I was deeply saddened last weekend at the county fair by the sight of the two elephants that were forced to perform strange and unnatural acts for a cheering crowd. I saw sadness in their eyes and felt moved to do something about it.

Darden Restaurants owns and operates more than 1,500 restaurants -- including Olive Garden, Longhorn Steakhouse, Bahama Breeze, Yard House, and The Capital Grille. Through these restaurants, Darden employs more than 150,000 people and serves more than 320 million meals a year, in terms of revenue. As the nation’s largest casual-dining operator, Darden has a unique opportunity and responsibility to use its considerable purchasing power to improve food industry practices and support a healthier, fairer and more sustainable food system. Sign the petition now!

Comcast Quote "Our data plan trials are part of our ongoing effort to create a fair, technologically-sound policy in which customers who use more data pay more, and customers who use less pay less". As reported by theverge.com "If data caps don't improve network reliability or performance, why does Comcast now see the need to charge customers more for the same data they've been using for years? Since there's such scarce competition in the US cable industry, the answer is likely quite simple: because Comcast can." "http://www.theverge.com/smart-home/2015/11/7/9687976/comcast-data-caps-are-not-about-fixing-network-congestion" Comcast attempts to enforce Data Limits or "CAPS" to customers in areas without competitive options should be stopped. Fair options are pay per mg/usage or allow the millions that under utilize the service pay for the 1% of those that overuse the service.

Direct To Consumer advertising has done two pernicious things. It has created a nation of hypochondriacs with depression, bipolar disorder, GERD, restless legs, insomnia, seasonal allergies and assorted pain, mood and ‘risk’ conditions; and it has reduced doctors to order takers and gate keepers. Thanks to TV drug ads, patients tell doctors what is wrong with them and what pill they need, coupon in hand.

This petition is about the many slip-ups, and unprofessional actions and mishaps the art institute has created and expects the students to clean up, and to also correct the messes. Also for the important information the art institute failed to tell the students about.

With no competition for Comcast or Direct TV, the costs for services (Internet, Cable TV and Phone) are tremendously high. Time Warner can offer us the same or comparable services for almost HALF of the amount these other companies charge. Vermonters should have the right to this service, and TWC would love to provide it to us.

I live here in The City of St.Louis Missouri at Council Tower Senor Apartment, at 310 South Grand. We have roaches, mold and bedbugs throughout our building. I was invited on Vickie Darlene Newton's radio program in order to bring attention to the tens of thousand's of senior's who live in these inhumane conditions. We want the ownership to bring a civil action against these contractors in order to get the monies back otherwise, The American Taxpayer will pay! Sad!

We do not want commercial drones in Berkeley due to safety concerns.

I feel it is only fair to allow open discourse on the bipartisan views of the American people.

Trying to silence those we disagree with is against all that the U.S. stands for. Discrimination is discrimination no matter at whom it is targeted.

I do not have cable or TV; I rely on online and radio. There is way too much money in politics; buying ads should not be the only way to get someone's message out during campaigns. Open up the air waves.

The LA Times investigation found that while senior Exxon researcher Ken Croasdale studied the long-term impact of climate change on the company's operations, Exxon was "crafting a public policy position that sought to downplay the certainty of global warming." Environmental leader Bill McKibben called this cover-up "unparalleled evil." Read the entire report here: http://graphics.latimes.com/exxon-arctic/ According to the Huffington Post: In a letter to Attorney General Lynch, Reps. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and Mark DeSaulnier (D-Calif.) argue that a probe is needed, to determine whether ExxonMobil broke the law. Lieu and DeSaulnier's request is based on two independent investigations published by Inside Climate News and the Los Angeles Times, which document research conducted by a number of Exxon's senior scientists. Their findings warned of increases in the global temperature as a result of burning fossil fuels. "In this case, Exxon scientists knew about fossil fuels causing global warming and Exxon took internal actions based on its knowledge of climate change," Lieu and DeSaulnier wrote. "Yet Exxon funded and publicly engaged in a campaign to deceive the American people about the known risks of fossil fuels in causing climate change." "If these allegations against Exxon are true then Exxon's actions were immoral," they added. "We request the DOJ to investigate whether ExxonMobil's actions were also illegal."