My brother has been in a custody battle for his 2 sons. He had a court hearing today to hopefully finalize the custody. His 2 sons and a DHS representative went before a separate judge who stated he had taken over the case. This judge after hearing from the boys and DHS awarded custody to my brother. The boy's mom then began to throw a fit and went before Judge Smith who had been presiding over the case. After hearing from her and her only he turned over the other judge's order and gave custody to her. This same judge, Judge Smith, has previously granted an emergency custody order to my brother to remove his 2 sons from their mother's custody due to signs of both verbal and physical abuse. Why would a judge send 2 boys back into harm to a mother that has history of abusing them. Please help me protect and be a voice for these 2 boys and remove Judge Smith.

Some in Congress are attacking the Obama Administration for using diplomacy and transferring prisoners from Guantanamo to bring home U.S. prisoner of war Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. No critic of the Administration has explained how President Obama and Secretary of Defense Hagel were supposed to bring Bowe home without negotiating with the Taliban or agreeing to the prisoner transfer. None has explained why, if the prisoners at Guantanamo are "prisoners of war," they should not be treated like prisoners of war in other conflicts: exchanged for other prisoners of war, or released at the end of hostilities. Show your support for diplomacy and for bringing our soldiers home by signing our petition.

Immediate Action Required: House Bill 359 (HB 359) is coming up to vote this Thursday, June 6, 2014. The term 'Dry Needling' is Acupuncture, re-branded by Physical Therapists, allowing PT’s and Athletic Trainers to perform acupuncture as part of their scope of practice without adequate training. I cannot endorse the use of Acupuncture under the name “Dry Needling” by therapists who aren’t properly trained acupuncturists. HB 359 has no provision for training requirements. Improper needling can cause serious injury and harm. Proper needling takes years of training to be applied safely and effectively. As a public health and saftey issue, I am asking you to vote no on HB 359.

I am a current Senior at UCSB and believe that this will truly help my community.

Such an impactful, rushed decision should not be made without the voice of the very community it serves! Please show your support by signing this petition. Tell the Board of Trustees and Coshocton Memorial's CEO to put mothers and babies ahead of profits and stop hurting Coshocton families. Keep Coshocton County Memorial Hospital OB Department open!

If you go to this site..... http://www.visitphilly.com/philadelphia-neighborhoods/ You will see that Germantown is NOT an option as a neighborhood in Philadelphia. Yet, when you click on Mt. Airy here.... http://www.visitphilly.com/philadelphia-neighborhoods/mt-airy/view-all/ You'll see that most of the attractions they cite are actually in Germantown....Grumblethorpe, Awbury Arboretum, the Johnson House, Maxwell Mansion, Wyck, Cliveden..... That's a travesty!!! Please take a moment and let the visitphilly people (which used to be called the Greater Philadelphia Tourism and Cultural something and is THE official tourism site for Philadelphia) know that Germantown needs to be recognized as the steward of all these sites.... Sign our petition.

When music lovers don't pay for their songs or albums, the money that would be going to the businesses and artists never makes it to them. 1 in 3 of us are guilty of music piracy, and ultimately, the industry takes a 12 billion dollar hit annually because of us.

I was taking Bactrim DS in March of 2003 for a urinary tract infection. I was told when taking an antibiotic you have to complete its course. After taking the med for 3 or 4 days I had begun to think I was feeling better. But little did I know I was getting worse day by day. On day four or five I went to work. I was working as a dietary aide at Epworth Villa. I was fatigued and very lethargic. The nurses there checked my temperature and it was 104 degrees. I was taken immediately to my primary care physician. I was told to go directly to Edmond Medical Center E.R. for evaluation and treatment. As I was admitted to the hospital and asked thousands of questions; my skin began blistering literally within minutes of being there. I began to have blisters on my face, neck, back, arms and chest. Once the blisters appeared, my skin began to darken. I looked exactly like burn patients who have been in a house fire. I stayed in Edmond Medical Center for a day or two. Many tests were run. Different specialists were contacted to see if anyone had an explanation on what was happening. It seemed like an eternity that I was laid up burning from the inside out. Doctors soon learned that I had a rare disease known as The Stevens Johnson Syndrome. It is a major allergic reaction to sulfa. It literally burned me from the inside out. At some point I was transferred to Baptist Burn Unit. I was treated exactly like a burn patient. The blisters that had formed all over my body could not be seen now, due to my skin turning black. I was “classified” with third degree burns over 50% of my body. Slowly my skin started to slough or just fall off. I remember my bath days which were agonizing, dreadful and most of all painful. It felt like I was getting bathed with a cheese shredder. Each wipe with the sponge hurt more than the first. I can remember yelling and screaming for dear life during baths like it was yesterday. My skin was burned; gone. After each bath I was wrapped like a mummy in silvadene and rolls of kerlix in order to keep infection down. At this time my eyes were sealed closed. There was a decrease in my mucous membrane production. I couldn’t see for over three weeks. My eyes were sealed closed. Could you imagine being 19 and blind? Many people take their eyesight for granted. What I’ve learned is that a person’s perceptions of how things are in life are totally different when you can’t see. As a result of the decrease in tear production, I had dry eyes and a damaged cornea. I have used eye drops at least twenty times a day, otherwise my eyes will feel like sandpaper. I feel some discomfort in my eyes at all times. I also blink like twenty times more than the average person. I can’t go to the movies or focus on things for a long time either. I often experience blurry vision and pain in my left eye. Due to the blisters and burns in my mouth I couldn’t eat or swallow. I had to have a peg tube placed in order to obtain adequate nutrition. At the age of 19 having a peg tube was “not cool.” For three months the peg tube was my main source for food and water. I had it removed on my twentieth birthday. The Stevens Johnson Syndrome is not a rare disease. Many people do die from this. Doctors informed my mother to prepare for the worse, which is a patient’s worst nightmare. Through the grace of God I’m here to tell my story. My purpose of writing this letter to Governor Mary Fallin is to send awareness about SJS/TEN. I would like to declare August as SJS awareness month. Please take the time to consider. SJS Survivor

Having scoliosis myself, I would have been more comfortable and accepting of my condition as a young girl had I had a doll with an accessory similar to my back brace. The American Girl Dolls serve to bring security, play, and happiness to girls. American Girl will continue to alienate the 10 percent of girls in the United States suffering from scoliosis until a back brace accessory is manufactured for the dolls.

Please urge Palm Springs City Council to stop the Mega-Tower project at Vista Del Monte School in Palm Springs.

I am starting this petition because the conduct that TKJ presents himself with is unbearable. I believe that The GM™ Should not have to go through the pain that we deal with day in, day out. While signing this petition you provide the approval for TKJ to get an immediate boot.

A Facebook friend of mine used Sergeants Bansect on her kitty and it put her in seizures!! We need to Stop this company for EVER killing any more of our precious pets. Please help us Save our animals, because we do not know Who to Trust!