Sentences with phrase «letter to the community on»

Syverud wrote an open letter to the community on Tuesday - his second day on the job - asking for patience and noting that critical questions are needed for such a massive project.

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Both letters, only one of which was delivered, congratulated the candidates on their victories and affirmed the intelligence community's commitment to serving the White House.

Meanwhile, over 200 tech investors and entrepreneurs are planning to send Trump a letter today that looks past the ban, calling the order and a likely forthcoming crackdown on foreign worker visas «morally and economically misguided,» adding it will «inflict irreversible harm on the startup community and America's ability to compete globally.»

A week before local elections, May apologised to the black community on Thursday in a letter to The Voice, Britain's national Afro - Caribbean newspaper.

A growing movement of more than 70 business, industry and community groups, representing hundreds of thousands of British Columbians and Canadians, have come together over the last two days to sign a joint letter calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premiers John Horgan and Rachel Notley to resolve the impasse on the Trans Mountain Pipeline project.

The patient community has expressed grave concerns about the proliferation of short - term plans - in fact, 113 groups, including AARP, American Heart Association, March of Dimes, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness, recently sent a letter expressing these concerns to Congressional leaders.

VANCOUVER, B.C. — A growing movement of more than 70 business, industry and community groups, representing hundreds of thousands of British Columbians and Canadians, have come together over the last two days to sign a joint letter calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premiers John Horgan and Rachel Notley to resolve the impasse on the Trans Mountain Pipeline project.

As bitcoin gained momentum and recognition, a large portion of the community asked for a better currency code that adheres to the International Standards Organization's rules on cryptocurrency codes, mainly that currencies not associated with a specific country should start with the letter X, hence XBT.

Moreover, in keeping with the Church's teachings on subsidiarity, free will and real love, it seems most if not all the issues raised in the letter questioning Speaker Boehner's faith would be more efficient, effective, just and respectful of human dignity if they were left to the individual, family, community or state level.

Many of the community's conservative Christians saw the ordinance as a sign of moral laxity, and letters poured in to the local newspaper denouncing homosexuality on biblical grounds.

Presented in a conversational format, in which Shane and Tony essentially talk through what it means to be «red letter Christians,» touching on everything from violence, to community, to Islam, to sexuality, to liturgy, to saints, the book is highly practical and, as always, incredibly challenging.

Thank you for reading, for commenting, for our funny and deep and weird conversations on Twitter and Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram, for your emails and letters, for your support and critiques, for showing up to the events in churches and community centres where I stumbled over my words and hugged you a bit too tightly and likely cried, for buying my little yellow book, for your prayers for me and my family, for staying with me, really, for all of it.

We collected hundreds of signatures from the school community on a petition opposing mixed - sex bathrooms; we hosted a talk at Nova on the harms of transgenderism; and we sent a letter to the school board with a long list of students who wouldn't be permitted to use a mixed - sex bathroom.

Much of the cononized Bible is based on Saul's letters to various different GENTILE communities.

Meanwhile, a group of 160 African - American community leaders sent NAACP a letter detailing their own objections to its charter - school opposition on behalf of «700,000 black families choosing to send their children to charter public schools, and the tens of thousands more who are still on waiting lists.»

With stunning consistency, virtually every indicator of civic engagement currently available shows the same pattern of increase followed by stagnation and decline — newspaper reading; TV news watching; attending political meetings; petition signing; running for public office; attending public meetings; serving as an officer or committee member in any local clubs or organizations; writing letters to the editor; participating in local meetings of national organizations; attending religious services; socializing informally with friends, relatives or neighbors; attending club meetings; joining unions; entertaining friends at home; participating in picnics; eating the evening meal with the whole family; going out to bars, nightclubs, discos or taverns; playing cards; sending greeting cards; attending parties; playing sports; donating money as a percentage of income; working on community projects; giving blood.

Paul's letters functioned more like scripts mailed to local communities than like on - line sermons.

We welcome «this bipartisan resolution as a way to focus attention on the situation of the vulnerable religious communities in Iraq,» the bishops said in a letter to the congressional group.

He said: «My Lords, I thank the Minister for her affirmation that according to both the letter and the spirit of the legislation on same - sex marriage, it is for the Church of England and all faith communities to determine their doctrine and what is appropriate conduct for their clergy.

MCC - SF also strives to educate people outside the gay and lesbian community about AIDS, through letter - writing campaigns, public presentations and workshops on AIDS, which have been given in a variety of settings, including the San Francisco AIDS Interfaith Conference, the United Methodist Consultation on AIDS Ministries, the Presbyterian Ministers Association, and Pacific School of Religion's AIDS Awareness Week.

In a letter to concerned parents, published on Catholic blogs, Bishop McMahon, head of the CES, put the policy succinctly: «The CES considers that it gets the best results for the Catholic community by negotiation.»

Similarly, when a group of Christians in the Asian American community recently released a letter detailing some of their concerns about common stereotypes and prejudices within the evangelical community, I saw many on social media critique this action as «divisive» and «harmful to Christian unity.»

Manchester Citizens will hand in a letter on Thursday to the club, urging it to take a «community - first business approach» to ensure the cost of living is met for low - paid workers.

The Liverpool Ladies FC team and their manager Matt Beard sent me a special letter this week «Mighty Red, please would you be able to help us give something back to the local community, by joining both myself and the players on a special visit to Alder Hey Children's Hospital?»

