>>> COMING UP, STORIES WE'RE CONNECTING YOU ABOUT TONIGHT.

CONNECTING YOU ABOUT TONIGHT.

IS MASSACHUSETTS READY FOR IS MASSACHUSETTS READY FOR LEGALIZED SPORTS BETTING?

LEGALIZED SPORTS BETTING?

>> 25 STATES HAVE NOW DONE SOME >> 25 STATES HAVE NOW DONE SOME FORM OF SPORTS BETTING FORM OF SPORTS BETTING LEGALIZATION INCLUDING ALMOST LEGALIZATION INCLUDING ALMOST ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS.

ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS.

>>> WE VISIT A BOOKSTORE THAT'S >>> WE VISIT A BOOKSTORE THAT'S AS MUCH ABOUT COMMUNITY AS IT IS AS MUCH ABOUT COMMUNITY AS IT IS LITERATURE.

LITERATURE.

>> WE CAN BUILD AS A COMMUNITY.

>> WE CAN BUILD AS A COMMUNITY.

WE CAN TURN A SORE SPOT INTO WE CAN TURN A SORE SPOT INTO SOMETHING THAT IS LIKE A ROSE.

SOMETHING THAT IS LIKE A ROSE.

>>> AND WE WILL EXAMINE THE POST >>> AND WE WILL EXAMINE THE POST IMPEACHMENT POLITICAL FUTURE OF IMPEACHMENT POLITICAL FUTURE OF DONALD TRUMP.

DONALD TRUMP.

>> I DON'T THINK HE'S GOING TO >> I DON'T THINK HE'S GOING TO BE THE NOMINEE.

BE THE NOMINEE.

BUT I KNOW THAT HE WILL HAVE A BUT I KNOW THAT HE WILL HAVE A HUGE PART IN SHAPING WHO THAT HUGE PART IN SHAPING WHO THAT PERSON MIGHT BE.

PERSON MIGHT BE.

>>> DETAILS ON THOSE STORIES AND >>> DETAILS ON THOSE STORIES AND MORE UP NEXT ON "CONNECTING MORE UP NEXT ON "CONNECTING POINT."

POINT."

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>>> GOOD EVENING.

AND THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR AND THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR "CONNECTING POINT."

"CONNECTING POINT."

I'M ZYDALIS BAUER.

I'M ZYDALIS BAUER.

>>> WHILE CASINO GAMBLING HAS >>> WHILE CASINO GAMBLING HAS BEEN NOW IN MASSACHUSETTS FOR BEEN NOW IN MASSACHUSETTS FOR SOME TIME, LEGALIZED SPORTS SOME TIME, LEGALIZED SPORTS BETTING HAS NOT.

BETTING HAS NOT.

AND STATE SENATOR ERIC LESSER AND STATE SENATOR ERIC LESSER HAS RECENTLY INTRODUCED HAS RECENTLY INTRODUCED LEGISLATION TO CHANGE THAT.

LEGISLATION TO CHANGE THAT.

THE LONGMEADOW DEMOCRAT HAS SAID THE LONGMEADOW DEMOCRAT HAS SAID THAT INCIDENTS THE STATE HAS THAT INCIDENTS THE STATE HAS TAKEN A CAUTIOUS APPROACH TO TAKEN A CAUTIOUS APPROACH TO SPORTS BETTING AND BELIEVES THAT SPORTS BETTING AND BELIEVES THAT THE LEGISLATION, WHICH WOULD THE LEGISLATION, WHICH WOULD ALLOW BOTH IN-PERSON AND MOBILE ALLOW BOTH IN-PERSON AND MOBILE BETTING, COULD GENERATE BETTING, COULD GENERATE SIGNIFICANT REVENUE FOR THE SIGNIFICANT REVENUE FOR THE STATE.

STATE.

HE SPOKE WITH ME EARLIER TODAY HE SPOKE WITH ME EARLIER TODAY ABOUT HIS REASONS FOR PUTTING ABOUT HIS REASONS FOR PUTTING FORTH THE BILL.

FORTH THE BILL.

>> IT WOULD CREATE A LEGAL >> IT WOULD CREATE A LEGAL BETTING MARKET FOR SPORTS BETTING MARKET FOR SPORTS WAGERING IN MASSACHUSETTS.

WAGERING IN MASSACHUSETTS.

IT WOULD CREATE TWO DIFFERENT IT WOULD CREATE TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF LICENSES.

TYPES OF LICENSES.

A BRICK AND MORTAR LICENSE SO A BRICK AND MORTAR LICENSE SO PEOPLE WOULD BE ABLE TO GO, FOR PEOPLE WOULD BE ABLE TO GO, FOR EXAMPLE, TO THEIR LOCAL CASINO EXAMPLE, TO THEIR LOCAL CASINO OR THEIR LOCAL HORSE TRACK AND OR THEIR LOCAL HORSE TRACK AND PLACE BETS.

PLACE BETS.

IT WOULD ALSO CREATE A MOBILE IT WOULD ALSO CREATE A MOBILE LICENSING PROGRAM.

LICENSING PROGRAM.

SO PEOPLE COULD USE AN ON-LINE SO PEOPLE COULD USE AN ON-LINE BETTING PROGRAMS.

BETTING PROGRAMS.

FOR EXAMPLE, DRAFT KINGS AND FAN FOR EXAMPLE, DRAFT KINGS AND FAN DO ARE SOME OF THE MOST WELL DO ARE SOME OF THE MOST WELL KNOWNS.

KNOWNS.

THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHERS AS THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHERS AS WELL.

WELL.

THEY COULD PLACE BETS ON THEIR THEY COULD PLACE BETS ON THEIR SPORTS TEAMS THROUGH THAT MEANS SPORTS TEAMS THROUGH THAT MEANS AS WELL.

AS WELL.

>> YOU MENTIONED IN YOUR PRESS >> YOU MENTIONED IN YOUR PRESS CONFERENCE THAT MASSACHUSETTS CONFERENCE THAT MASSACHUSETTS HAS TAKEN A FAIRLY CAUTIOUS HAS TAKEN A FAIRLY CAUTIOUS APPROACH WHEN IT COMES TO THIS APPROACH WHEN IT COMES TO THIS LEGISLATURE.

LEGISLATURE.

HOW SO AND HOW DOES THIS BILL HOW SO AND HOW DOES THIS BILL REFLECT THIS APPROACH?

REFLECT THIS APPROACH?

>> THE SUPREME COURT ACTUALLY >> THE SUPREME COURT ACTUALLY OPENED THE DOOR TO LEGAL SPORTS OPENED THE DOOR TO LEGAL SPORTS BETTING ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, BETTING ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, ALMOST THREE YEARS AGO.

ALMOST THREE YEARS AGO.

THEY INVALIDATED A FEDERAL THEY INVALIDATED A FEDERAL PROHIBITION ON SPORTS BETTING PROHIBITION ON SPORTS BETTING THAT HAD BEEN IN PLACE FOR THAT HAD BEEN IN PLACE FOR SEVERAL DECADES.

SEVERAL DECADES.

WHAT YOU SAW WITH SEVERAL STATES WHAT YOU SAW WITH SEVERAL STATES IN PARTICULAR NEW JERSEY, ACT IN PARTICULAR NEW JERSEY, ACT VERY QUICKLY AFTER THAT SUPREME VERY QUICKLY AFTER THAT SUPREME COURT DECISION.

COURT DECISION.

AT THIS POINT THERE'S ABOUT 25 AT THIS POINT THERE'S ABOUT 25 STATES THAT HAVE SOME FORM OF STATES THAT HAVE SOME FORM OF LEGAL WAGERING.

LEGAL WAGERING.

MASSACHUSETTS WAS NOT ONE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS WAS NOT ONE OF THE FIRST STATES MOVE INTO FIRST STATES MOVE INTO LEGALIZATION.

LEGALIZATION.

AND I THINK THAT WAS PROBABLY AND I THINK THAT WAS PROBABLY THE RIGHT MOVE FOR US.

THE RIGHT MOVE FOR US.

BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LEARN A LOT.

LEARN A LOT.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE WHAT'S WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE WHAT'S WORKED AND WHAT HASN'T IN NEW WORKED AND WHAT HASN'T IN NEW JERSEY, FOR EXAMPLE.

JERSEY, FOR EXAMPLE.

AND TWO OF OUR NEIGHBORING AND TWO OF OUR NEIGHBORING STATES, NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE STATES, NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND, ALSO LEGALIZED RECENTLY.

ISLAND, ALSO LEGALIZED RECENTLY.

AND WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE, AND WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE, FOR EXAMPLE, SOME THINGS THAT FOR EXAMPLE, SOME THINGS THAT HAVE WORKED WELL IN NEW HAVE WORKED WELL IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND AND HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND AND SOME THINGS THAT ALSO PROBABLY SOME THINGS THAT ALSO PROBABLY NEEDED SOME IMPROVEMENT.

NEEDED SOME IMPROVEMENT.

