Mayoral Debate | Deadly Ca. Wildfires Spread | Arpaio's 'Tent City Jail' Closes | MFA Doubles Netherlandish Collection

Having trouble viewing this email? [Click here]( Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017 | [Today's Weather]( [Like us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [View on Instagram]( [Walsh And Jackson Face Off In Contentious First Mayoral Debate]( The rivals in Boston's mayoral race squared off Wednesday night in an at-times heated debate that focused largely on housing, race and inequality. - [WBUR Poll: Walsh Has Big Lead Over Jackson; Housing Is Voters' Top Concern]( [More Flee California Wine Country As Deadly Wildfires Spread]( Authorities say at least 23 people are dead in some of the worst fires in the state's history. Hundreds more have been reported missing and officials say the death toll is likely to climb. [Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Infamous 'Tent City Jail' Closes]( The seven-acre "Tent City Jail" in Phoenix that helped make former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio a household name has been quietly struck down after housing inmates since 1993. [Insults, Lawsuits And Broken Rules: How Trump Built A California Golf Course]( In 2002, Donald Trump was expected to be a savior for Rancho Palos Verdes. But over the next decade, he brought lawsuits and offended residents. It's a lesson in Trump's management style. [Mass. House Approves Ban On Bump Stocks]( The House voted Wednesday 151-3 in favor of legislation to ban bump stocks, such as those used by the Las Vegas shooter. -- More Local News Headlines - [Mass. Man On Trial In Beheading Plot: I Was Living In A 'Fantasy']( - [Fishing Magnate 'The Codfather' Must Forfeit 4 Boats, 34 Permits]( [Navigating ALS: Mass. Advocate Helps Thousands Of 'Friends' With The Debilitating Disease]( Ron Hoffman's mission is to help steer people through the complexities of living and dying with ALS. 'SEASON TICKET' [What's Next After Red Sox Fire Manager John Farrell]( The Red Sox have officially fired manager John Farrell. 'Season Ticket' host Chris Gasper makes sense of this news with Globe Sports Editor Joe Sullivan. [MFA Doubles Collection Of 17th Century Dutch And Flemish Paintings With Major Gift]( Taken together, the gifts will be the largest donation of European paintings in the nearly 150-year-old institution's history and nearly double the museum's holding of Dutch and Flemish paintings. [The Boston Public Library Owns 200,000 Vinyl Records - And It's Putting Them All Online]( Once the records are digitized through the Internet Archive, anyone will be able to hear them -- free. ['The Florida Project' Is A Boisterously Funny Heartbreaker Of A Film]( Directed by Sean Baker, the movie follows three little rascals making mischief and wreaking havoc during a poverty-stricken summer in the shadow of the happiest place on Earth -- Walt Disney World. COMMENTARY [What's So Terrible About Kneeling During The Anthem? It Never Represented Our Country]( The U.S. didn't have a national anthem until 1931, writes Barbara Mende. Then Congress adopted the "The Star-Spangled Banner": words written by a slaveowner, sung to a drinking-song tune. COMMENTARY [We Will Open The Gate And Welcome Strangers]( Writer Neema Avashia's Indian immigrant parents made the difficult transition into American life, and then worked hard to make it easier for others. [Like us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [View on Instagram]( WBUR, 890 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215 [SafeUnsubscribe™ {EMAIL}]( [Forward this email]( | [Update Profile]( | [About our service provider]( Sent by wburtoday@wbur.org in collaboration with [Constant Contact]( [Try it free today](