The overall feeling of the second hearing was incomparable to the first. We all seemed a little wiser, with increased preparedness, and performed more professionally. The tone was friendly and open; unlike the defensive manner that arose in the first. Clearly learning from other’s past mistakes helped the hearing flow nicely with a quick end. We all walked out feeling accomplished rather than downtrodden. I believe it matters a great deal who and what the hearing is about. A conservation subdivision that is selling environmental development presents a less controversial image. Wal-Mart tends to invoke exceptionally strong feelings, particularly with those in opposition. People’s preconceived ideas about certain developers or projects can drastically influence the tone and effectiveness of a public hearing. The applicants had a phenomenal presentation. Peter was clear and concise and confronted the issues from the start. This left their rebuttal time to mainly attend to the community’s issues and few questions from the commissioners. The Planning Commission performed equally as well. Ryan played the role as case …show more content…
We also wanted to make sure we spoke to more specific land-use issues and the land development code. We didn’t know that Dan would be bringing God’s interests into our strategy. Entertaining as he was, I’m sure religious arguments at planning hearings are actually quite common. Of course Josh played the role of Steve Porter, the attorney representing the opposing community members. If Josh would’ve had more time I believe his presentation could’ve been more effective. However, he did bring up an important element that was discussed during rebuttal, that is, the importance of flexibility regarding definitions in land development
The condition Colin is likely to be suffering from is Presbycusis. Presbycusis is an age-related hearing loss, it is a hearing disorder that can be caused by a variety of different factors. It is usually a sensorineural hearing disorder but can be a conductive hearing loss. A conductive hearing loss is when it is caused by problems with the ear canal, ear drum, middle ear and the malleus, uncus and stapes this can result in reduced function of the tympanic membrane or reduced function of auditory ossicles. Most commonly it is as a result of changes within the inner ear, middle ear or the nerve pathways to the brain. The cochlea is lined with tiny hair cells; these hairs convert sound vibrations into electrical signals which are received at the brain by a nerve. These cells can become damaged over time this means electrical signals cannot be transmitted as effectively so hearing becomes affected. Long-term exposure to loud noises such as that from traffic and loud equipment which Colin would have been exposed to working as a mechanic can also be a cause of
The argument was toward the challenge of the Defense of Marriage Act, which was an issue between the states Federal sales tax. The argument throughout the representatives, in a sense, was questionable and logical. During the argument, Paul Clement, an Attorney for Bipartisan, and Justice Sotomayor, a Supreme Court of Justice Lawyer, were fighting to what local states define same-sex marriage and how the federal laws pertaining to the taxes define whom the client of a spouse should pay the sales & property taxes. It was until more of the representatives and lawyers to comment into this argument about this situation.
Griffin argued the case for the respondents, two women who filed anonymously for their minor children. One family was Mormon and the other family was Catholic. He states in his argument, "there is a crucial difference between government speech endorsing religion, which the Establishment Clause forbids, and private speech endorsing religion, which the Free Speech and Free Exercise Clauses protect. We certainly agree with that distinction, but we are not persuaded that the pregame invocations should be regarded as "private speech." In their complaints, the Does alleged that the District allowed the student to not only pray but publicly endorse other proselytizing practices as well, such as promoting attendance at a Baptist revival meeting, encouraging membership in certain clubs, chastising students who held minority beliefs and distributing Gideon’s bibles on school grounds (“Santa Fe” 1). Although the election process for the Student Council Chaplain appears to ensure neutrality, it does not. In fact, it puts students who hold minority beliefs at the mercy of the majority. There is no way to ensure their views are given the same equal respect as the majority views. The election process does nothing to ensure that the prayers given were not an intrusion on minority
Respondent, Killeen Independent School District (“KISD” or “District”), submits its response (“Response”) to Petitioners’ Motion Requesting Evidentiary Hearing and Ruling on Statue of Limitations (“Motion”) and the District’s Motion to Dismiss (“MTD”) Petitioners’ understood Motion to Toll the Statute of Limitations in the above-entitled and numbered case.
I called to Ms Porter, she was concerned about the hearing process, she stated that she spoke with the Hearing Rep, Carlos Castillos and he had told her that he did not find any break in policy or rule, so he is going to request an administrative hearing.
The elections commissions voted on Tuesday morning against the violations filed against Student Government Association presidential candidate Christopher Clemente and vice presidential candidate Rachel Altfield.
