Because at least 687 residents in Tucker County reported having disabilities that would make it difficult or impossible for them to safely access their post office and these readily removable physical barriers discriminate against the elderly and persons with disabilities and would be inexpensive to fix.

The Native American Mixed-Bloods have been denied their rights to self-determination and identity for hundreds of years in the United States. Let's follow our sister-country, Canada, and recognize this Native American Mixed-Blood tribe. The tribe want NO benefits, lands, grants, or monies whatsoever; simply recognition. President Obama signed the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, thus, by denying the executive order, the Governor is going not only against the President, but the United Nations.

Jahi McMath was a 13 year old young girl who died back in December of 2013 in California after bleeding post surgically and going into cardiac arrest resulting in complete brain death. She died. A coroner issued a death certificate. Jahi McMath is legally dead. The family, unwilling to bury their daughter, moved her body to New Jersey where the state laws allow you to keep someone on life support regardless of diagnosis based on religion, which does not have to be proven. There are susceptible people in the world who can be tricked or misguided into thinking this girl will wake up at some point by confusing coma with brain death. Donations were and are given to this family, which in the past were proven by internet posts and irrefutable photos, that the family was spending their gofundme money on expensive dinners and designer items. There are countless articles that can be found on patients who woke from a coma after several years. The difference between them and Jahi, is they WERE NOT BRAIN DEAD. Each and every time one of these articles finds its way to a Jahi support page, some gullible person gives this family more money. Dolan, the families attorney, tried unsuccessfully to have the death certificate reversed. I believe he already knew it wouldn't be. The judge had yet another physician declare Jahi still dead at this time. The only time the public hears anything about this little girl is when her mother puts a pair of glasses on the dead girls eyes and posts the photo online. Granted, much of the donations have ceased, but they do continue to slowly trickle in and it absolutely must stop. One of the last photos published was Jahi's eyes smeared with glittery eye shadow with a baby on the bed next to her. Morbid and macabre. The family has publicly and blatantly claimed the public has photoshopped and altered Jahi's photos to make them look the way they do. I believe Ms. Winkfield would want to contact CNN or another news affiliate station that would reach everyone at the same time (not a local station) and show Jahi, her current state on video, without blankets, without glasses, without anyone speaking or prompting from family, video close-ups of limbs including but not limited to fingers, toes, eyes and throat. A respected and revered non-biased physician there to do a full brain death exam on camera in front of the entire country explaining each step as it happens. It should be on live television without editing. This will never happen because Jahi McMath is dead and the family is well aware of that and it has been 15 months since her death certificate was issued. If you have never seen the families way of spending the gofundme dollars, or have never seen Jahi's pitted and decomposed limbs, I encourage you to look at pictures posted by this family before they yanked them off the internet. Videos showing ice cubes making Jahi's feet move supposedly on command are not due to coma or signs of life. The public must research on their own before giving away money. Involuntary muscle movements can happen with brain dead patients. If Jahi's mother stands there long enough and say's "C'mon Jahi, move your hand, move your foot, C'mon move it" and repeats this over and over and over again, eventually, there will be a muscle twitch. This is not a sign of life. Doctors and nurses throughout the world can tell you why this happens with brain death. When the heart is still hooked up to life support, limbs will twitch. It is not, nor will it ever be by command and Jahi cannot hear them speak to her. Decomposition/Necrosis can be clearly seen on a photo of Jahi's fingers from more than a year ago (See above). We do not see any type of updated photo due to blankets pulled up to her neck when any "new" photo is released online.....which are few. The entire story, along with photos from Nailah Winkfield (Jahi's mother) and family can be found and viewed here: http://kesselrunin12parsecs.tumblr.com/ Now, the family is suing the hospital claiming they are responsible for the death of their daughter. From Courthouse News: " The family's attorney Bruce Brusavich, of Torrance, said in an interview that he has not filed a conditional wrongful death claim before, but that case law allows the pleading of "alternative facts or theories." Would one of those theories be she's dead, has been dead and will continue to be dead? This fund needs to stop now! This is the biggest scam to hit the public in a very very long time. Help us stop this family from gaining anymore funds from kind, vulnerable people. *Please take a moment to sign our other petition as well. We intend to send as many signatures to gofundme.com as possible. Thanks! https://www.change.org/p/http-www-gofundme-com-jahi-mcmath-jahi-mc-math-fund-shut-the-fund-down-immediately

