If residents who live and work up and down the Northern VA I-95 and Route 1 Corridor are not concerned with the present increase in development in the Dumfries and Woodbridge area, they should be. Sign up and tell our elected officials that we need a “pause” in the sale of new homes to allow the current road construction projects, projected transportation improvements and decisions by the PWC Planning Board Committee over the last decade, to play out, and then reassess.

Tex is an abused american bulldog being held in Brighton, CO at animal control. They are deeming him "vicious" with no proof to inhumanely euthanize him. They refuse to return him to his rightful owners so they can transport him to a local dog sanctuary to receive the help and love he so desperately deserves. He is being abused by these officers, and cowers and shakes in fear when they approach him--a clear sign of their abuse to him.

I live in Dallas Texas, and on a daily basis I am encountered by homeless people asking for money. These people are homeless, jobless, and living in despair. We need hope, and an economic stimulant that will create more jobs and promote a positive change in Texas.

Everyday Americans on the "Do Not Call" list are barraged with recorded “spam” phone calls with “spoofed” caller ID's which is a violation of Federal Law. Many of these calls have been reported to the FCC, with time and date. This information should be enough for the NSA to trace the actual caller. Since they are going to collect this data anyway, we might as well require them to put it to good use!

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Jim Messina, Campaign Manager of Obama 2012, has signed on to work for the UK Conservative Party. The Conservatives have governed by attacking poor people, immigrants and the unemployed. Jim Messina fought these policies when Romney was pushing them; but now he's pushing them himself.

Hugely popular children's books like the Ramona Quimby and Junie B. Jones chapter books are wonderful finds for little girls and boys. They help teachers interest new readers in books. Wouldn't it be great if some copies of these books could be printed with illustrations of little Black and Brown girls. This does not seem like a glass mountain to climb but more a choice of will, and perhaps a job or two for a few illustrators. I know this is not an issue to lose sleep over or be enraged about but it is meaningful and important all the same. I would love to walk up to the children's section of a library or a book store, with my students or my own children, and see a rainbow of Ramona and Junie B. Jones books to choose from! If the authors of these two series are with us we cannot fail, let them know it matters. Help me work for this by signing my petition!

Please note: the chaos of driving an automobile on Block Island during the busy tourist season is detrimental to user safety.

My business has been blocked from expanding because BLM will not issue any permits to any other vendor to provide shuttle service to river recreationalists on the Colorado River. Rancho Del Rio has been the only vendor allowed to legally operate since 2009. Tell BLM anyone should be allowed to purchase a permit to operate on BLM land, not just one company!

This petition is not from a megapartner.

President Obama has dismissed legitimate concerns about Larry Summers' suitability to be Federal Reserve Chairman, saying that progressives are just making Summers their "whipping boy." But consider: 1. As Treasury Secretary under President Clinton, Larry Summers was one of the men most responsible for the misguided policies that led directly to the financial crash of 2008. 2. As chief economist at the World Bank, Larry Summers argued that "under-populated countries in Africa are vastly under-polluted.” He later claimed that his remark was meant to be ironic. 3. As president of Harvard University, Larry Summers claimed that “issues of intrinsic aptitude” may be why relatively few women have tenured positions in science and engineering. 4. As director of the White House National Economic Council under President Obama, Larry Summers drafted the plans that resulted in the inadequate stimulus and premature deficit reduction that have made the Great Recession worse and longer. You almost have to wonder if Larry Summers has ever had a job he's done well!

Yesterday in front of a Michigan House subcommittee, Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn used the phrase "dark ones" to refer to minority college students. Following this, Hillsdale issued a sarcastic non-apology. Arnn should immediately resign.