An example of the complications involving religious neutrality, and the difficulties that emanate from trying to respect all representations of religion arise in the Chino Valley school board case. School board president, Andrew Cruz became known for, “opening board meetings with an invocation prayer, but also discussing religion and reading from the Bible throughout the meetings,” (Yarbrough). In the Chino Valley case, the display of explicitly Christian messages and scriptures provided grounds for the atheist group, Freedom From Religion Foundation, to sue for violating the United States, and the California Constitution. The issue of neutrality arises in the decision-making of the Court. If the Court rules for the Freedom From Religion Foundation and agrees that the appearance of the explicitly Christian material has no place in a school board meeting, Cruz and his like-minded believers may feel that their right to practice religion has been infringed upon. However, if the court rules for Cruz, those who identify themselves as being in the minority of religious groups may feel that the Court has respected the majority religion over theirs, thereby ignoring their
With advancements in intellect and social boundaries changing, political inconsistencies swept the nation creating widespread conflict concerning specific beliefs based in religion. The most exemplary and remembered scenario in which politics and religious beliefs wove together was a court case regarding the teaching of evolution as opposed to creation. Because religion, specifically Christianity, remained the prominent faith in America, the teaching of evolution became shocking and simply disgraceful. This court case, the Scopes trial, displays an instance in which the debate of legality in teaching evolution in a public school turned into an attack on a man’s faith as Clarence Darrow pestered W.J. Bryan about his religious beliefs and practices.
Outstanding performance in all regards! From the moment she began her brief, Candidate Klenke displayed confidence and a strong command presence. Her order was thorough and allowed her fire team to begin executing the problem right from the start. She maintained good eye contact during the brief and utilized the obstacle to discuss her scheme of maneuver. During the execution, SNC carried out the plan she had developed. She was able to understand how to employ the equipment at hand to address individual parts of the problem, which demonstrated she has the ability to plan ahead and anticipate future requirements. During the execution, she constantly communicated her intent and tasked her fire team who followed immediately, leaving no doubts
The Hearing Officer reviewed the information presented and heard testimony at the hearing. The Hearing Officer finds that the decision made by the Pascagoula Regional Office to deny Medicaid benefits should be upheld because your monthly household income exceeds the maximum amount of $1,378, allowed in order to qualify for assistance. As a result, you are ineligible for Medicaid coverage through the Medicare Cost-Sharing program.
While leaving a VOP Hearing that was held in the Maryland District Court, Ms. Ciere Kelty came up to this Agent and wanted to discuss the final Protective Order hearing that she attended . Ms. Kelty complained that the Subject failed to appear in Court and that her case was postponed, because he was not served. Sher further reported if he’s not served then the case would be dismissed. Ms. Kelty inquired if the Subject warrant had been served as of yet. It was explained that this Agent did not receive anything from the Court as of yet. Ms. Kelty was directed to contact me to follow up on this matter.
I found the case of the Ramapough Native Americans incredibly interesting, as well as a failure of environmental justice. As I watched the video I found myself constantly having to check the year this court case unfolded, 2006. The fact that one of the worst hazardous, if not the worst, waste sites was finally brought to the courts just ten years ago confuses me. When looking at this case I feel that both the federal and state government failed to protect the Ramapoughs. There is a general notion that environmental protection would continually improve as resources and science advances, which is another factor that makes this case surprising.
Without hesitation and enthusiasm assumed added responsibilities in the absence of senior leadership within the Hearing Branch. With a positive can do leadership attitude and maintaining true professionalism in the absence of senior leadership, the Hearing Branch continued to function without any major setbacks and continued to provide the best customer support possible.
Please note, we are still receiving records from Ms. Twing’s various providers and she is scheduled to undergo a neuropsych evaluation on 1/4/17. Her attorney agreed that due to the additional testing and outstanding requests for records that additional time is needed. As a result, we jointly dismissed the Formal Hearing and I have re-filed an application for a new Formal Hearing to reset our deadlines. I expect to receive a new Formal Hearing date within 30 days. I also expect the new date will be in either late March or early April of next year.
The Fredrick News Post article written by Matt Seubert that is titled “The Monocacy River will never be cleaned up for all the politics being dumped in it”, analyses how the Monocacy Scenic River Management Plan failed and the role religion has in our thoughts about ecology. The plan was supposed to find a way to improve the impaired Monocacy waterway. The plan had to find a way for the river to simply not be a receptacle. They need to find smaller buffer widths to protect the river. However, the board that was suppose to advocate for the river folded, as their plan was rejected. The plan failed for multiple reasons. The primary reason, was that the people proposing it failed to talk to the people who live and work along the river. They just began proposing to cut wide areas of people’s property and areas surrounding it.