It is heart breaking to see that so many lives are lost for no reason. The fact that most of the time the police who commit these murders for no legitimate reason go unpunished makes these murders even worse.

The residents-maintained parking lot on Gay Street in Manayunk that has provided much needed parking for the neighborhood for nearly 30 years is at risk of being sold to make way for more un-needed houses. At least 35 more cars will be added to the already overly glutted parking situation in Manayunk.

Last month many of us, especially those of us in the trans* community, spoke up and complained about Facebook suspending and locking out many Drag Queens and Kings from their Facebook accounts. This caused a huge inconvenience as these were the pages that these performers needed and used to promote themselves and their acts. In a like fashion I used my 'middle name" on my Facebook page to promote my not-for- profit which designed to benefit the entire LBGTQ community as well as anyone who is struggling. Last Monday I found my page suspended and I was locked out. Personally this was not a huge deal as I have not had the time or money to work on my non-profit. However as that has been my name for several years now, it did cause many of my friends to wonder if they did have the correct Sheri "AmericanRainbow" Proctor. Now we find out that Facebook is also using this policy to suspend and lockout trans* people in the Middle East, specifically Saudi Arabia, forcing these people to prove that the name they are using is their real name! This is in direct conflict with Facebook's "Authentic Name" stated in their terms of service. Facebook needs to know and understand that outing trans* people all over the world will far too often lead to their murder. Especially in parts of the world where this could come from the local or regional government! http://planettransgender.com/saudi-arabian-transgender-woman-leena-newest-victim-of-facebooks-name-policy/

Public officials should be mandated to accept a public debate during an election year. Debates allow for many issues to be discussed. It is an opportunity for the public to see, hear and learn about real issues facing their government and communities. To have our Governor reject a public debate is a shameful act of defiance that must be corrected.

For several years, the Arapahoe Board of Commissioners have ignored the citizens of Eastern Unincorporated Arapahoe County! The closing of Quincy Road for bike races and events creates a hardship as Quincy Road is the main artery for traveling into the city. The people have to travel 14 miles just to go around this road closure! Stop the road closure of Quincy Road!

What's good for the goose, is good for the gander. Rules are rules. They aren't made for you to choose who they apply to. Fair treatment for all.

The current industrial area located at and around 2910 N Arlington Heights Road is zoned as M-1 (research, development and light manufacturing). The change to M-2 (limited heavy manufacturing) would allow Savory Salads to cook and prepare various meat products, bakery goods and salads for restaurant and catering use. Food preparation attracts rodents....

Save a job of a deserving person.

By prioritizing the resource needs of men's athletic teams on campus, UC Berkeley is discriminating against the women athletes who are entitled to equal opportunities to compete in campus sports.

Kohl's online credit card payment system failed to record my $35 payment in January of this year. I resubmitted after I learned of the error but I recently found out they reported me 30 days late to the credit agency and my credit score fell 100 points, preventing me from refinancing my mortgage. They refuse to acknowledge/correct the error.

The Wal-Mart near my house, store number 1129, has complete disregard for life. The fish that they sell there are constantly being neglected, to the point of death. I have witnessed, on several occasions throughout a few months, fish that have not been fed, fish that are swimming in more filth than water and fish that even do not have enough water to swim around in. They simply lie there, slowly dying. I have witnessed dead fish sit there for weeks, rotting. This store is obviously not equipped in taking care of fish, one of the easiest pets to take care of. They should not be allowed to sell them, for they are not selling fish. They are simply hoarding victims.

The low speed limit on Ridge Rd. makes the behavior of the majority unlawful and often causes antagonism towards enforcement. While enforcement of this unrealistic speed limit does produce easy revenue for the sheriff's office, it creates a bad image of the community.