SB 60: California Driver's Licenses For Illegal Immigrants; Orange County News; The Origins Of Thanksgiving; A New Kind Of Musical: Like Jazz
SB 60: California Driver's Licenses For Illegal Immigrants
Senate Democrats and Republicans joined forces to repeal SB 60, a law that allows illegal immigrants to obtain California Driver's licenses. Larry talks with Robert Pacheco, Assemblyman, California, District 60, and Hector Villagra, Los Angeles Regional Counsel for MALDEF.
Orange County News
Larry Mantle talks with OC Register, Op-Ed editor Chris Reed about the latest news events and developments in Orange County.
The Origins Of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving began as a meal cementing a political alliance between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indian tribe. Two hundred and forty years later it became a national holiday - an effort by Abraham Lincoln to unite and heal the nation after the civil war. Larry Mantle talks with Yale University's Kathleen Donegan about the origins and evolution of Thanksgiving, and about the significant role the story has played in shaping the American identity.
A New Kind Of Musical: Like Jazz
Like Jazz Previews begin on November 21st for the world premiere of "Like Jazz" at the Mark Taper Forum of the Los Angeles Music Center. With 16 original songs, near play-like in the stories they tell and completely faithful to the jazz genre "Like Jazz" offers a glimpse into the world of jazz artists. Larry talks with Cy Coleman, celebrated composer, Lillias White, singer, in the production of "Like Jazz," and Larry Gelbart, writer for screen, stage, TV and radio, and writer for "Like Jazz."