The actions of former Gallaudet University president I. King Jordan, during his tenure, have cast a pall over the entire Gallaudet Community when he maneuvered to promote his own handpicked choice for his successor. The board's plans to grant an honorary degree to Jordan during commencement next May are unfounded, disrespectful and detrimental to the vitality of its own stakeholders.

Men in this prison are having to take showers in freezing water, the hot water is turned off! and there is no heat in their cells. And it's winter time.They are numb when they get out of the showers in Avenal State Prison. And there is no heat in their cells! They have no voice, so we must stand in the Gap for them. I am personally affected by this as well as hundreds of other families.

This is arguably the most likes song by Staring At Shipwrecks, and they need to use it to save the children. http://alexalmquist.bandcamp.com/track/make-your-choices-feat-jeremy-parker-travis-mcgovern

Bay Oaks Recreation Center (BORC) is a community park frequented by our youngest to our most senior residents/visitors of our island with it's mission being to promote a safe and healthy lifestyle for all. Whether you are at the pool, the athletic fields, or walking to/from the recreation indoor facility you should not have to tolerate the smell or sight of rotting garbage being collected from the island and dumped next to our leisure and athletic facilities. It is much worse for those that suffer from asthma, or other respiratory illnesses, to the point that they cannot remain at the facility. Your support through your voice/signature is needed! Please help today!

While the rest of the world mourns Nelson Mandela and celebrates his courageous leadership, one Roman Catholic bishop just issued a statement accusing Mandela of "shameful promotion of abortion." Pope Francis has warned that the Catholic Church should not focus exclusively on abortion and gay marriage, and his own statement on Mandela's death made no mention of abortion, nor did that of the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Rhode Island bishop Thomas Tobin, who earlier this year said he was "disappointed" with the pope for not speaking about abortion more often, is so single-minded that he can't even mark the passing of one of the world's most beloved leaders without using it as an opportunity to wage culture war.

California Republicans have stooped to a new low­ in their ongoing misinformation campaign to turn voters against Obamacare. They have created a fake health care website to discourage people from getting health insurance, and they are using official mailers to send constituents to the site. Instead of sending constituents to CoveredCA.com, the official California health insurance exchange site, Republicans created CoveringHealthCareCA.com. The Republican website poses as a hub for health care information but just contains negative information about Obamacare that could discourage people from obtaining health insurance. Deceiving the public to carry out a political agenda has to stop. Please sign the petition denouncing California Republicans for their misinformation campaign, and demand they take the site down.

Cancer has affected my family, and most families of my friends and relatives. It cannot be escaped, unless the basic bio-molecular causes are understood, and the proper and effective treatments created.

My son, Aaron Lawrence was just 20 years young when his "friends" left him to die alone behind a bedroom door...they did not call for help until 4 hours later. He was 3 blocks from our home, a phone call to 911, to us, to someone who cared enough could have saved him. With the Good Samaritan Law many lives could be saved.....my son may still be here. We cannot sit back "talk" or "decide" if this law will work or drag our feet any longer! Our children and loved ones are dying senselessly and WE THE PEOPLE have got to come together to change this TODAY!!!!! TOMORROW WILL BE TOO LATE!!!!!

We came to this country to better our lives, to get a piece of the American Dream and have a good place to raise our kids. Now Freddie Mac wants to kick us out, even though we are offering to buy our foreclosed home back for the current value. They just don't seem to care about families like ours -- it’s time for a new regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- it’s time for the Senate to confirm Rep. Mel Watt as the new Federal Housing Finance Agency Director!

The trend of retailers opening earlier and earlier on Thanksgiving Day and cutting into American families spending time together on this traditional holiday is a concern. The force of commerce taking priority and preying on workers affects families across the nation. We would like to reclaim the Thanksgiving holiday as one for families and encourage consumers to resist the merchant's desire to lengthen the retail season traditionally held before Christmas. With extended shopping hours already in place, this exerts increased stress on workers who cannot afford to take time off. We further feel that the shopping is for non-essential goods and can be delayed 24 hours without significant damage to either the economy or individual businesses. Thank you for supporting our petition and rejecting this trend.

As an endocrinologist, I am alarmed by widespread obesity, ADD/ADHD, autism spectrum disorder and gluten intolerance--which cannot be explained by genetics alone. Since the FDA does not test the safety of GMOs, labeling GMOs is essential for your doctor in prescribing food elimination to assess whether GMOs contribute to the disease process.

Since entering political office, Republican Governor Mary Fallin has been the leading promoter for privatizing Oklahoma's state park resorts & recreational areas. On January 31, 2014, Aubrey McClendon's Pointe Vista Development plans to complete payments on their 2008 land deal for Lake Texoma State Park, without complying with their contract to build a hotel and convention center. If Fallin and our state land commissioners accept this final payment, we lose our federally-protected park land and have nothing to show for it. Restore Lake Texoma State Park. For more information: Defend-Lake-Texoma-State-Park.org