Learn about the economic, educational, and social activities of daily life at the California Missions. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp-euid__ho

They’ve made us think, laugh, cringe, exasperated! Now Mike Thompson and Nicky Loomis trace the history of political cartoons and opinion pages in American newspapers, and discuss the role they’ve played in national dialogue through the years. Editorial cartoonist/animator Mike Thompson is winner of the 2017 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for cartooning, a two-time winner of the Society of Professional Journalists’ national award for cartooning, the Overseas Press Club Award, the National Press Foundation Award, the National Headliner Award, the Scripps Howard Award and the national Women in Communications Clarion Award. Nicky Loomis is Opinion and Engagement Editor at The Desert Sun. She has worked as a reporter and columnist for the Pasadena Star News and AP and has been published in the L.A. Review of Books, New York Daily News and the L.A. Times. This program presented in partnership with the Coachella Valley Journalism Foundation and is sponsored in part by a generous gift from Gerald and Lori Ernst. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soN9Cv08H4c

Please join us online the morning of Tuesday, October 6 for a live stream Swoon @ the Moon to view the Moon in its waning gibbous phase. Beginning at 7 am PDT, City Astronomer Eric McLaughlin will share fascinating views of the Moon, highlighting volcanic features and impact craters. Sign on to learn enlightening facts and reminisce about the historical visits to the Moon during this approximately 60-minute long presentation. If you tune in after the show, don’t worry! You can find it on our YouTube Channel with over 300 other great videos of our programming from the Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory. RMLO Website: https://ranchomiragelibrary.org/ Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory eNewsletter Signup: http://bit.ly/RMLOnews Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory Foundation: https://ranchomiragelibrary.org/foundation.html ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSmcTE1vGhs

Before the Salton Sea, there was Ancient Lake Cahuilla. Hundreds of years ago this giant freshwater lake filled the entire Salton Sink and most of the Coachella Valley. Birds and people depended on this body of water. College of the Desert Professor of Natural Resources Kurt Leuschner will discuss the special birds associated with the ancient lake as well as provide an update on the current situation at the Salton Sea and the “10-year plan” to keep it going. Recorded 03-13-2018 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tn4tzo5RqU