>> GOVERNOR BAKER'S BUDGET THAT >> GOVERNOR BAKER'S BUDGET THAT WAS RELEASED LAST MONTH, HE WAS RELEASED LAST MONTH, HE ESTIMATED THAT $35 MILLION IN ESTIMATED THAT $35 MILLION IN REVENUE CAN POSSIBLY BE REVENUE CAN POSSIBLY BE GENERATED THROUGH THIS BILL.

GENERATED THROUGH THIS BILL.

IN ADDITION TO THIS ADDED IN ADDITION TO THIS ADDED BENEFIT, IN WHAT OTHER WAYS BENEFIT, IN WHAT OTHER WAYS COULD THIS BILL IMPACT THE COULD THIS BILL IMPACT THE COMMONWEALTH?

COMMONWEALTH?

>> YEAH, FIRST, I THINK IT'S >> YEAH, FIRST, I THINK IT'S WORTH SAYING THAT THERE'S A LOT WORTH SAYING THAT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT JUST, THIS IS OF PEOPLE THAT JUST, THIS IS FUN.

FUN.

THIS IS A RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY.

THIS IS A RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY.

PEOPLE WANT TO PLACE A BET ON PEOPLE WANT TO PLACE A BET ON THE RED SOX OR THE PATRIOTS.

THE RED SOX OR THE PATRIOTS.

A VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE DOING A VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE DOING THIS ARE INNING IT IN A SEAY WAY THIS ARE INNING IT IN A SEAY WAY OR FUN WAY WITH LIMITS.

OR FUN WAY WITH LIMITS.

BUT WE DO HAVE CASE, OF COURSE, BUT WE DO HAVE CASE, OF COURSE, OF PROBLEM GAMBLING.

OF PROBLEM GAMBLING.

WE HAVE CASES OF OF ADDICTION OR WE HAVE CASES OF OF ADDICTION OR PEOPLE GETTING IN OVER THEIR PEOPLE GETTING IN OVER THEIR HEADS.

HEADS.

SO WE REALLY CRAFT THIS LAW TO SO WE REALLY CRAFT THIS LAW TO BE VERY CAVEL TO HAVE VERY BE VERY CAVEL TO HAVE VERY STRICT PROTECTIONS IN PLACE.

STRICT PROTECTIONS IN PLACE.

FOR EXAMPLE, YOU WOULD NOT BE FOR EXAMPLE, YOU WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO USE A CREDIT CARD.

ALLOWED TO USE A CREDIT CARD.

NOBODY UNDER 21.

NOBODY UNDER 21.

THERE WOULD BESELF-EXCLUSION THERE WOULD BESELF-EXCLUSION LIMITS, REPORTING REQUIREMENTS LIMITS, REPORTING REQUIREMENTS SO IF SOMEBODY IS DOING SO IF SOMEBODY IS DOING SOMETHING IN AN ADDICTIVE WAY OR SOMETHING IN AN ADDICTIVE WAY OR SOMETHING FEELS OFF, THE GAMING SOMETHING FEELS OFF, THE GAMING COMMISSION WOULD BE ABLE TO COMMISSION WOULD BE ABLE TO QUICKLY INTERVENE AND STOP THAT.

QUICKLY INTERVENE AND STOP THAT.

I THINK SOMETHING ALSO THAT'S I THINK SOMETHING ALSO THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT ABOUT THIS IT'S VERY IMPORTANT ABOUT THIS IT'S GOING TO CLOSE A BROAD ILLEGAL GOING TO CLOSE A BROAD ILLEGAL BETTING MARKET.

BETTING MARKET.

PEOPLE ARE PLACING BETS IN THE PEOPLE ARE PLACING BETS IN THE ILLEGAL WAYS.

ILLEGAL WAYS.

THROUGH OFFMARKET, OR BLACKER THROUGH OFFMARKET, OR BLACKER MARKET SITES.

MARKET SITES.

WE WOULD CLOSE THOSE SITES BY WE WOULD CLOSE THOSE SITES BY DOING THIS.

DOING THIS.

WE WOULD BRING THIS PRACTICE WE WOULD BRING THIS PRACTICE INTO THE DAYLIGHT AND WE WOULD INTO THE DAYLIGHT AND WE WOULD BE ABLE TO COLLECT REVENUE FROM BE ABLE TO COLLECT REVENUE FROM IT AND MAKE SURE IT'S SAFE.

IT AND MAKE SURE IT'S SAFE.

>> NOW, REGARD, THE AMOUNT OF >> NOW, REGARD, THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE THAT LEGALIZED SPORTS REVENUE THAT LEGALIZED SPORTS BETTING COULD BRING INTO THE BETTING COULD BRING INTO THE STATE, YOU SAID "IT'S NOT GOING STATE, YOU SAID "IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A PANACEA TO THE STATE'S TO BE A PANACEA TO THE STATE'S BUDGET ISSUES AND IT'S CERTAINLY BUDGET ISSUES AND IT'S CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO BE SOMETHING YOU NOT GOING TO BE SOMETHING YOU CAN BALANCE THE STATE'S BUDGET CAN BALANCE THE STATE'S BUDGET ON."

ON."

SO TO THE OPPONENTS OF THIS SO TO THE OPPONENTS OF THIS BILL, WHO WOULD ARGUE THAT THE BILL, WHO WOULD ARGUE THAT THE REVENUE AMOUNTS ARE NOT WORTH REVENUE AMOUNTS ARE NOT WORTH THE POSSIBLE NEGATIVE IMPACTS TO THE POSSIBLE NEGATIVE IMPACTS TO THE STATE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO THE STATE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS?

ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS?

>> YES, I THINK THAT THE BILL I >> YES, I THINK THAT THE BILL I PUT TOGETHER DOES ADDRESS THE PUT TOGETHER DOES ADDRESS THE CONCERNS.

CONCERNS.

IF PASSED IT WOULD BE THE IF PASSED IT WOULD BE THE STRONGEST CONSUMER PROTECTIONS STRONGEST CONSUMER PROTECTIONS AND ATHLETE PROTECTIONS OF ANY AND ATHLETE PROTECTIONS OF ANY BILL OF ITS KIND IN THE COUNTRY.

BILL OF ITS KIND IN THE COUNTRY.

25 STATES HAVE NOW DONE SOME 25 STATES HAVE NOW DONE SOME FORM OF SPORTS BETTING FORM OF SPORTS BETTING LEGALIZATION, INCLUDING ALMOST LEGALIZATION, INCLUDING ALMOST ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS.

ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO, WE HAVE BEEN SO WE'RE GOING TO, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LEARN FROM THAT, AND ABLE TO LEARN FROM THAT, AND MAKE THIS VERY STRICT.

MAKE THIS VERY STRICT.

JUST FOR EXAMPLE, I MENTION NO JUST FOR EXAMPLE, I MENTION NO CREDIT CARDS.

CREDIT CARDS.

I MENTIONED YOU WOULD HAVE TO BE I MENTIONED YOU WOULD HAVE TO BE OVER 21.

OVER 21.

WE ARE ALSO INCLUDING STRICT WE ARE ALSO INCLUDING STRICT LIMITS AROUND MARKETING.

LIMITS AROUND MARKETING.

YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TARGET YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TARGET CHILDREN WITH YOUR MARKETING OR CHILDREN WITH YOUR MARKETING OR ANYBODY UNDER 21.

ANYBODY UNDER 21.

WE ALSO CREATE A NEW WHISTLE WE ALSO CREATE A NEW WHISTLE BLOWER PROTECTION FOR ATHLETES.

BLOWER PROTECTION FOR ATHLETES.

THIS IS SOMETHING THE PLAYERS THIS IS SOMETHING THE PLAYERS ASSOCIATIONS AND THE PLAYERS ASSOCIATIONS AND THE PLAYERS THEMSELVES HAVE COME TO US AND THEMSELVES HAVE COME TO US AND SAID THEY WANTED.

SAID THEY WANTED.

THIS WOULD MEAN IF A PLAYER OR THIS WOULD MEAN IF A PLAYER OR COACH OR FAMILY MEMBER WANTED TO COACH OR FAMILY MEMBER WANTED TO REPORT SOMETHING OR WANTED TO REPORT SOMETHING OR WANTED TO TIP OFF THE GAMING COMMISSION TIP OFF THE GAMING COMMISSION ABOUT ACTIVITY THEY THOUGHT IT ABOUT ACTIVITY THEY THOUGHT IT WAS SUSPICIOUS THEY WOULD BE WAS SUSPICIOUS THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT WHILE BEING ABLE TO DO THAT WHILE BEING PROTECTED.

PROTECTED.

WE ALSO SET UP A HOTLINE FOR WE ALSO SET UP A HOTLINE FOR PEOPLE TO CALL.

PEOPLE TO CALL.

AGAIN, PLAYERS, COACHES, STAFF AGAIN, PLAYERS, COACHES, STAFF MEMBERS, FANS, FAMILY MEMBERS, MEMBERS, FANS, FAMILY MEMBERS, THAT THEY CAN CALL AND GET THAT THEY CAN CALL AND GET ADVICE, TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT ADVICE, TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT MIGHT BE PERMITTED AND WHAT WHAT MIGHT BE PERMITTED AND WHAT MIGHT NOT BE PERMITTED.

MIGHT NOT BE PERMITTED.

