Greetings and sell you to shoot. United states president john f. Kennedy famously stated ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country what makes this message this montra so vital is that it is true not just for us Service Working outside the halls of government but for those working inside those halls as well but quite frankly my friends as we have seen over and over and over and over again our elected leaders and government officials are no longer asking themselves what they can do for the country and they are instead asking what the country can do for them their party and their corporate lobbyists because if they did serve the country and not themselves then the epic water crisis that took place in flint michigan back in april 2014 would never and should never have ever happened. Only now after more than 6 long years the people of flint michigan are finally getting some restitution for having their Drinking Water poisoned by the negligence and greed o
Brooklyn troops were 2000. Manhattan troops were 3000. Staten island troops were 5000. This new troop was unique. It belonged to girls who didnt know where they belonged the. It made sense to use numbers normally applied to troops in the other 5 boroughs given they didnt fix the dresses. Wasnt this troop of girls no matter where it was located, in a floating borough in its own right and even a shadow borough but the rest of society is ignorant of or didnt want to acknowledge its residence. For specialized troops like those with special needs were no longer used. The girl scouts of Greater New York settled on a name, troop 6000. Realize this is big. This will be amazing, wanted to jump up and down but as usual, what if she couldnt recruit more girls . What if she couldnt recruit parent volunteers or maintain a little bit of momentum she already achieved. To hit her anxiety as she was on a stage and accepted a proclamation from jimmy who selected her to be honored at his annual celebrati
John fed them and tended to their every need. Ones, for spiritual john baptized them, married them, and he preached to them. When his parents claimed one for supper, john refused to eat one of his flock. Going hungry was his first act of nonviolent protest. He also noted that in later years that his first congregation of chickens listen to him more closely than some of his colleagues in congress. Thought the chickens were just a little bit more productive. At least they produced eggs, he said. Nashville, from the freedom rides to the march on washington, from freedom summer to selma, john lewis always looked outward, not inward. He always thought of others. In preachingieved the gospel in word and in deed. Insisting that hate and fear had to be answered with love and hope. John lewis believed in the lord. He believed in humanity and he believed in america. He has been called an american saint. A believer willing to give up everything. To bear witness to the truth that drove him all cou
Ahead of the start of the first test against pakistan tomorrow. The one day team are down bp halves its shareholder in southampton aiming for a series whitewash over ireland ireland have dividend posting a record got off to a strong start this £5 billion loss as the pandemic hits Global Demand for oil. Afternoon they won more trouble for the high street the toss and chose to bowl. As Pizza Express and Currys Pc World announce further plans and very quicklyjason roy was gone forjob losses and closures. Departing forjust the one. Stop resisting lockdown englands other opener authorities in australia increase fines for repeated rule breaches Jonny Bairstow, whos been as melbourne endures in great form, didnt hang a deadly virus second wave. Around for long either, also coming up, we meet a violent gangster jailed for shooting dispatched for a. A metropolitan Police Officer, who now says he would lay down his life for his victim. If it was me, if it was a situation england now 39 2 from 5
Operator this question is now in question and answer mode. To alert the speaker, you have a question, press zero. Each question will be heard in the way it was received. This is Public Comment for minutes on june 30th. So if you wish to address the board on the minutes, dial 10 now. There are no callers. Chair Public Comment is closed. Motion to approve. Chair is there a second . Second. Chair secretary boomer, can you please call the role. role call . Five communications, madam chair. Item 13 regarding the caltrian sales tax has been removed at the request of staff and proposing amendments to the board of directors and we will schedule a special meeting for members of the public to hear our item and for us to act. If you wish to address the directors today on this topic, you can do so under general Public Comment on items not on the agenda. Again, so the caltrain sales tax measure will not be heard at the end of the agenda but will be heard in a special meeting which we will announce