That's Life

     Yolo County Assessor, Clerk-Recorder, and Registar of Voters.  What a mouthful!  But that is the offical title of Jesse Salinas, who is with us today to talk about elections.  Although we do chat a bit about some of the problems with elections that are in the news from around the US, most of this hour is discussing how we do things in Yolo County (and in California) and why we AVOID all those problems!  In addition to explaining how the current system works, Jesse tells us about new lows that will soon go into effect and what will change because of that.  

    Whether you are a new voter and an old hand, here's the straight scoop about the why and how of voting.

Who's Tyler Lee, you ask?

He's a very nice young man who Lois met at KDRT when he and another fellow were alphabetizing vinyl records in our library.  Lois, of course, started chatting with Tyler and (not unusually) ended up asking him to come and be on the show.  And he agreed!

This is a man with a wonderful story.  I hope you have as much fun listening to this show as we had making it. 

     Speaking about the Yolo County Library in general and current programs in specific, Regional Supervisor Scott Love again joins Lois for an hour of talk.  Printed books are not the only things at the Library these days.  Digital books (that is, files you read on your own computer or tablet) have expanded the range of materials that libraries can offer by cutting down on the expenses associated with physical objects.  No more staff time checking things out and in, no more reshelving, no more shipping books across the county, and no having to find more shelf space over the years.  AND, since digital "e-books" are rented instead of purchased, the library can have a dozen copies of a very popular new book but then cut back the number of copies as requests for that title wanes.

     There are many other programs and resources in the system.  This is definitely an informative show.

Some shows repeated while Lois was away and the station was closed at the end of 2018 (Nov 22 and Dec 13, 20, and  27).  

First, on 22 November, we re-aired the 11/8/18 interview with John McNerney "Talking' "Turkey" at: https://kdrt.org/audio/thats-john-mcnerney-talkin-turkey

Then on December 13, 20, and 27 we re-aired three shows Don Shor did for us on the history of Jazz. Those programs are archived at:

Jazz with Don Shor (part 1) -- "From the Begining"(2/8/18) at: https://kdrt.org/audio/jazz-part-1-beginning-don-shor-2818

Jazz with Don Shor (part 2) -- "Famous Women Jazz Singers" (2/15/18) at: https://kdrt.org/audio/jazz-part-2-women-jazz-singers-back-back-shows-do...