>> NOW, OTHER BINGE ATTEMPTING >> NOW, OTHER BINGE ATTEMPTING TO LEGALIZE SPORTS BETTING HAVE TO LEGALIZE SPORTS BETTING HAVE FAILED TO PASS IN THE STATE FAILED TO PASS IN THE STATE SENATE BEFORE.

SENATE BEFORE.

HOW CONFIDENT ARE YOU THAT THIS HOW CONFIDENT ARE YOU THAT THIS BILL WILL PASS?

BILL WILL PASS?

>> WELL, CONFIDENCE DOESN'T >> WELL, CONFIDENCE DOESN'T NECESSARILY GO ALL THAT FAR IN NECESSARILY GO ALL THAT FAR IN POLITICS.

POLITICS.

IT'S NOT UP TO ME.

IT'S NOT UP TO ME.

THERE'S 39 OTHER MEMBERS OF THE THERE'S 39 OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SENATE.

SENATE.

THERE'S 160 MEMBERS OF THE THERE'S 160 MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE.

HOUSE.

THE PROCESS IS GOING TO BE, HAS THE PROCESS IS GOING TO BE, HAS ALREADY BEGUN AND WILL CONTINUE ALREADY BEGUN AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD.

TO MOVE FORWARD.

TALKING TO OUR COLLEAGUES AND TALKING TO OUR COLLEAGUES AND BUILDING SUPPORT.

BUILDING SUPPORT.

I THINK PEOPLE ARE COMING TO THE I THINK PEOPLE ARE COMING TO THE RECOGNITION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT RECOGNITION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT THIS IS THE TIME TO ACT ON THAT THIS IS THE TIME TO ACT ON SPORTS BETTING WE COME OUT OF SPORTS BETTING WE COME OUT OF THE PANDEMIC AND HOPEFULLY START THE PANDEMIC AND HOPEFULLY START TO MOVE TOWARDS MORE NORMAL SEE.

TO MOVE TOWARDS MORE NORMAL SEE.

I THINK AN ISSUE LIKE THIS, I THINK AN ISSUE LIKE THIS, SPORTS BETTING IS SOMETHING THAT SPORTS BETTING IS SOMETHING THAT LEGISLATORS WILL BE ABLE TO LEGISLATORS WILL BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON.

FOCUS ON.

I DO THINK THAT IT'S COMING.

I DO THINK THAT IT'S COMING.

AND I DO THINK PEOPLE ARE AND I DO THINK PEOPLE ARE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT NOW IS THE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT NOW IS THE TIME TO GET STARTED.

>>> AS WE CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH, THIS WEEK BLACK HISTORY MONTH, THIS WEEK MARKED THE BIRTHDAY OF THE MARKED THE BIRTHDAY OF THE LEGENDARY CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER LEGENDARY CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER W.E.B.

DuBOIS.

W.E.B.

DuBOIS.

A NATIVE OF OUR OWN GREAT A NATIVE OF OUR OWN GREAT BARRINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

BARRINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

IN A DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE IN A DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE "CONNECTING POINT" HAS A LOOK AT "CONNECTING POINT" HAS A LOOK AT HIS LIFE AND THE IMPACT THAT HE HIS LIFE AND THE IMPACT THAT HE MADE ON HIS BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY.

MADE ON HIS BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY.

>> AND IN MANY WAYS, THE FACT >> AND IN MANY WAYS, THE FACT THAT HE WAS RAISED IN THE NORTH THAT HE WAS RAISED IN THE NORTH AND IN PARTICULAR IN GREAT AND IN PARTICULAR IN GREAT BANGER TON, IS WHY HE BECAME THE BANGER TON, IS WHY HE BECAME THE PERSON THAT HE BECAME.

PERSON THAT HE BECAME.

>> AND YOU CAN FIND THAT STORY >> AND YOU CAN FIND THAT STORY AND MUCH MORE CONTENT DEDICATED AND MUCH MORE CONTENT DEDICATED TO CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY AND TO CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY AND EXPLORE, THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN EXPLORE, THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW EXPERIENCE AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW ONLINE AT ONLINE AT NEPM.ORG/CONNECTINGPOINT.

NEPM.ORG/CONNECTINGPOINT.

>>> FORMER DRUG HOUSE AND INTO A >>> FORMER DRUG HOUSE AND INTO A COMFORTABLE, SAFE PLACE FOR COMFORTABLE, SAFE PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO BROWSE THROUGH MORE PEOPLE TO BROWSE THROUGH MORE THAN 500 BOOKS.

THAN 500 BOOKS.

SINCE THEN, OLIVE TREE BOOKS AND SINCE THEN, OLIVE TREE BOOKS AND VOICES HAS BECOME A BELOVED VOICES HAS BECOME A BELOVED COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE PREDOMINANTLY AFRICAN-AMERICAN PREDOMINANTLY AFRICAN-AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD OF MASON SQUARE AND NEIGHBORHOOD OF MASON SQUARE AND IS JUST ONE OF A HANDFUL OF IS JUST ONE OF A HANDFUL OF BLACK-OWNED BOOKSTORES IN BLACK-OWNED BOOKSTORES IN MASSACHUSETTS.

MASSACHUSETTS.

PRODUCTIONER DAVE FRASER VISITED PRODUCTIONER DAVE FRASER VISITED OLIVE TREE RECENTLY AND BRINGS OLIVE TREE RECENTLY AND BRINGS US THE STORY.

US THE STORY.

>> I PROMISE TO WORK HARD AND DO >> I PROMISE TO WORK HARD AND DO WHAT'S RIGHT.

WHAT'S RIGHT.

A BOOK CAN PROVIDE A NUMBER OF A BOOK CAN PROVIDE A NUMBER OF THINGS.

THINGS.

IT CAN PROVIDE COMFORT.

IT CAN PROVIDE COMFORT.

IT CAN PROVIDE GROWTH, IT CAN PROVIDE GROWTH, CERTAINLY.

CERTAINLY.

IT CAN CHANGE ATTITUDES.

IT CAN CHANGE ATTITUDES.

IT CAN CREATE SEVERAL AWARENESS.

IT CAN CREATE SEVERAL AWARENESS.

IT CAN ALLOW YOU TO EXCHANGE IT CAN ALLOW YOU TO EXCHANGE IDEAS.

IDEAS.

IT'S A CHANCE TO REALLY HAVE IT'S A CHANCE TO REALLY HAVE SOME INTROSPECTIVENESS, TOO.

SOME INTROSPECTIVENESS, TOO.

REALLY THINK ABOUT WHO YOU ARE REALLY THINK ABOUT WHO YOU ARE AS A PERSON AND WHAT IT IS THAT AS A PERSON AND WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH YOUR OWN YOU WANT TO DO WITH YOUR OWN LIFE.

LIFE.

THIS WAS AN ABANDONED BUILDING.

THIS WAS AN ABANDONED BUILDING.

I'M NOT ASHAMED TO SAY IT WAS A I'M NOT ASHAMED TO SAY IT WAS A BUILDING OF LESS DESIRABLES.

BUILDING OF LESS DESIRABLES.

IT WAS A FORMER CRACK HOUSE.

IT WAS A FORMER CRACK HOUSE.

I REMEMBER DISTINCTIVELY ONE I REMEMBER DISTINCTIVELY ONE NEIGHBOR WATCHING ME AND SAID TO NEIGHBOR WATCHING ME AND SAID TO ME, ARE YOU GOING TO, YOU KNOW, ME, ARE YOU GOING TO, YOU KNOW, BUY THAT PLACE?

BUY THAT PLACE?

ARE YOU GOING TO RENT THAT ARE YOU GOING TO RENT THAT PLACE?

PLACE?

I'VE SEEN YOU OVER HERE A COUPLE I'VE SEEN YOU OVER HERE A COUPLE OF TIMES.

OF TIMES.

AND I TURNED TO HER AND SAID, AND I TURNED TO HER AND SAID, YEAH.

YEAH.

I'M THINKING ABOUT IT.

I'M THINKING ABOUT IT.

AND SHE SAID, "PRAISE GOD!"

AND SHE SAID, "PRAISE GOD!"

WE WANT THAT SORE SPOT TO BE OUT WE WANT THAT SORE SPOT TO BE OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

I VISION THIS AS, OH, WHEN I I VISION THIS AS, OH, WHEN I RETIRE I WILL SIT IN A BOOKSTORE RETIRE I WILL SIT IN A BOOKSTORE AND WAVE TO CUSTOMERS.

AND WAVE TO CUSTOMERS.

THAT WAS 15 YEARS AGO.

THAT WAS 15 YEARS AGO.

THAT WAS NOT THE TRACK.

THAT WAS NOT THE TRACK.

AND TRAIL THAT I WAS ON ON.

AND TRAIL THAT I WAS ON ON.

LO AND BEHOLD WHEN THE COMMUNITY LO AND BEHOLD WHEN THE COMMUNITY AND WHEN OTHER OTHERS FOUND OUT AND WHEN OTHER OTHERS FOUND OUT THERE WAS A BOOKSTORE IT STARTED THERE WAS A BOOKSTORE IT STARTED TO INCREASE.

