CLIMATE CHANGE - Current Severe Weather

"Is the recent wave of severe weather across the U.S. a harbinger of climate change?" PBS NewsHour 2/15/2021

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SUMMARY:  The winter of 2021 is writing itself into the record books this week, with large swaths of the nation seeing the coldest weather in memory.  But is this a particularly severe phase of winter weather or is there more to it than that?  Dev Niyogi, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences and Cockrell School of Engineering, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss.

GUN CONTROL - College Campuses and Concealed Carry

"How the concealed carry debate plays out on college campuses" PBS NewsHour 2/15/2017

aka 'Making it More Likely Your Child Will Get Shot on Campus'

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SUMMARY:  In 1966, America’s first mass school shooting took place at the University of Texas, Austin, leaving 16 dead.  Today, Texas is one of eight states that allows concealed weapons to be carried on public college campuses, prompting vigorous debate.  With “Tower,” a new documentary on PBS’s Independent Lens that re-examines the incident, we get a look at how students feel about having guns at school.

"Tower" full episode