Thing you could ever do. Watch after words sunday night at nine eastern p. M. On cspan twos book tv two good afternoon. No one likes to sit in the front row but there are one, two, six, seven seats in the front row. Come out and see. I want to begin by thanking Peggy Mcdonald and all of those who have worked to make the madison, such a terrific source of support for gainesville authors and their book. Peggy, thank you so much. [applause] some of the best nonfiction writing allows us to see something we thought we knew well in an entirely different way. This has been the power of my friend, jack davis career as an environmental historian who examines the past not through the spy glasses of the sailors but through the curves of the land, the running of the tide in the rush of the wind and rain. This is also the power of jacks new book were here to celebrate, the gulf the making of an american city. The clear light of nature tells a truer story than the cloudy minds of men. Nature has bee
Some of the best nonfiction writingallows us to see something we thought we knew wellin an entirely new way. This has been the power of my friend, jack davis career, as an environmental, historian who examines the past not through the side glasses of sailors but through the curve of the land, the running of the tide and the rush of the wind and rain. This is also the power of jacks new book were here to celebrate, the gulf the making of an american city. The clear light of nature, tells a truer story, than the cloudy minds of men. Nature decorates in his introduction has been and i quote participants at the sis and catalyst. The riches that made nations wealthy and powerful and overreached their armies fought, it was the wildness our ancestors insisted on taming, discourage that left them despairing and the blessing that kept them alive. Introducing jack in the golf is a challenge as his praise for this book is deep. I thrown all of that out, instead, since he plans to talk about some
For shopping so ive seen an evolution since then my wife and i do a lot of the shopping at trader joes and the whole foods it is sad we have a daughter at a Major University that has a major i see a lot of students that come to trader jose and think they would get more bank for their buck at a safe way so even worse that the whole foods that is located near city college i see the same situation obviously theres going to be detriment in the community we talked about the parking has been stated it is primarily for Community Use the local institutions the neighboring community i dont see much of American People adverse but one thing that bothers me i see a lot of Marijuana Dispensary locations in the immediate area it sure with about noise to level the Playing Field and have target that has a say is an impact on home value and things like that so thank you very much for your time. Thank you thank you. Next speaker, please. If ami ive called your name. Good afternoon, commissioners im dan
Whole foods it is sad we have a daughter at a Major University that has a major i see a lot of students that come to trader jose and think they would get more bank for their buck at a safe way so even worse that the whole foods that is located near city college i see the same situation obviously theres going to be detriment in the community we talked about the parking has been stated it is primarily for Community Use the local institutions the neighboring community i dont see much of American People adverse but one thing that bothers me i see a lot of Marijuana Dispensary locations in the immediate area it sure with about noise to level the Playing Field and have target that has a say is an impact on home value and things like that so thank you very much for your time. Thank you thank you. Next speaker, please. If ami ive called your name. Good afternoon, commissioners im dan weaver speaking as executive director of the oracle ocean Avenue Association ive got copies of a letter that i
All of us are in this together in this world, and in the long run, the korean communities come and indonesian communities are a strength for us. That bill was passed in 1965. I guarantee you that not one person in 100 who studies the Civil Rights Movement understands that it is a third pillar within the building rights act of 1965 to build a structure that will be not only a great strength, but a great inspiration. It is essential for diversity and we have to learn how to get along with one another. We are unconscious to a lot of these things that are consequences of the freedom set in motion by this movement that struggle for eight years. Finally he gets a nobel the nobel prize, and all of his staff says lets do this, and he says no, next week. And then he is back in jail. The mountaintop is nice, but the valley called. We are all blessed by that, but we are unconscious about it. The example of it, the example that i want to give you as to how great i think the disconnect is, is that