TO INCREASE.

>> IT'S REALLY JUST A BOOKSTORE.

>> IT'S REALLY JUST A BOOKSTORE.

IT'S A COMMUNITY.

IT'S A COMMUNITY.

AND IT'S A FAMILY.

AND IT'S A FAMILY.

AND I THINK THAT'S WHY I TEND TO AND I THINK THAT'S WHY I TEND TO WANT TO HANG OUT HERE.

WANT TO HANG OUT HERE.

BECAUSE IT IS LIKE A FAMILY.

BECAUSE IT IS LIKE A FAMILY.

>> USUALLY WHEN YOU WALK INTO A >> USUALLY WHEN YOU WALK INTO A BOOKSTORE, THERE'S ALWAYS LIKE BOOKSTORE, THERE'S ALWAYS LIKE THE SECTION OF BLACK BOOKS AND THE SECTION OF BLACK BOOKS AND BLACK AUTHORS.

BLACK AUTHORS.

HERE IT'S THE WHOLE STORE.

HERE IT'S THE WHOLE STORE.

THE JOY ON THE WALL, THE COLOR.

THE JOY ON THE WALL, THE COLOR.

IT FEELS LIKE HOME AND NOT JUST IT FEELS LIKE HOME AND NOT JUST SOMEWHERE, WHERE YOU BUY A BOOK SOMEWHERE, WHERE YOU BUY A BOOK BUT YOU ALSO HEAR A STORY.

BUT YOU ALSO HEAR A STORY.

>> I HAVEN'T DONE EVERYTHING IN >> I HAVEN'T DONE EVERYTHING IN LIFE.

LIFE.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT INSPIRES ONE OF THE THINGS THAT INSPIRES ME TO WANT TO READ AND WANT TO ME TO WANT TO READ AND WANT TO KNOW BECAUSE WHEN I COME IN HERE KNOW BECAUSE WHEN I COME IN HERE I LOOK AROUND AND I SEE SO MANY I LOOK AROUND AND I SEE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT LOOK LIKE ME.

PEOPLE THAT LOOK LIKE ME.

I BROUGHT MY DAUGHTER HERE WHEN I BROUGHT MY DAUGHTER HERE WHEN SHE WAS YOUNG.

SHE WAS YOUNG.

SO FOR THEM KIDS SEEING PEOPLE SO FOR THEM KIDS SEEING PEOPLE WHO LOOK LIKE THEM, IT CAN BE WHO LOOK LIKE THEM, IT CAN BE INSPIRING.

INSPIRING.

>> I AM A WOMAN WHO HAS HURT AS >> I AM A WOMAN WHO HAS HURT AS MUCH AS I HAVE LOVED.

MUCH AS I HAVE LOVED.

>> I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN >> I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

SO I WAS ABLE TO READ BOOKS SO I WAS ABLE TO READ BOOKS ABOUT AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND ET ABOUT AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND ET CETERA, BECAUSE THAT WAS MY CETERA, BECAUSE THAT WAS MY ENVIRONMENT AND WORLD.

ENVIRONMENT AND WORLD.

SO WHEN I LOOKED AT MAY GEMMER SO WHEN I LOOKED AT MAY GEMMER SON, DEBBIE THOMAS, THE SKATER.

SON, DEBBIE THOMAS, THE SKATER.

WHEN HE LOOK THE AT NUMBER OF WHEN HE LOOK THE AT NUMBER OF HEROES AND ET CETERA, I COULD HEROES AND ET CETERA, I COULD ENVISION MYSELF.

ENVISION MYSELF.

OH, I COULD BE THAT!

OH, I COULD BE THAT!

BECAUSE I HAD A FRAMEWORK.

BECAUSE I HAD A FRAMEWORK.

IT WASN'T JUST MY IMAGINATION.

IT WASN'T JUST MY IMAGINATION.

I HAD CONCRETE EVIDENCE THAT I HAD CONCRETE EVIDENCE THAT THESE PEOPLE EXIST.

THESE PEOPLE EXIST.

>> NO JUSTICE.

>> NO JUSTICE.

>> NO PEACE.

>> NO PEACE.

>> IT WOKE A LOT OF FOLKS UP IN >> IT WOKE A LOT OF FOLKS UP IN TERMS OF LET ME REALLY TERMS OF LET ME REALLY UNDERSTAND OTHER PEOPLE OTHER UNDERSTAND OTHER PEOPLE OTHER THAN MYSELF.

THAN MYSELF.

AND THEN LET ME UNDERSTAND IF AND THEN LET ME UNDERSTAND IF I'M PART OF THIS PROBLEM OR IF I I'M PART OF THIS PROBLEM OR IF I AM GOING TO BE PART OF THE AM GOING TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION.

SOLUTION.

>> GET MY HE WILL.

>> GET MY HE WILL.

>> THAT TRIGGERED A LOT OF >> THAT TRIGGERED A LOT OF PEOPLE TO COME INTO THE STORE PEOPLE TO COME INTO THE STORE AND WHO REALLY HAVE GOOD AND WHO REALLY HAVE GOOD CONVERSATIONS.

CONVERSATIONS.

ABOUT WHAT SHOULD BE NEXT STEPS.

ABOUT WHAT SHOULD BE NEXT STEPS.

EVEN THOUGH MASON SQUARE CAN BE EVEN THOUGH MASON SQUARE CAN BE PORTRAYED OR VIEWED AS LESS THAN PORTRAYED OR VIEWED AS LESS THAN DESIRABLE, I WANTED TO BE ABLE DESIRABLE, I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO SAY, NO, THAT'S NOT TRUE.

TO SAY, NO, THAT'S NOT TRUE.

WE CAN BUILD AS A COMMUNITY.

WE CAN BUILD AS A COMMUNITY.

WE CAN TURN A SORE SPOT INTO WE CAN TURN A SORE SPOT INTO SOMETHING THAT IS LIKE A ROSE.

SOMETHING THAT IS LIKE A ROSE.

I WANTED TO BE IN A PLACE THAT I WANTED TO BE IN A PLACE THAT PEOPLE COULD CONSIDER IT THEIR PEOPLE COULD CONSIDER IT THEIR OWN.

>>> IT'S BEEN NEARLY TWO MONTHS SINCE RIOTERS STORMED THE U.S.

SINCE RIOTERS STORMED THE U.S. CAPITOL BUILDING IN WASHINGTON, CAPITOL BUILDING IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

IN A FAILED ATTEMPT TO D.C.

IN A FAILED ATTEMPT TO OVERTURN FORMER PRESIDENT DRUM'S OVERTURN FORMER PRESIDENT DRUM'S DEFEAT IN THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL DEFEAT IN THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

ELECTION.

THE VIOLENCE LEFT FIVE PEOPLE THE VIOLENCE LEFT FIVE PEOPLE DEAD AND MORE THAN 100 INJURED.

DEAD AND MORE THAN 100 INJURED.

WHILE AN IMPEACHMENT TRIAL IN WHILE AN IMPEACHMENT TRIAL IN THE SENATE FAILED TO CONVICT THE SENATE FAILED TO CONVICT TRUMP FOR ANY ROLE IN THE EVENTS TRUMP FOR ANY ROLE IN THE EVENTS ON JANUARY 6th, ON CAPITOL ON JANUARY 6th, ON CAPITOL HILL THIS WEEK HEARINGS BEGAN TO HILL THIS WEEK HEARINGS BEGAN TO EXAMINE THE SECURITY BREAK DOWNS EXAMINE THE SECURITY BREAK DOWNS THAT FAILED TO PREVENT THE THAT FAILED TO PREVENT THE SIEGE.

SIEGE.

TO GET PERSPECTIVE ON THE ATTACK TO GET PERSPECTIVE ON THE ATTACK ON THE CAPITAL AND THE IMPACT IT ON THE CAPITAL AND THE IMPACT IT MAY HAVE ON DONALD TRUMP'S MAY HAVE ON DONALD TRUMP'S FUTURE WE SPOKE WITH WESTERN NEW FUTURE WE SPOKE WITH WESTERN NEW ENGLAND HISTORY PROF JOHN BAICK.

ENGLAND HISTORY PROF JOHN BAICK.

>> IT'S GOING TO COME DOWN HOW >> IT'S GOING TO COME DOWN HOW YOU SEE HIM AS A PERSON, HOW YOU YOU SEE HIM AS A PERSON, HOW YOU SEE HIM AS A MOVEMENT.

SEE HIM AS A MOVEMENT.

FROM MAINSTREAM HISTORIANS THEY FROM MAINSTREAM HISTORIANS THEY ARE GOING TO SEE SOMEONE WHO ARE GOING TO SEE SOMEONE WHO POSED A FUNDAMENTALLAL THREAT TO POSED A FUNDAMENTALLAL THREAT TO AMERICAN DEMOCRACY, SOMEONE THAT AMERICAN DEMOCRACY, SOMEONE THAT THE FOUNDERS WERE WORRIED ABOUT, THE FOUNDERS WERE WORRIED ABOUT, FRANKLY, SOMEONE WHO COULD FRANKLY, SOMEONE WHO COULD SUBVERT DEMOCRACY FOR THEIR OWN SUBVERT DEMOCRACY FOR THEIR OWN ENDS.

