Unfortunately for grants, hallecks collaborator balked at the change, and grant dropped the matter. Cant get farther away than the pacific coast. Not if you are an army officer. If you are a politician, you can get stuck in russia like simon cameron, the former secretary of war. Earlys Valley Campaign for the grant to draw on more than just military skills and judgment of personnel. In order to direct and Effective Campaign against earlys raiders, he had to ride herd over field commanders in the military and political bureaucrats and officials who had mastered the art of resistance to policies and directives they did not like, even if the ranking general officer and the president supported them. To become ato learn quick study on the political nature of the commanding generals possession. Fortunately for grants, he had lincoln, a consummate politician as his commanderinchief. Thank you very much. [applause] which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [
Supported what we would call nonprofit or third sector work in the u. S. As i was finishing up my degree, there is this sort of job call for a postdoctoral fellowship at the Rockefeller Archive Center. I did not intend to study american philanthropy, but it turned out all my other experiences in nonprofit administration, environmental education, Historic Preservation made sense once i saw those records at the Rockefeller Archive Center and the other side of where the funding and that sort of design level of thinking came from. A happy accident. Host when did the rockefellers begin their philanthropy . Barbara the Rockefeller Family begins formal philanthropy in the late 19th century. They have a strong northern baptist belief system and faith, so they were always doing typing, charities, and giving back. But this thing we call philanthropy is really kind of a late 19th century and 20thcentury phenomenon as distinct from charity. I would say that kicks off first with John D Rockefeller
Unedited video of the confrontation, we have a link to it on our website and on the news app. A small grass fire on the shoulder of highway 85 in san jose briefly stopped traffic. Sky 7 was overhead a few hours ago as smoke blew across lanes of traffic towards Good Samaritan hospital. Fire crews put out the fire. Fire crews who were mowing dry grass in an effort to prevent fires started a fire this afternoon. Sky 7 flew over the aftermath. Fire crews called for additional help, including water dropping helicopters to put out the flames. Heavy smoke is pouring out of the hills and into the sky from the largest of 15 active wildfires burning in california tonight. Those bright flames show you that the fire is still growing. Air tankers made drops over the fire today, which is more than 70,000 acres in size. As it burns for a fifth straight day, 1,500 homes are threatened, 45 buildings are destroyed, including a church and school. The fire is 35 files from the park. The park is not in dan
Officers encountered an armed car jacker on the side of 101. For the first time were hearing what led officers to fire those shots. This is what passengers saw on a friday afternoon, three officers with their weapons drawn. Now were getting the officers perspective from dash cam video. Abc 7 News Reporter went through the footage. These officers are being praised for showing restraint . Reporter exactly. Not only does the District Attorney say that these officers were justified in their use of force, he says they showed great restraint. Weve kept in touch with the d. A. s office over the last several months about this shooting and today we got a firsthand look at that dash cam video that was critical in the d. A. s decision. For the first time the d. A. s office is showing the dash cam video of a fatal officer involved shooting. April 28, friday night, during the busy rush hour commute on highway 92, the suspect holds a gun as commuters drive by. He had been drinking and usi using meth
And committee member, marty sabo. Marty dedicated over 47 years of his life to public service, 28 of which was in this house, including two years as the first Ranking Member of this subcommittee. David, im correct on that, arent i . When we started this subcommittee on Homeland Security in 80, and 03, marpty was Ranking Member, i was the first chairman. We worked together beautifully and i think effectively for those years. He was a true patriot. He was a great legislator, former speaker of his home state house, and many other things. My condolences go out to his family, silvia, his wife, and loved ones, and let them know that he will be sorely missed here in his nations capital. Mr. Director, thank you for being here. I want to share my Gratitude First off for the men and women at your agency who serve our great country, many of whom put their lives on the line on a daily basis, and put their families really in harms way themselves. Your fiscal 17 request includes 1. 89 billion, thats