Athens County

Mr. Wisland, I have been doing research on food waste in Athens, Ohio. The goal of my research is to find a plausible solution to the waste. To begin the gathering of information, I searched through the Ohio University ArticlesPlus Database to find any journals that I could find pertaining to the state of America’s food waste, how we can make a difference, and what has already been implemented to make a change. This was my way of looking at the amount of food wasted from a bigger perspective. I

Court System in Effingham County The court system in Effingham County consists of a juvenile court, magistrate court, a probate court, a recorders court, state court, superior court, and a municipal court. The juvenile court handles all delinquent complaints concerning children that are under the age of 17. The Magistrate court is important for the people of the community as it assists individuals in civil and criminal actions. One does not need a lawyer in this court, which makes it affordable

Forces International Fellow FI: Dr. Tami Biddle Seminar 19 Page Count: 7 Word Count: 1031 Pericles as Strategist Ancient historian Thucydides in his history of the ancient world describes us history of war between two superpowers, Athens and Sparta, which weakened all of the Greek City- states and lead to their submission by Macedonians. One of the leaders on the Athenian side was Pericles. Pericles, who was admired by Thucydides, was in one of his capacities strategist, who try to

Across the globe, governments struggle to sufficiently represent their citizens. The breaking down of government responsibilities varies between countries, but one aspect that no country can agree on is what constitutes a municipality and how much responsibility a municipality should have. Should a city region be split into competing small municipalities, or should there be one municipal government for the entire region? Across Europe following World War II fragmentation due to land reform was favoured

The Parthenon was an amazing and expensive achievement of ancient Greece. Although it is mostly in ruins today, there is enough knowledge about its construction to allow others to recreate the structure. The Parthenon is often constructed not only to honor the ancient Greeks, but also to honor the culture and place where it is recreated. Although the Parthenon’s influence is tremendous throughout the western world, it is generally only faithfully represented in part- the nearest representations

lauren kazanjian English 1 Level 2: blue expository essay 10 October 2015 Swing, hit, homerun! Softball is my favorite sport. I love the excitement it brings me every time i smack the ball out of the park. The game of softball was created on Thanksgiving day 1887, but did not become a NCAA approved sport until 1910. (http://www.athleticscholarships.net/history-of-softball.htm) One person that i look up to as a role model is Jennie Finch. She is one of the best softball players that has

Want to know a little known fact? Local government is one of the most influential factors in the American way of life, but it is not even mentioned in the U.S. Constitution. Essentially the Constitution set up national and state governments but leaves local governments out creating a gray area. This area has been filled with many different methods and types of government. One of the ideas which pertains to filling this gray area is the Tiebout model. In essence this is a model of governance through

the state of Texas. Texas has 254 counties, the most of any state. Each county is governed by a five-member Commissioners Court, which consists of a County Judge (elected at-large) and four Commissioners (elected from single-member precincts). The County Judge has no veto authority over the decisions of the Court, s/he has one vote along with the other Commissioners. In smaller counties, the County Judge also performs judicial functions, while in larger counties his/her role is limited to the Court

governmental functions, and counties, municipalities, and towns and townships all fall into this category. Special purpose local governments generally focus on a specific purpose and one function. Best known of these are the school districts. Regardless of name, it is state government that gives local governments of all types their legal life. Counties were created to function as appendages of the state, but modernization and population growth have put pressures on counties

government A rural county government would make for an excellent political structure while giving the residents common services. It would also give private businesses opportunities for maintenance, healthcare, waste disposal services, and recreational services, which would not only bring business and jobs but more citizens as well. The services our government would provide