Third, acknowledging that some of the blame for the biased and one - sided media reporting on head injuries rests with some members of the scientific community who issue one - sided press releases and feed cherry - picked results about their findings to selected members of the media, the authors look to a day when the «harsh division and polarization» in the research community (an almost inevitable byproduct, unfortunately, of the intense competition for grant money in Concussion, Inc.), gives way to greater collaboration among researchers and a more «cordial discourse» between scientists via letters and responses to journal editors and back - and - forth debates at large academic conferences.

Passport to life: breastmilk banking in India Perspectives on human milk banking Portugal: rediscovering breastfeeding Promoting breastfeeding in urban communities Promoting the benefits of breastfeeding Training health care workers to counsel breastfeeding mothers WHO study Women, work and breastfeeding Zealous promotion of breastfeeding is not the answer (letter)

Religious leaders unite to condemn the government's welfare reforms, in an outspoken letter broadening the faith community's assault on the coalition

«At a time when President Trump is declaring a war on women, the LGBT communities and our immigrant communities, it is imperative that we unite around issues that will protect New Yorkers and their rights,» the letter signed by all eight members of the IDC and delivered to Felder's office.

In the meantime, however, the embattled former senator is seeking «as many letters as possible sent to the judge regarding my impact on individual lives and the community,» according to an email Smith is sending to friends and allies he says have provided «past support and prayers.»

At 11:15 a.m., legal organizations, family members and grassroots community groups present a letter to NYPD Inspector General, Philip Eure, demanding a probe into the department's anti-gang methods, including how people end up on «gang» databases, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Gillibrand said Sunday that she sent a letter to Sessions inviting him to talk about the impacts the War on Drugs has had on New York's black and Latino communities with constituents who are denied jobs, housing and college financial aid because of nonviolent, low - level pot arrests.

Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D - Howard Beach) on Monday announced that he has joined fellow elected officials who represent other so - called racetrack communities in sending a letter to Cuomo, calling on him to get behind the new NYRA restructuring plan — which the NYRA Board voted in favor of earlier this month.

He explained that, «We reconstituted the community water management committee, appointment letters were given to members who were appointed, but because of the complaints of alleged financial malfeasance on those committees, the assembly instructed the internal audit unit to conduct an audit of the account of the water project....

The agency also released a letter Tuesday that it signed last week with five other states calling on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to undertake a multi-state health study using data from a multitude of communities where perfluorinated chemicals have contaminated drinking water supplies.

The letter blasted the Senate GOP majority for trying to maintain its razor - thin majority by drawing partisan - motivated district boundaries that critics say divide minority communities on Long Island and upstate.

In his letter, Batcheller said it's the responsibility of the city and the surrounding communities to reach a consensus on what approach they want to take — and to take responsibility for carrying it out.

The August 28 letter noted Cabrera's opposition to marriage equality and said that he «has continued to express discriminatory and regressive views on marriage, protections for the transgender community, and women's rights.»

In a message to the U.S. Senate community, Sergeant at Arms Terrance Gainer said three letters that contained harmless powder showed up at two Senate state offices and a House district office on Tuesday and Wednesday.

«All decisions by the DOE to co-locate schools are viewed by communities as the City giving up on the extant traditional public school,» the elected officials wrote in a joint letter last week to Chancellor Carmen Fariña and PEP Chairperson Vanessa Leung.

On Wednesday afternoon, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a cease and desist letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in which he threatened to take legal action against the agency if it does not stop its «reckless and unconstitutional practices» in immigrant communities.

«Our members joined with our community allies to make their voices heard at hearings, on petitions, and through letters, and today we celebrate those efforts.»

«The property tax cap enacted in 2011, with support from the LIA and the statewide business community, is working,» wrote Kevin Law, the Long Island Association's president and member of the state's casino siting board, in a letter to the state's top elected officials on June 18.

Assemblyman Sheldon Silver wrote a letter to a local newspaper in his Lower East Side district saying: «There is always more work to be done... My staff and I remain ready to assist community organizations and local constituents on issues big and small.»

Opening last night's debate, Lord Harrison, argued «that the BBC has failed the humanist community in Britain both in the spirit and in the letter of the Communications Act 2003, which requires the BBC to schedule programmes on religion and other beliefs, including humanism... The truth is that religious public broadcasting is growing while Anglicanism contracts.»

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins on Tuesday released a letter to Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia calling for a boost in funding for community schools in New York.

Politicians including City Councilman Brad Lander and Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz sent a letter to Seth Diamond, the commissioner of the Department of Homeless Services, on Tuesday, demanding that the agency answer community concerns regarding the plan.

Bronx, NY — Following the city's formal announcement to include $ 275 million in their preliminary budget for the reconstruction of the NYPD Rodman's Neck training facility, Bronx elected officials wrote a letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio requesting the city prioritize and provide more information on the proposed new gun ranges, which in their current state have been the source of negative environmental impacts that have plagued the surrounding community for decades.

On Tuesday, the chair of Community Board 5, which borders the southern end of the park where the horse carriages line up, and the board's parks committee chair, sent a letter to de Blasio and Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito decrying the plan.

A COMMUNITY LETTER On Sunday, June 29, coinciding with New York City Gay Pride, Governor Andrew Cuomo made history by committing New York State to ending AIDS as an epidemic by 2020.

A thorough scoping process, according to the letter, «will require time - consuming research by municipalities and the public to analyze the proposal and identify potential impacts on local land, water and air resources, cultural, historic and community resources and economic development... broad public input in the SEQR process is vital, given the millions of people potentially impacted by this project.»