As an owner and moderator of several Yahoo groups; and also a member of others, I woke up one morning to find out I was now a beta tester for Yahoo Neo. Without any advance notice, all of my sites had been changed to the new NEO version. What is frustrating about all of this is that after THOUSANDS of complaints from loyal Yahoo users requesting a change back to Yahoo classic, Yahoo proceeded to make even more unwelcome changes. And when Owners and Users complained again, Yahoo, in its arrogance responded by saying the issues were resolved (NOT), and then closed the thread. Yahoo is becoming the same parasite Google has become. The firm is dictatorial in how it responds to is customers and does not even offer a choice. Sneaking in like a thief at night to take control of an existing site and making changes without the group owners permission is like kidnapping or theft. People have the right to make a choice. This needs to be changed, and Ms. Mayer needs to listen to her customers.

Many of us grew up near a local motorsports arena of one sort or another. We had parents, or other authority figures, in our lives that directed us toward becoming involved in motorsports as a way to keep us out of mischief and trouble. As unexpected benefits of our involvement with racing, we learned many life-long skills like responsibility, time management, and money management. We also learned fabrication skills, and vehicle repair and maintenance skills. Also, we were held to a higher standard in our academic performance. If we didn’t do well in school, we didn’t race. I dare say that countless high school careers were salvaged as a result of the desire to race. Racing requires discipline and dedication. A person only gets out of his/her racing experience what he/she puts into it. The work ethic achieved from successful racing carries over to daily life and makes for a well-rounded individual. Many of us have grown up to become involved in the automotive industry as a result of the years of our youth developing these skills. Some of us developed professional careers in motorsport from our grassroots racing experience. Unfortunately, the youth of Valencia County do not have this opportunity. Our children grow up in this community with very little to keep their minds, and hands, occupied. Aside from school sports, our youth have too much time and not enough local activities to keep them on the straight and narrow path. Valencia County needs more activities, like motorsports, to give our children the best start possible in life. Far too many of our young people get involved in drug use, or other illegal activities, as a result of boredom. The Valencia County Speedway will help keep our children on the right track! Before Valencia County Speedway can become a reality, a zoning change must be approved. The proposed site for the speedway is 10 miles West of I-25 off of State Highway 6. Please know that the proposed speedway is not a business venture. It is simply an endeavor to provide services to this community. The proposed speedway will host family-oriented events. Alcohol possession and consumption will not be permitted at the facilities. The proposed events will be on Saturday afternoon/evenings during the late-Spring and summer months. As such, there will likely be some use of lighting for the track surface and the track facilities. However, any lighting used will be facing toward the ground, not toward the night sky. The use of lights at night will be minimal and will not have any significant impact to the surrounding area given the topography of the land and the positioning of the lights. As with any motorsports activity, there will be some amount of noise generated but, as with the lighting, the noise will not be significant to the surrounding inhabitants of the area. The amount of dust generated by any activities at the site will be minimal as the entrance road and facilities will be outfitted with crusher fines and the track surface will be packed clay. A very high percentage of racing participants are Valencia County residents. For too long, these local motorsports enthusiasts and their families, and friends, have been forced to travel to other cities in New Mexico, and other states, to pursue their racing ambitions. These people take their money with them as they travel elsewhere to pursue their passion. That money can stay in Valencia County, and further benefit the citizens of Valencia County, if the Valencia County Speedway is built. It goes without saying that the construction of any facility changes the land but, in this instance, the benefits derived by the citizens of Valencia County far surpass any disadvantage involved with the construction of the facility. Please show your support to have our own local motorsports facility.

Our environment, community and security is at risk when it comes to Tugboat Companies that escort Cargo Ships and Fuel Oil Barges within the busy Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach California. Some Tugboat companies choose to severely reduce crewing levels on Tugboats to only a 2 person crew while escorting Cargo Ships and transporting Barges loaded with thousands of gallons of fuel oil used to fuel ships for their next leg of their voyage. While performing these complex tasks, some companies choose to operate with only 1 Captain onboard the tugboat by his or herself to navigate our busy harbors, while the Deckhand boards the Fuel Oil Barge to serve lookout duties and provide the Captain valuable information about any impeding traffic or other hazards while navigating inside our busy harbors. This practice of leaving the Captain on the Tugboat alone is a recipe for disaster. A engineer or equivalent should always remain on Tugboat during these operations, thus reducing the risk of a environmental hazard and danger to the crew members. Please tell these companies to stop endangering our community, environment and port security, and put safety first instead of profit.

The proposal to base F-35 jet fighters at Burlington International Airport will have a devastating impact on the surrounding communities and the people who live in them, as is documented in the Air Force's own Environmental Impact Statement. Being the airport's owner and landlord, the City of Burlington has a legal and moral responsibility to prevent this harm. On Monday, October 28th, the Burlington City Council will vote on a binding resolution to bar the basing of the F-35 at BIA. This is our best chance to stop the basing and protect our communities. Please sign the petition urging city councilors to support the resolution. And if you live in Burlington, please contact your ward representative today! http://www.burlingtonvt.gov/CityCouncil/City-Councilors/ More info, including on Monday's Burlington City Council meeting: http://www.stopthef35.com/calltoaction/

My family, and especially my 12 year old son, eats a lot of pasta. We often choose Barilla Pasta because of the wide variety available at our local grocery store. No more. Today Barilla Pasta President Guido Barilla made it clear how he felt about families like mine by saying that he'd never show gay families in advertisements for Barilla. He said that gays could eat another pasta if they didn't like his message. I'm taking him up on that and so should you. Sign the petition to tell Guido Barilla that you stand with gay families and won't buy Barilla.