We the people of Stuyvesant Gardens community & the Williams family lost a great person, Ms. Williams lost her life saving children. When Ms. Williams learned children were in the backyard while shots were being fired, she rushed out the lobby to push the children to safety. While doing so, she lost her life. Her killer was never arrested. She was very active in the Stuyvesant community. Seven years ago we were promise by a council member, Darlene Marley, that she would honor Ms. Williams by naming Stuyvesant Gardens playground after Ms. Williams. She never delivered!

We the people of Stuyvesant Gardens & the Williams family, were promise that the playground behind 730 gates ave building would be name after Mrs. Williams. She saved children's lives. When Ms. William learned there were children in the backyard during a shoot out, she ran out of the lobby to bring them to safety. After she shoved the last child to safety, was when she got shot.

*A petition to open "some" roads in Stark, NH* "We respectfully ask you to consider opening all of the town roads north of Rt. 110 including Plain Rd., Paris Rd., Dewey Hill Rd, Bell Hill Rd, Sullivan Rd., Pike Pond Rd., Christine Rd, Percy Rd., Northside Rd., Lee Hill Rd., Nash Stream Rd., Emerson Rd., Cloutier Drive, Groveton Drive, Mollybrook Drive, Moose Pond Drive and High Acres Drive." This would be modeled after the Winter OHRV Rule in effect in Stark for some years without problem.*

Alex and Ani has failed to recognize that there are over 1.6 billion Muslims worldwide and about 6 million in the United States. Alex and Ani products include products with Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, etc. symbols but the company does not sell one product symbolizing Islam (a moon and star and/or an eight point star).

I am not thrilled with the idea of voting for another Wall Street-friendly Clinton. I want a genuine progressive to be the Democratic candidate, if not Elizabeth Warren, then Martin O'Malley.

We firmly believe that access to broadband internet opens doors for individuals to be able to realize their full potential. For those with broadband access, the option to upgrade to a higher connection speed will allow for greater innovation, evidenced by cities with current Google Fiber installs. For those without broadband access, the option to acquire it at a low cost enables individuals to enhance their lives in ways such as providing students with access to online resources and connecting individuals in rural areas with the rest of the outside world.

With all the trouble in the world, there is our great Americana music to make things right. We should honor the late Levon Helm of The Band with a U.S. postage stamp.

First United Methodist Church has been a part of the community of Eureka Springs, Arkansas for 136 years. But this year they were banned from the Easter parade because they wanted to carry a banner reading, "Jesus loves all." Church members say that the conservative parade organizers rejected the church because it fully welcomes and includes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.