ENDS.

OTHER PEOPLE WILL SEE HIM AS THE OTHER PEOPLE WILL SEE HIM AS THE RIGHTFULLY ELECTED PRESIDENT.

RIGHTFULLY ELECTED PRESIDENT.

THEY WILL NEVER SEE HIM AS HE THEY WILL NEVER SEE HIM AS HE WOULD SAY AS A LOSER.

WOULD SAY AS A LOSER.

HE WAS SOMEONE FOR WHOM A GREAT HE WAS SOMEONE FOR WHOM A GREAT INJUSTICE WAS DONE AND PEOPLE INJUSTICE WAS DONE AND PEOPLE WILL TAKE HIM ON AS A LOST CAUSE WILL TAKE HIM ON AS A LOST CAUSE FOR YEARS TO COME.

FOR YEARS TO COME.

>> PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED >> PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED TWICE.

TWICE.

AFTER THE SECOND ACQUITTAL MITCH AFTER THE SECOND ACQUITTAL MITCH MCCONNELL SAID THAT DONALD MCCONNELL SAID THAT DONALD TRUMP, SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT TRUMP, SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT THAT "HASN'T GOTTEN AWAY WITH THAT "HASN'T GOTTEN AWAY WITH ANYTHING YET."

ANYTHING YET."

AND HE EMPHASIZED THE WORD "YET.

AND HE EMPHASIZED THE WORD "YET.

I'VE "HE SAID IT TWICE.

I'VE "HE SAID IT TWICE.

WHAT WAS McCOTTAGE SAYING WHAT WAS McCOTTAGE SAYING THEN?

THEN?

>> THAT HE WAS TRYING TO HAVE IT >> THAT HE WAS TRYING TO HAVE IT BOTH WAYS.

BOTH WAYS.

HE TRIED TO RECONVENE THE SENATE HE TRIED TO RECONVENE THE SENATE BEFORE THE END OF THE LAST BEFORE THE END OF THE LAST ADMINISTRATION.

ADMINISTRATION.

WHO ACCORDING TO HIS OWN WORDS WHO ACCORDING TO HIS OWN WORDS AFTER THE AWAITFUL SAID TRUMP IS AFTER THE AWAITFUL SAID TRUMP IS GUILTY HE WAS TRYING TO SAY, GUILTY HE WAS TRYING TO SAY, HELLO, TRUMP, HE WAS GUILTY.

HELLO, TRUMP, HE WAS GUILTY.

LET'S GET ID OF HIM.

LET'S GET ID OF HIM.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME NOT BUT AT THE SAME TIME NOT ALLOWING MEMBERS OF HIS PARTY TO ALLOWING MEMBERS OF HIS PARTY TO BE EXPOSED TO THE WRATH OF TRUMP BE EXPOSED TO THE WRATH OF TRUMP AND THE WRATH OF TRUMP'S AND THE WRATH OF TRUMP'S FOLLOWERS.

FOLLOWERS.

HE IS GOING TO TRY TO HAVE IT HE IS GOING TO TRY TO HAVE IT BOTH WAYS.

BOTH WAYS.

AND IN SOME WAYS THIS WON'T AND IN SOME WAYS THIS WON'T WORK.

WORK.

BUT MCCONNELL HAS BEEN REALLY BUT MCCONNELL HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD AT THIS FOR A LONG TIME.

GOOD AT THIS FOR A LONG TIME.

THE ERA THAT WE ARE LIVING IN THE ERA THAT WE ARE LIVING IN NOW IN SOME RESPECTS IS THE ERA NOW IN SOME RESPECTS IS THE ERA OF MITCH MCCONNELL AND HIS OF MITCH MCCONNELL AND HIS ABILITY TO DEAL WITH THESE KINDS ABILITY TO DEAL WITH THESE KINDS OF CONTRADICTIONS AND OF CONTRADICTIONS AND HYPOCRISIES AND PARADOXES HYPOCRISIES AND PARADOXES EXPLAINS HIS POWER.

EXPLAINS HIS POWER.

HE'S NOT GOING AWAY ANY TIME HE'S NOT GOING AWAY ANY TIME SOON EITHER.

SOON EITHER.

>> WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP'S >> WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP'S AWAITSELF THE --AL THE SECOND AWAITSELF THE --AL THE SECOND TIME, WHAT QUESTIONS ARISE NOW TIME, WHAT QUESTIONS ARISE NOW WITH REGARD TO LEGAL ISSUES WITH REGARD TO LEGAL ISSUES FACING THE FORMER PRESIDENT NOW FACING THE FORMER PRESIDENT NOW THAT HE'S OUT OF OFFICE?

THAT HE'S OUT OF OFFICE?

DO HIS LEGAL PROBLEMS JUST BEGIN DO HIS LEGAL PROBLEMS JUST BEGIN IN ANOTHER WHOLE REALM FOR HIM?

IN ANOTHER WHOLE REALM FOR HIM?

>> SURE.

>> SURE.

BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS DEFINED HIM FOR THE LAST LAUGH DEFINED HIM FOR THE LAST LAUGH CENTURY.

CENTURY.

HIS BUSINESS PRACTICES ARE ALL HIS BUSINESS PRACTICES ARE ALL ABOUT NOT JUST SKIRTING THE EDGE ABOUT NOT JUST SKIRTING THE EDGE OF THE LAW BUT PUSHING RIGHT OF THE LAW BUT PUSHING RIGHT PAST IT.

PAST IT.

FOR THINGS AS TRIFLE WHY BUT NOT FOR THINGS AS TRIFLE WHY BUT NOT TO THOSE INVOLVED NOT PAYING HIS TO THOSE INVOLVED NOT PAYING HIS CONTRACTORS AND WORKERS.

CONTRACTORS AND WORKERS.

TO THOSE ABOUT ASSAULT CHARGES TO THOSE ABOUT ASSAULT CHARGES AND REAL SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH AND REAL SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH BUSINESS PRACTICES.

BUSINESS PRACTICES.

HE HAS SIMPLY ALWAYS JUST THROWN HE HAS SIMPLY ALWAYS JUST THROWN LAWYERS AT THEM.

LAWYERS AT THEM.

REMEMBER THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT REMEMBER THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON TO UNDERSTAND DONALD PERSON TO UNDERSTAND DONALD TRUMP MAY BE HIS FATHER.

TRUMP MAY BE HIS FATHER.

BUT I THINK ROY CONE.

BUT I THINK ROY CONE.

THIS FAMOUS BARE KNUCKLED THIS FAMOUS BARE KNUCKLED BRAWLER OF A LAWYER BACK IN THE BRAWLER OF A LAWYER BACK IN THE 1950s, HE IS SOMEONE WHO 1950s, HE IS SOMEONE WHO SHOWED TRUMP AS LONG AS YOU KEEP SHOWED TRUMP AS LONG AS YOU KEEP FIGHTING THERE'S A WAY TO KEEP FIGHTING THERE'S A WAY TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD.

MOVING FORWARD.

IT'S NOT ABOUT LAW.

IT'S NOT ABOUT LAW.

IT'S NOT ABOUT PUBLIC OPINION.

IT'S NOT ABOUT PUBLIC OPINION.

IT'S ABOUT JUST FIGHTING AND IT'S ABOUT JUST FIGHTING AND GETTING DIRTY.

GETTING DIRTY.

>> PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS INDICATED >> PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS INDICATED A FORM, FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP A FORM, FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS INDICATED THAT HE MIGHT SEEK HAS INDICATED THAT HE MIGHT SEEK ANOTHER TERM IN OFFICE IN 2024.

ANOTHER TERM IN OFFICE IN 2024.

IST THIS A REALISTIC SCENARIO IN IST THIS A REALISTIC SCENARIO IN YOUR MIND?

YOUR MIND?

AND WOULD YOU SEE OR DO YOU SEE AND WOULD YOU SEE OR DO YOU SEE A PATH FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP IF HE A PATH FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP IF HE DOES INTEND TO RUN AGAIN?

DOES INTEND TO RUN AGAIN?

>> I ABSOLUTELY SEE A PATH >> I ABSOLUTELY SEE A PATH FORWARD FOR HIM.

FORWARD FOR HIM.

THE QUESTION IS WHETHER HE THE QUESTION IS WHETHER HE REALLY WANTS THIS.

REALLY WANTS THIS.

ONE OF THE STRANGE THINGS TO ONE OF THE STRANGE THINGS TO THINK ABOUT WAS BACK IN 2015 AND THINK ABOUT WAS BACK IN 2015 AND '16, VERY FEW PEOPLE, INCLUDING '16, VERY FEW PEOPLE, INCLUDING THEN CANDIDATE TRUMP, THOUGHT HE THEN CANDIDATE TRUMP, THOUGHT HE WOULD WIN.

WOULD WIN.

HIS GOAL REALLY WASN'T TO WIN.

HIS GOAL REALLY WASN'T TO WIN.

