that could make that shot and hes retired. He hasnt crapped on a window in years. Anyway, i dont know how this happened, but i know it was a bird. It must live in the area. My plan now is to find that