I started this petition because I am very involved with Urban Debate Leagues and an alumna of Northwestern University's College debate program. Debate is near and dear to my heart and I strongly believe that debate, as a tool, is extremely powerful and can be used to help middle school and high schools in public schools across the country, as they navigate the world and try to fight back against oppression. Because I recognize the power of debate, I am deeply disturbed and heartbroken at some things that have come to light about the leadership of the National Urban Debate League. #StopBigUDL Linda Listrom constantly demonstrates a lack of skill, awareness, and capacity to perform her job duties. The NAUDL tournaments have become a hotbed of racial microaggressions as well as a space for NAUDL to strip students of their stories by strategically putting students in a position where they essentially are made to credit NAUDL for all of their successes publicly. I am sharing recently published articles on this exact question. 1.http://newarkteacher.blogspot.com/2015/04/why-newark-science-left-national.htm “The following was a letter written to Linda Listrom, the Executive Director of the National Association of Urban Debate Leagues on March 13. To date there has been no response. Well meaning white missionaries can do insidiously harmful and racist things. I believe that the movement of urban debate is important. Hopefully this is something we can learn from.” -Jonathan Alston, Director of Debate, Science Park High School, Newark, NJ 2.http://lbsbaltimore.com/white-power-and-black-voices-why-we-cant-rely-on-good-white-people/ “The Baltimore Urban Debate League (BUDL), under the leadership of Pam Block-Brier, is bound up in the non-profit industrial complex. We no longer will support BUDL in any way, shape or form. We are building the Walter Carter Leadership Institute to offer quality debate, advocacy and leadership training to young people in Baltimore. Those who are interested in helping to support grassroots debate training should support our work.” - Dayvon Love, Director of Research and Public Policy for Leadership of a Beautiful Struggle, #LBSbaltimore, Baltimore City, MD 3.http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/04/03/boston-debate-league-believes-debate-can-help-students-struggling-most-city-schools/xL70Cnzg08i3IP22gfjNDN/story.html “Finally, this last piece tells the story as framed by the Boston Globe of the Boston Debate League. The League is very successful and scholars like the individual from New Mission spotlighted in this piece are numerous and their narratives are vast and incredible. As a former employee of the BDL, I commend the effort of all the staff, students and coaches for their Athena-like effort in supporting the growth and success of the BDL. Unfortunately, you can see from the Executive Director, Steve Stein’s commentary, he suggests that all BDL students are vulnerable and debate in some way saves them. Or perhaps Steve himself assumes all personal salvation, like so many white liberals with too much money and not enough humanity.” -Veronica Switzer, former Talent Manager, Boston Debate League, Boston, MA (resigned). The culmination of the egregious behavior on behalf of NAUDL leadership is an email recently sent to all leagues directors in which Linda threatened that she would ban students, schools, and even entire leagues from the National Competition if they were found making arguments that the Urban Debate League institution is, by and large, a racist and problematic institution. Here is a copy of a recent email she released to the Urban Debate community: http://www.cross-x.com/topic/58802-naudl/ We need to stand up and demand that white liberals are held responsible for their problematic internalized racism. Here is a quote from a former UDL alum on Linda's statements: “I think that it is disturbing that critique of urban debate as exploitative was lumped together with misogynistic and demeaning language. I do not think that those arguments (about UDLs being exploitative) are beyond reasonable critique, we need (and probably must, and should) to be able to grapple with that possibility. If people feel threatened by those arguments, the best answer will be found through more debate, not less. This goes hand in hand with a statement made later on in the email where she goes on to say, “It is also insulting to the sponsors who are paying for the debaters’ plane tickets and hotel room." ...This implies that if you can afford to buy in to tournaments you can run(argue) whatever you want but if you're in a position where a UDL buys in for you then that comes with the power for them to choose what you're allowed to say? I feel like that is antithetical to most of the mission statements, not to mention would kind of make the statement she made later on that, “it is not appropriate to argue at an urban debate tournament that urban debate is racist or exploitive" painfully ironic. I would implore us all to remember that racial justice is not something that our students ‘– many of whom are students of color – are interested in” saying that deeply devalues that hard work that our students are doing to combat racism in their own lives as well to take on the beast that is institutionalized racism as they navigate (Substitute; Public Schools) , college, and the working world. When I think of something I am interested in I think of Star Trek, not a centuries long battle for equity.” Thank you, Veronica Switzer and Crew Original Background edited 4/11/15 I started this petition because I am very involved with Urban Debate Leagues and an alumae of Northwestern University's College debate program. Ms. Listrom constantly demonstrates a lack of skill, awareness, and capacity to perform her job duties. She recently sent an email to all leagues directors that specifically said she would ban students, schools, and leagues from the National Competition ...