IT WAS TO UP I UNDERSTAND THE IT WAS TO UP I UNDERSTAND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND TO MAKE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND TO MAKE HIMSELF A KING MAKER.

HIMSELF A KING MAKER.

WHAT HE SAW FOR HIMSELF AFTER WHAT HE SAW FOR HIMSELF AFTER 2016 WAS A CLOSE ELECTION.

2016 WAS A CLOSE ELECTION.

HE WOULD CONTEST IT.

HE WOULD CONTEST IT.

THEN THEN BE A MEDIA TITAN.

THEN THEN BE A MEDIA TITAN.

HE WOULD BE THE PERSON HE WOULD BE THE PERSON REPUBLICANS WOULD HAVE TO COME REPUBLICANS WOULD HAVE TO COME RAT TRUMP TOWER.

RAT TRUMP TOWER.

WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN IS WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN IS THAT MARCH ALAG GOE BECOMES ONE THAT MARCH ALAG GOE BECOMES ONE OF THE CENTERS OF CONSERVATIVE OF THE CENTERS OF CONSERVATIVE POLITICS GOING FORWARD.

POLITICS GOING FORWARD.

PERHAPS THE WORD CONSERVATIVE IS PERHAPS THE WORD CONSERVATIVE IS WRONG.

WRONG.

IT'S REPUBLICAN POLITICS.

IT'S REPUBLICAN POLITICS.

TRUMP IS NOT CONSERVATIVE.

TRUMP IS NOT CONSERVATIVE.

HE'S NOT LIBERAL.

HE'S NOT LIBERAL.

HE'S HIS OWN BRAND.

HE'S HIS OWN BRAND.

AND SOME VIEWERS, THEY DON'T AND SOME VIEWERS, THEY DON'T REMEMBER THIS PERSONALLY, BUT A REMEMBER THIS PERSONALLY, BUT A GUY NAMING WITH McKINLEY IN GUY NAMING WITH McKINLEY IN 1986 RAN A FRONT PORCH CAMPAIGN 1986 RAN A FRONT PORCH CAMPAIGN WHERE PEOPLE CAME TO LISTEN TO WHERE PEOPLE CAME TO LISTEN TO HIM.

HIM.

OH WE ARE GOING TO SEE IN OH WE ARE GOING TO SEE IN ACCOUNT NEXT FEW YEARS ARE ACCOUNT NEXT FEW YEARS ARE PEOPLE COMING TO MARCH-A-LAGO PEOPLE COMING TO MARCH-A-LAGO AND APPROPRIATE POLITICS WILL BE AND APPROPRIATE POLITICS WILL BE CENTERED IN FLORIDA IN A WAY CENTERED IN FLORIDA IN A WAY THAT IS JUST GOING TO BE STRANGE THAT IS JUST GOING TO BE STRANGE TO SEE.

TO SEE.

I DON'T THINK HE'S GOING TO BE I DON'T THINK HE'S GOING TO BE THE NOMINEE.

THE NOMINEE.

BUT I KNOW THAT HE WILL HAVE A BUT I KNOW THAT HE WILL HAVE A HUGE PART IN SHAPING WHO THAT HUGE PART IN SHAPING WHO THAT PERSON MIGHT BE UNLESS MCCONNELL PERSON MIGHT BE UNLESS MCCONNELL AND PEOPLE LIKE LIZ CHENEY CAN AND PEOPLE LIKE LIZ CHENEY CAN GET THEIR WAY AND THAT SEEMS GET THEIR WAY AND THAT SEEMS LESS AND LESS LIKELY.

LESS AND LESS LIKELY.

>> WE GOT THE MID TERM ELECTIONS >> WE GOT THE MID TERM ELECTIONS COMING UP IN 2022.

COMING UP IN 2022.

WHAT ARE THE MID TERMS GOING TO WHAT ARE THE MID TERMS GOING TO TELL US IN TERMS OF DONALD TELL US IN TERMS OF DONALD TRUMP'S HOLD STILL ON THE TRUMP'S HOLD STILL ON THE REPUBLICAN PARTY?

REPUBLICAN PARTY?

WILL THE MID TERMS TELL US, WILL WILL THE MID TERMS TELL US, WILL IT BE A REFERENDUM ON HOW JOE IT BE A REFERENDUM ON HOW JOE BIDEN IS DOING AS PRESIDENT?

BIDEN IS DOING AS PRESIDENT?

WHAT IS YOUR ANTICIPATION FOR WHAT IS YOUR ANTICIPATION FOR MID TERMS?

MID TERMS?

WHICH HAVEN'T BEEN PARTICULARLY WHICH HAVEN'T BEEN PARTICULARLY KIND TO THE INCUMBENT PRESIDENT KIND TO THE INCUMBENT PRESIDENT ONCE HE IS ELECTED.

ONCE HE IS ELECTED.

>> YEAH, I THINK THE NUMBER IS >> YEAH, I THINK THE NUMBER IS SOMETHING LIKE 19 OUT OF THE SOMETHING LIKE 19 OUT OF THE LAST 21 MID TERM ELECTIONS THAT LAST 21 MID TERM ELECTIONS THAT THE PRESIDENT'S PARTY LOSES THE PRESIDENT'S PARTY LOSES VOTES.

VOTES.

THIS SEEMS STACKED PRETTY MUCH THIS SEEMS STACKED PRETTY MUCH AGAINST DEMOCRATS, NOT JUST AGAINST DEMOCRATS, NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE HISTORICAL BECAUSE OF THE HISTORICAL PRECEDENT BUT BECAUSE OF THE PRECEDENT BUT BECAUSE OF THE REDISTRICTING THAT WILL TAKE REDISTRICTING THAT WILL TAKE PLACE WITH THE CENSUS RESULTS.

PLACE WITH THE CENSUS RESULTS.

ONE ESTIMATE SAYS THAT ONE ESTIMATE SAYS THAT REPUBLICANS WILL SEAYLY PICK UP REPUBLICANS WILL SEAYLY PICK UP SEVEN SEATS JUST BECAUSE OF SEVEN SEATS JUST BECAUSE OF REDISTRICTING.

REDISTRICTING.

IT'S VERY LIKELY, NOT IT'S VERY LIKELY, NOT GUARANTEED, THAT THE REPUBLICANS GUARANTEED, THAT THE REPUBLICANS TAKE BACK POWER.

TAKE BACK POWER.

AND THE QUESTION IS, WHO WILL AND THE QUESTION IS, WHO WILL CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY?

CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY?

WILL THIS BE MCCONNELL AGAIN?

WILL THIS BE MCCONNELL AGAIN?

WILL THIS BE TRUMP?

WILL THIS BE TRUMP?

WILL THIS BE BOTH?

WILL THIS BE BOTH?

OR WILL THE TWO OF THEM COLLIDE OR WILL THE TWO OF THEM COLLIDE IN SUCH A WAY THAT WE HAVE A IN SUCH A WAY THAT WE HAVE A REPEAT OF GEORGIA.

REPEAT OF GEORGIA.

IT SEEMS UNBELIEVABLE NOT JUST IT SEEMS UNBELIEVABLE NOT JUST THE JANUARY SIEGE BUT THE EVENTS THE JANUARY SIEGE BUT THE EVENTS OF THE DAY BEFORE, FOR OF THE DAY BEFORE, FOR REPUBLICANS TO LOSE TWO SENATE REPUBLICANS TO LOSE TWO SENATE SEATS TO TWO DEMOCRATS, TWO SEATS TO TWO DEMOCRATS, TWO OUTSIDERS, A JEWISH CANDIDATE OUTSIDERS, A JEWISH CANDIDATE AND AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN CANDIDATE.

CANDIDATE.

THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED.

THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED.

IF THE REPUBLICANS HAD RUN A IF THE REPUBLICANS HAD RUN A HALFWAY COMPETENT CAMPAIGN THEY HALFWAY COMPETENT CAMPAIGN THEY WOULD HAVE TAKEN ONE OR BOTH OF WOULD HAVE TAKEN ONE OR BOTH OF THOSE SEATS.

THOSE SEATS.

THERE'S A CHANCE THAT MCCONNELL THERE'S A CHANCE THAT MCCONNELL AND TRUMP CAN CANCEL EACH OTHER AND TRUMP CAN CANCEL EACH OTHER OUT.

OUT.

IF THEY WORK TOGETHER THINGS IF THEY WORK TOGETHER THINGS MIGHT BE DIFFERENT BUT MCCONNELL MIGHT BE DIFFERENT BUT MCCONNELL CLEARLY WANTS TO TURN THE PAGE.

CLEARLY WANTS TO TURN THE PAGE.

TRUMP DELIVERED THE TAXES AND TRUMP DELIVERED THE TAXES AND THE JUDGES BUT HE ALSO DELIVERED THE JUDGES BUT HE ALSO DELIVERED CHAOS.

CHAOS.

AND IN THE LONG-TERM THAT'S BAD AND IN THE LONG-TERM THAT'S BAD NEWS FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

NEWS FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

>>> EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT >>> EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT "CONNECTING POINT" EXPLORES THE "CONNECTING POINT" EXPLORES THE PEOPLE, PLACES, AND IDEAS THAT PEOPLE, PLACES, AND IDEAS THAT MATTER MOST TO WESTERN NEW MATTER MOST TO WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.