As one of the Moms for Labeling who supports Yes on 522 and labeling genetically engineered food in Washington State, when we found out Monsanto and the other giant corporations trying to hide what’s in our food were also hiding donors and skirting our state laws, we decided to challenge them. But now Monsanto and their corporate allies are suing our small group of Moms, because they don’t want to reveal their donors, or what’s in our food. Please stand with our small group of moms and urge the state’s campaign finance watchdog, the Public Disclosure Commission, to act now and enforce our laws before the campaign is over, so voters will have the information they need about the food they feed their families.

The aim of this petition is to minimize and/or stop repeated wrongful evictions by Kingston Gardens Apartments Management and also to create awareness about landlord harassment of tenants and tenant’s guests. These instances of harassment have been in the form of retaliation/bullying, victimization, threats, warnings, and orders to refrain from protected activities and/or exercising rights by Kingston Gardens Tenants. This conduct on Management’s behalf establishes actions of interference, intimidation, and coercion which are a direct violation of Kingston Garden’s lease. Management’s constant interference with the tenant’s right to peaceful enjoyment of the premises as a tenant also has created a hostile living environment with low morale for the Kingston Gardens Apartment community. This behavior has not only affected the tenants mentally and emotionally but tenant's families as well, which include innocent children. Landlord harassment is the willing creation, by a landlord or his agents, of conditions that are uncomfortable for one or more tenants in order to induce willing abandonment of a rental contract. Victimization is the unfavorable treatment of someone because they have taken (or might be taking) action under the Equality Act or supporting somebody who is doing so. There have been many kinds of harassment and intimidation on Kingston Gardens Management’s behalf, including illegal evictions, utility shut-offs, and illegal entry into apartments without permission. Based on Kingston Gardens repeated failure of non-compliance with rental agreement and obligation to maintain premises, my family as well as other families have endured undue hardships. The landlord/tenant relationships have been demolished, because of the continued fear of Kingston Gardens Management reprisal. The relationship is now a Landlord’s domination over Tenant and management has refused to exercise business practices in good faith. Kingston Gardens Tenants' fears and isolation from one another have allowed management to continue the harassment. The effects of landlord harassment can be devastating. Reporting harassment, victimization, and bullying requires courage and determination. Those who have suffered harassment, victimization and/or bullying may feel: A lack of confidence, loss of self¬-esteem, anxious, intimidated, threatened and humiliated, unable to deal with the situation, frustrated and angry, isolated and stressed, traumatized, loss of motivation, and depressed or physically ill. We, the tenants of Kingston Gardens Apartment Community, request that management take action to correct these issues as well as take full responsibility for your actions. We would like to emphasize the frustration and agony that this has caused so many families due to Kingston Garden’s Apartments Management poor business practices and lack of responsibility to the tenants. Kingston Gardens Management has repeatedly failed to comply and adhere with HUD policies and procedures as well as regulations of their rental agreement. We would like you to understand the repercussions that you will face as a result of your misconduct that has caused devastating setbacks to the family dynamics of so many low-income families. We request the assurance from management of a collective bargain in our effort to reclaim a restored positive tenant/landlord relationship. Hopefully, the tenants of Kingston Gardens can regain trust in Management as well as a better quality of life.

My friends and I are concerned about the Bureau of Reclamation (Mid-Pacific Region) plan to raise Shasta Dam. The raising of Shasta Dam will flood sacred native sites, destroy existing resorts and marinas, dislocate the town of Lakehead, CA and impact our local economy in a negative manner.

Just weeks ago, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic "I Have a Dream" speech. But even as we look back on the achievements of the civil rights movement, our fundamental right to vote is under attack. A recent Supreme Court decision dismantled a key part of the Voting Rights Act, giving many states the green light to enact discriminatory voting restrictions designed to suppress the votes of people of color and low-income citizens. With this recent ruling, the Department of Justice lost its power to deny restrictions some states would make on who can vote where, when and with what ID. Already, states such as Texas and North Carolina have started implementing voter ID laws that will make it harder for many people to vote in future elections. It's bad enough that this decision rolls back decades of civil rights progress, but it's also an early Christmas present to politicians in the pockets of Big Oil and other polluters. Our elections need to be as fair and accessible as possible so all of us can vote for candidates who will fight for clear air, water and energy. Luckily, Attorney General Eric Holder has the power to sue states that enact voter suppression laws. We're calling on him to promise to challenge any state that tries to pass one of these voter suppression laws. Lend us your voice below by telling Attorney General Holder to stand up to any state and protect our voting rights.

The office of the Secretary of State makes a random sampling of drivers and requests copies of insurance policies to ensure that motorists are in compliance with the Illinois mandatory insurance law. However, this requires the burden of proof, without cause, on Illinois taxpayers. Penalties for not responding can include plate suspension and a $100 fine. Additionally, most DMV offices cannot assist or accept proof of insurance to satisfy the sampling requirements. Motorists have reported having to resend documentation multiple times because of office inefficiencies. This random questionnaire sampling process should be stopped and replaced with a less intrusive means of determining if Illinois motorists are complying with the law.

Kent Lambert went on a Christian internet radio show and said that legalizing civil unions is "....a mind control experiment by the majority party." He is spreading lies and fear among the radical wing of the Republican party in Colorado.

We are asking Kelly's Pub in Clarksville, TN to remove their heavily promoted drink "Date Grape" from their list of drinks. This drink trivializes rape and we are asking that the bar listen to the concerns of the people and fix this issue immediately.