Dr. Bacon is a dynamic, engaging speaker and more people need exposure to her transformative message. We urge you to consider Dr. Bacon as a TED Talk Speaker and give her greater opportunity to inspire others. [Please sign this petition and include a testimonial in the "Comments" section. Let the TED evaluators know about YOUR experience hearing Linda]

Texas conservatism must not be presented as an acceptable alternative lifestyle, in public policy, nor should family be redefined to include Republican politicians. We believe there should be no granting of special legal entitlements or creation of special status for conservative ideology, regardless of origin. We recognize the legitimacy and value of counseling which offers reparative therapy and treatment to patients who are seeking escape from the rightwing lifestyle. No laws or executive orders shall be imposed to limit or restrict access to this type of therapy. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/05/texas-gop-conversion-therapy_n_5454875.html author: facebook.com/deMARCracy twitter.com/MarcABelisle

I spent several weeks on the Leech Lake, Mille Lacs, and Red Lake Reservations in northern Minnesota. I saw firsthand both the problems still afflicting native peoples and the beautiful intricacies of native cultures that are still alive today. We have to stop cutting native people out of history and start including them in the present. Australia and Canada have apologized to their indigenous populations: it's time for the United States to join them. Check out my blog to learn more: http://haydnhornsteinplat.wix.com/bemidji2014#

Washington State public officials are limited by law to accepting free meals on “infrequent occasions”. Despite revelations that some legislators have allowed lobbyists to pick up their tab several times in a single week, the Legislature refused to pass a bill requiring stronger disclosure laws. We need increased transparency regarding gifts that may influence our lawmakers in ways that benefit lobbyists over the average citizen. I have been working to raise awareness of hunger in our state and our nation. When I read that some of our lawmakers freely accept gifts of food while being less than generous in funding emergency feeding programs, it felt like a betrayal. Members of the legislature are paid a per diem to cover their expenses while in session. The Washington State Legislature Ethics Board is currently seeking public input regarding gifts of food and beverages. They need to hear people care about this issue. 4-15-14 Austin Jenkins – NW News Network (NPR) - Washington Ethics Board To Consider Crackdown On Lobbyist-Paid Meals http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/washington-ethics-board-consider-crackdown-lobbyist-paid-meals 6/1/13 – Seattle Times: “Olympia lobbyists pampering lawmakers with free meals” http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021104631_freemealsxml.html 7/30/13 - Seattle Times Editorial: “Legislative probe should spur more transparency”. http://seattletimes.com/html/editorials/2021497459_editethicsinvestigation29xml.html Comments need to be in by June 13th.

S.W. Dennis Hanley, recently deceased fell just shy of his 30 year pension by 7 weeks. Dennis has been sick for 2 years with terminal cancer and came to work so he could leave his pension for his wife and three young children. S.W. Dennis Hanley, was exemplary in his career having only gone sick twice in 30 years. He was an upstanding citizen, family man and co-worker. Please help Dennis Hanley achieve his final wish of leaving his pension to his family. A pension he worked for for nearly 30 years. Thank you

There is a common theme with mass shooters. Perpetrators are often taking psychoactive pharmaceuticals as prescribed by their mental heath care professional. We need a Congressional hearing on the subject! Pharmaceutical lobbyists would not like a public conversation about the connection between pharmaceuticals and violence, but there is a connection and we need to know to what extent. We cannot know unless there is an investigation. There is no shortage of coverage on where the guns and ammo are acquired, but what about the shooter's altered state of mind? For more info: http://www.psychintegrity.org/isepp_statement_on_the_connection_between_psychotropic_drugs_and_mass_murder.php Thank You!

To save an historic mill dam, being threatened for demolition

Wild animals are becoming extinct due to their largest predators, humans. In circuses and traveling zoos they live a suffering, tortured, sad life. Circuses "train" the youngest vulnerable wild animals by torture and forced horribly into unnatural positions until they are old enough to perform. They eventually perform out of fear, and so they can get food and water. Food and water are withheld in training and to prevent them from relieving themselves during performances. Circuses with wild animals are an ancient, horrible attraction by ignorant uncivilized people. All evolved, supposedly civilized, human beings, should open their eyes to the truth and ban together to put end to this atrocity.

Fans have been waiting decades for a remastered Dead Or Alive catalogue. Their debut album 'Sophisticated Boom Boom' just turned 30 last month and there is a treasure trove of single b-sides, single versions and remixes that remain in the vaults for that album and all their others. At the very least, make these tracks available on iTunes.

Fluoride is most hazardous to our children let alone the rest of the population as a whole. There is absolutely no reason why any human being should ever consume fluoride. It's time to stand up and end the fluoridation of our water.

A 4 way stop on the corner of Summit St. and Spring St. would cut down on speeding and car accidents. Would also save the city a lot of money with emergency services.

Whether one supports Genetically Modified Organism food growing or not, is not the issue here. The issue is that we all have a right to know. I can see when sugar is in my packaged food, or if my fruits and veggies were grown organically or conventionally, so that I can make the choice that makes most sense to me in what I put in my body and the bodies of my children. We should all have the same right to know when our food is being Genetically Modified, so that we can at least make a choice as to whether or not to ingest it. The only reason we don't is because Big Food is dumping tons of money into political pockets to keep that choice from us. Greed is currently winning over ethics. We must turn the tide.