ENGLAND.

BUT IT DOESN'T STOP THERE.

BUT IT DOESN'T STOP THERE.

YOU CAN FIND US ONLINE ANY TIME YOU CAN FIND US ONLINE ANY TIME FOR EXCLUSIVE FEATURES AND THE FOR EXCLUSIVE FEATURES AND THE CAN HE BUT THIS WEEK OF PART 1 CAN HE BUT THIS WEEK OF PART 1 OF OUR THREE-PART DIGITAL OF OUR THREE-PART DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE SERIES "REMOTE EXCLUSIVE SERIES "REMOTE LEARNING" COME EXAMINES THE LEARNING" COME EXAMINES THE CHALLENGES AND TRIUMPHS OF BOTH CHALLENGES AND TRIUMPHS OF BOTH PARENTS AND STUDENTS AS THEY PARENTS AND STUDENTS AS THEY NAVIGATE EDUCATION DURING COVID.

NAVIGATE EDUCATION DURING COVID.

>> THERE HAVE BEEN DAYS WHERE I >> THERE HAVE BEEN DAYS WHERE I FEEL LIKE A FAILURE IN A LOT OF FEEL LIKE A FAILURE IN A LOT OF WAYS.

WAYS.

BECAUSE I'M IN THE GIVING MY BECAUSE I'M IN THE GIVING MY BEST AT WORK OR THE WAY THAT I BEST AT WORK OR THE WAY THAT I KNOW THAT I CAN WORK.

KNOW THAT I CAN WORK.

AND I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'M GIVING AND I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'M GIVING MY BEST TO THE KIDS.

MY BEST TO THE KIDS.

IT HAS NOT BENGALESE AND BE SURE IT HAS NOT BENGALESE AND BE SURE TO CATCH PART TWO OF OUR TO CATCH PART TWO OF OUR THREE-PART EXCLUSIVE DIGITAL THREE-PART EXCLUSIVE DIGITAL SERIES "REMOTE LEARNING" SERIES "REMOTE LEARNING" AVAILABLE ONLINE NEXT FRIDAY.

AVAILABLE ONLINE NEXT FRIDAY.

>>> IN 1999 THE BECKET LAND >>> IN 1999 THE BECKET LAND TRUST SPEARHEADED A FUND RAISING TRUST SPEARHEADED A FUND RAISING CAMPAIGN TO SAVE MORE THAN 300 CAMPAIGN TO SAVE MORE THAN 300 ACRES IN THE TOWN FROM ACRES IN THE TOWN FROM INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.

THEY SOON DISCOVERED THAT THE THEY SOON DISCOVERED THAT THE LAND, WHICH THEY HAD PURCHASED LAND, WHICH THEY HAD PURCHASED SIGHT UNSEEN, CONTAINED AN OLD SIGHT UNSEEN, CONTAINED AN OLD GRANITE QUARRY WITH RUSTED GRANITE QUARRY WITH RUSTED ARTIFACTS THAT WERE LEFT BEHIND.

ARTIFACTS THAT WERE LEFT BEHIND.

SINCE THEN THE LAND TRUST HAS SINCE THEN THE LAND TRUST HAS TURNED THE AREA INTO A MUSEUM TO TURNED THE AREA INTO A MUSEUM TO THE INDUSTRIAL AGE IN THIS THE INDUSTRIAL AGE IN THIS REGION.

REGION.

IN RECENT YEARS, THE TASK OF IN RECENT YEARS, THE TASK OF MANAGING THE QUARRY HAS BEEN MANAGING THE QUARRY HAS BEEN OVERWHELMING.

OVERWHELMING.

SO THE STATE'S OLDEST LAND TRUST SO THE STATE'S OLDEST LAND TRUST ORGANIZATION, THE TRUSTEES OF ORGANIZATION, THE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS, HAS AGREED TO TAKE RESERVATIONS, HAS AGREED TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF IT.

OWNERSHIP OF IT.

BUT BEFORE THAT HAPPENS, THE BUT BEFORE THAT HAPPENS, THE BECKET LAND TRUST NEEDS THE BECKET LAND TRUST NEEDS THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT ONE MORE TIME.

COMMUNITY SUPPORT ONE MORE TIME.

AND PRODUCER DAVE FRASER BRINGS AND PRODUCER DAVE FRASER BRINGS US THE STORY.

US THE STORY.

>> THIS IS A WINCH.

>> THIS IS A WINCH.

IT WAS THE WORKHOUSE OF THE IT WAS THE WORKHOUSE OF THE QUARRY.

QUARRY.

>> A WALK THROUGH THESE WOODS IN >> A WALK THROUGH THESE WOODS IN BECKET IS LIKE STEPPING BACK IN BECKET IS LIKE STEPPING BACK IN TIME.

TIME.

WINCHES.

WINCHES.

DERRICK.

DERRICK.

CABLES AND OLD VEHICLES ARE CABLES AND OLD VEHICLES ARE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT A SERIES OF SCATTERED THROUGHOUT A SERIES OF WALKING TRAILS.

WALKING TRAILS.

BUT THE HIGHLIGHT FOR MOST BUT THE HIGHLIGHT FOR MOST VISITORS WHO COME HERE IS TO VISITORS WHO COME HERE IS TO EXPERIENCE THE OLD CHESTER EXPERIENCE THE OLD CHESTER HUDSON QUARRY.

HUDSON QUARRY.

>> ACTIVE FROM THE 1860s TO >> ACTIVE FROM THE 1860s TO THE 1940s.

THE 1940s.

SO FOR 60 YEARS, IT LAY DORMANT SO FOR 60 YEARS, IT LAY DORMANT BASICALLY UNTOUCHED BY TIME.

BASICALLY UNTOUCHED BY TIME.

>> KEN SMITHIST PRESIDENT OF THE >> KEN SMITHIST PRESIDENT OF THE BECKET LAND TRUST, A NON-PROFIT BECKET LAND TRUST, A NON-PROFIT GROUP WHO CURRENTLY OWNS AND GROUP WHO CURRENTLY OWNS AND MANAGES THE 300-PLUS ACRE SITE.

MANAGES THE 300-PLUS ACRE SITE.

THE LAND TRUST PURCHASED THE THE LAND TRUST PURCHASED THE QUARRY FROM A PRIVATE OWNER QUARRY FROM A PRIVATE OWNER ACCORDING TO SMITH TO PREVENT A ACCORDING TO SMITH TO PREVENT A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FROM CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FROM REOPENING THE QUARRY AND USING REOPENING THE QUARRY AND USING THE ROCK AS PAVING MATERIAL THE ROCK AS PAVING MATERIAL DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BILL DIG IN BOSTON.

BILL DIG IN BOSTON.

>> THEY WOULD HAVE OPENED UP A >> THEY WOULD HAVE OPENED UP A NEW QUARRY.

NEW QUARRY.

AND HAD 20 TRACTOR TRAILER LOADS AND HAD 20 TRACTOR TRAILER LOADS OF GRANITE COMING OFF THE OF GRANITE COMING OFF THE MOUNTAIN EVERY HOUR, SIX DAYS A MOUNTAIN EVERY HOUR, SIX DAYS A WEEK FOR YEARS AND YEARS.

WEEK FOR YEARS AND YEARS.

AND IT WOULD HAVE HAD A AND IT WOULD HAVE HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE ENTIRE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE ENTIRE TOWN.

TOWN.

>> FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM >> FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM TOWN RESIDENTS ALLOWED THE TOWN RESIDENTS ALLOWED THE BECKET LAND TRUST TO ACQUIRE THE BECKET LAND TRUST TO ACQUIRE THE MULTI--ACRE PLOT FOR PUBLIC MULTI--ACRE PLOT FOR PUBLIC RECREATION.

RECREATION.

WHEN IT WAS IN OPERATION IN THE WHEN IT WAS IN OPERATION IN THE LATHE 1800S AND EARLY 1900S LATHE 1800S AND EARLY 1900S GRANITE FROM THIS QUARRY WAS GRANITE FROM THIS QUARRY WAS USED TO BUILD PROMINENT USED TO BUILD PROMINENT MONUMENTS AND STATUE YOUS IN MONUMENTS AND STATUE YOUS IN SEVERAL STATES.

SEVERAL STATES.

>> THE MATERIAL WAS EXTREMELY >> THE MATERIAL WAS EXTREMELY HIGH QUALITY.

HIGH QUALITY.

IT WAS KNOWN AS CHESTER BLUE.

IT WAS KNOWN AS CHESTER BLUE.

IT TOOK A VERY NICE POLISH.

IT TOOK A VERY NICE POLISH.

IT WAS VERY CONSISTENT IN COLOR.

IT WAS VERY CONSISTENT IN COLOR.

AND IT WAS SO PRIZED THAT IT WAS AND IT WAS SO PRIZED THAT IT WAS EXCLUSIVELY USED FOR MONUMENTAL EXCLUSIVELY USED FOR MONUMENTAL PURPOSES.

PURPOSES.

