To make the Planning and Zoning Board aware of the number of residents that are opposed to the proposed man camp.

We ask that you consider rereleasing seasons 1-4 of The X-Files Blu-ray series in their correctly framed versions in order to preserve the integrity of the original composition.

Former child star Raven Symone used her platform on The View to justify discrimination against people with names she deems too "ghetto" -- a common epithet used to mask discrimination against poor and black people. This kind of discrimination is all too common in the real world. According to a study by the National Bureau of Economic Research, "Job applicants with white names needed to send about 10 resumes to get one callback; those with African-American names needed to send around 15 resumes to get one callback." This has real consequences. According to NBER, "a white name yields as many more callbacks as an additional eight years of experience." This type of bias, whether implicit or explicit, unfairly disadvantages black applicants, even when their experience is exactly the same as white applicants. Name discrimination isn't limited to jobs -- name discrimination is also a significant factor in housing. No one should have to change their name in order to have a fair shot at finding a job or a home! It doesn't matter that Raven-Symone is black -- no one should have a national platform to advocate anti-black racist practices. If anything, that Raven-Symone is black actually makes matters worse -- it makes it easier for people in positions of power to self-justify imposing anti-black bias in their decisions because a famous black person said that this kind of bias is ok. ABC must fire Raven Symone today.

This petition was started to counteract a recent re-zoning that will allow 6-story, high-density structures in an area of predominantly 3- to 4-story, low-density buildings. NCT has already changed one development proposal from 16 to 66 units, and encouraged another for 158 new apartments, all within a three-block radius. With NCT in place, there's no reason to expect that there won't be more.

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It has come to the attention of the Cape Ann Performing Arts Community that Mr. Ian McColl, former Director at the Gloucester Stage Company, The West End Theater, Co-Producer of Gloucester Chicken Shack, Producer of Family Theater, Scrooge, etc. - has become homeless. He finds occasional respite in friends homes. He has been living on the street since May 2015. He is homeless by no fault of his own. The following is confirmed through discussion with Mr. McColl, the GHA, and Action Inc. Mr. McColl is a 63-year-old, former home owner in East Gloucester. A series of difficult personal losses have been compounded by the natural effects of alcohol dependency. He lived on Chestnut Street in a lodging home run by Wellspring, subsidized by GHA, for three years. There were no official requirements of any kind attached to his occupancy other than that no alcohol be on premises. November 2014 he was informed by the house manager that in January 2015 Wellspring would not renew his lease. There are no known official violations, broken rules nor outstanding rent of any kind. They had arranged for him to go to a 60 day Detoxification Program. They had no legal right to require him to do this. This left Mr. McColl with no options for housing, no income, not yet receiving social security income. He was advised by two attorneys to remain in his room. This led Wellspring to take action to move him. He was granted the right to remain until May 2015. In December of 2014, he filled out the application for an apartment through Gloucester Housing. There is an expected wait time of approx 18 months. He needs housing now. Once Mr. McColl is settled into his own apartment he will likely be a wonderful, entertaining addition to the community. He will be honest, thoughtful, helpful and kind, will help the more elderly and volunteer at the meal sites. Correspondence and communication may be mailed to Mr. McColl c/o 84 Prospect Street, Gloucester, MA. You may call Mr. McColl at 978 873 1688.

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"What Republican legislators here in Wisconsin and elsewhere who are introducing gender-policing bathroom bills want to do is reverse the modest degree of social progress trans people have made. They are standing on the side of hate, and their victims are the children, teens and adults who really need protection."

I am a recent victim of Texas residential appraisal, mortgage and lending fraud but I have a solution for you and your family that wasn't available for me. If a new home buyer gets a simple and CHEAP “Appraisal Review” for their property inside the two years after they purchase the home it will save them from the financial damage that happened to me. If the $275 Appraisal Review is rolled into a 15 year mortgage that would translate to a consumer expense of an additional $1.53 per month. Situation is solved!!! A 30 year mortgage would cost the consumer a whopping .76 per month!!!! This policy would also provide the appraisal industry and professionals with more income due to increased consumer demand for their services.

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Below is a link for a petition asking the town to hire a crossing guard for the intersection of Blueberry Hill Road/Lawrence Drive/Tanglewood Drive. We all know how dangerous this intersection is. The safety of our children is top priority. Please - lets not wait for an accident to happen for this critical change to take place.