I DON'T THINK IT'S ANY I DON'T THINK IT'S ANY COINCIDENCE THIS QUARRY STARTED COINCIDENCE THIS QUARRY STARTED IN THE 1860s WHEN THERE WAS A IN THE 1860s WHEN THERE WAS A VERY LARGE DEMAND FOR MONUMENTAL VERY LARGE DEMAND FOR MONUMENTAL STONE ON ACCOUNT OF THE CIVIL STONE ON ACCOUNT OF THE CIVIL WAR.

WAR.

>> WHEN THE QUARRY WAS ABANDONED >> WHEN THE QUARRY WAS ABANDONED MUCH.

MUCH.

EQUIPMENT AND STRUCTURES WERE EQUIPMENT AND STRUCTURES WERE LEFT JUST AS THEY WERE AS IF THE LEFT JUST AS THEY WERE AS IF THE QUARRYMEN HAD GONE FOR LUNCH AND QUARRYMEN HAD GONE FOR LUNCH AND NEVER RETURNED.

NEVER RETURNED.

OVER THE YEARS THE LAND TRUST OVER THE YEARS THE LAND TRUST HAS DEVELOPED A DETAILED MAP HAS DEVELOPED A DETAILED MAP SHOWING BOTH THE FOREST SHOWING BOTH THE FOREST PRESERVED TRAILS AND THE PRESERVED TRAILS AND THE SELF-GUYEDED HISTORIC QUARRY SELF-GUYEDED HISTORIC QUARRY WALK.

WALK.

>> IT'S ALMOST AS IF WE HAVE A >> IT'S ALMOST AS IF WE HAVE A STORY LINE OF THE INDUSTRIAL STORY LINE OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.

REVOLUTION.

WE HAVE EQUIPMENT THAT WAS WE HAVE EQUIPMENT THAT WAS ORIGINALLY STEAM POWERED AND ORIGINALLY STEAM POWERED AND THEN CONVERTED TO COMPRESSED THEN CONVERTED TO COMPRESSED AIR.

AIR.

AND WE HAVE EVIDENCE OF EARLY AND WE HAVE EVIDENCE OF EARLY ELECTRIC MOTORS HERE.

ELECTRIC MOTORS HERE.

>> DESPITE SMITH'S ENTHUSIASTIC >> DESPITE SMITH'S ENTHUSIASTIC FOR PEOPLE TO VISIT AND LEARN FOR PEOPLE TO VISIT AND LEARN THE HISTORY OF THE QUARRY, HE IS THE HISTORY OF THE QUARRY, HE IS ALSO CAUTIOUS SAYING QUARRIES ALSO CAUTIOUS SAYING QUARRIES ARE DECEPTIVELY DANGEROUS.

ARE DECEPTIVELY DANGEROUS.

THE CLIFFS PEOPLE LIKE TO JUMP THE CLIFFS PEOPLE LIKE TO JUMP OFF ARE UNSTABLE.

OFF ARE UNSTABLE.

THE WATER IS EXTREMELY DENSE AND THE WATER IS EXTREMELY DENSE AND VERY DEEP AND THERE ARE DANGERS VERY DEEP AND THERE ARE DANGERS HIDDENNING NEATH THE SURFACE.

HIDDENNING NEATH THE SURFACE.

>> NOT ONLY IS VISIBILITY NEARLY >> NOT ONLY IS VISIBILITY NEARLY ZERO IT'S FAILED WITH FALL ZERO IT'S FAILED WITH FALL ENTRIES, OLD EQUIPMENT, CABLES, ENTRIES, OLD EQUIPMENT, CABLES, BOULDERS AND IT'S EXTREMELY BOULDERS AND IT'S EXTREMELY UNSTABLE DOWN THERE.

UNSTABLE DOWN THERE.

>> DESPITE THE WARNINGS, THE >> DESPITE THE WARNINGS, THE QUARRY HAS LONG BEEN A MECCA FOR QUARRY HAS LONG BEEN A MECCA FOR EXTREME DIVING.

EXTREME DIVING.

ITS HIGH CLIFFS ARE A HAVER FOR ITS HIGH CLIFFS ARE A HAVER FOR YOUTHS FROM SURROUNDING TOWNS YOUTHS FROM SURROUNDING TOWNS AND STATES WHO POST VIDEOS ON AND STATES WHO POST VIDEOS ON SOCIAL MEDIA ADDING TO THE LURE SOCIAL MEDIA ADDING TO THE LURE OF THE QUARRY.

OF THE QUARRY.

>> DURING THIS PAST SUMMER, I >> DURING THIS PAST SUMMER, I THINK EXCLUS LIVE SEE TO YOU TO THINK EXCLUS LIVE SEE TO YOU TO COVID AND THE ENORMOUS POPULAR COVID AND THE ENORMOUS POPULAR OF BEING ABLE TO SPEND TIME OF BEING ABLE TO SPEND TIME OUTSIDE THEY HAD 14,000 OUTSIDE THEY HAD 14,000 VISITORS.

VISITORS.

THIS IS BECOMING MUCH TOO MUCH THIS IS BECOMING MUCH TOO MUCH OF A CHALLENGE FOR AN OF A CHALLENGE FOR AN ALL-VOLUNTEER BOARD TO BE ABLE ALL-VOLUNTEER BOARD TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF.

TO TAKE CARE OF.

AND WE ARE DELIGHTED TO SAY THAT AND WE ARE DELIGHTED TO SAY THAT THE STATE'S OLDEST AND LARGEST THE STATE'S OLDEST AND LARGEST LAND CONSERVATION GROUP, LAND CONSERVATION GROUP, TRUSTEES OF RESERVATION, HAS TRUSTEES OF RESERVATION, HAS AGREED TO TAKE OVER OWNERSHIP OF AGREED TO TAKE OVER OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY.

THE PROPERTY.

>> BEFORE THE TRUSTEES CAN TAKE >> BEFORE THE TRUSTEES CAN TAKE OVER THE PROPERTY, THEY HAVE OVER THE PROPERTY, THEY HAVE REQUESTED THE BECKET LAND TRUST REQUESTED THE BECKET LAND TRUST TO START A $200,000 STEWARDSHIP TO START A $200,000 STEWARDSHIP FUND FOR INFRASTRUCTURE WORK AND FUND FOR INFRASTRUCTURE WORK AND ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE FOR THE ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE FOR THE TRAILS.

TRAILS.

DAVID IS THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR DAVID IS THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF LAND CONSERVATION FOR THE OF LAND CONSERVATION FOR THE TRUSTEES.

TRUSTEES.

>> WE HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR >> WE HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 125-PLUS YEARS.

125-PLUS YEARS.

AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF STEWARDSHIP OBLIGATIONS ACROSS STEWARDSHIP OBLIGATIONS ACROSS THE WHOLE STATE.

THE WHOLE STATE.

AND WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO BE AND WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO BE DISCIPLINED ABOUT WHAT NEW DISCIPLINED ABOUT WHAT NEW OBLIGATIONS WE TAKE ON.

OBLIGATIONS WE TAKE ON.

AS A MEMBER OF THE LAND TRUST AS A MEMBER OF THE LAND TRUST COMMUNITY WE DO WANT TO MAKE COMMUNITY WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE LAND TRUST SURE THAT ALL OF THE LAND TRUST PROTECTED PROPERTIES STAY PROTECTED PROPERTIES STAY PROTECTED.

PROTECTED.

IT'S PART OF WHAT MOTIVATES US.

IT'S PART OF WHAT MOTIVATES US.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY IMMINENT RISK TO THAT PROPERTY IMMINENT RISK TO THAT PROPERTY AT ALL BUT WANT TO MAKE SURE AT ALL BUT WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S IN THE OWNERSHIP WITH THAT IT'S IN THE OWNERSHIP WITH THE LONG-TERM CAPACITY WHICH IS THE LONG-TERM CAPACITY WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO THE LAND TRUST IMPORTANT TO THE LAND TRUST COMMUNITY.

COMMUNITY.

THAT'S CERTAINLY PART OF OUR THAT'S CERTAINLY PART OF OUR MOTIVATION HERE.

MOTIVATION HERE.

>> SO THE LAND TRUST IN BECK >> SO THE LAND TRUST IN BECK KATY IS ONCE AGAIN LOOKING TO KATY IS ONCE AGAIN LOOKING TO THE COMMUNITY FOR SUPPORT AND THE COMMUNITY FOR SUPPORT AND USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO HELP REACH USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO HELP REACH THEIR GOAL.

THEIR GOAL.

IN THE MEANTIME THE QUARRY IN THE MEANTIME THE QUARRY REMAINS OPEN EVERY DAY FROM DAWN REMAINS OPEN EVERY DAY FROM DAWN TO DUSK AND SMITH AND THE TO DUSK AND SMITH AND THE MEMBERS OF THE LAND TRUST HOPE MEMBERS OF THE LAND TRUST HOPE PEOPLE CONTINUE TO VISIT, LEARN PEOPLE CONTINUE TO VISIT, LEARN ABOUT ITS HISTORY AND PERHAPS ABOUT ITS HISTORY AND PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY RESPECT IT.

MOST IMPORTANTLY RESPECT IT.

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2021.

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