Texas has one of the highest poverty rates in the country. We need to raise the minimum wage to $14 an hour and for small businesses the highest paid employee must not make more than 10 times the least paid employee.

Bettas are intelligent and sensitive fish that are cruelly confined in tiny cups by most stores who sell them. The leading pet store chain PetSmart receives many complaints about its cruel treatment of these fish, but continues to brush them off with misleading statements that these tiny cups are 'comfortable' and 'safe' habitats. Besides trapping the fish in an undersized space, the presentation of Bettas in this manner misleads customers into thinking that tiny spaces are acceptable for Bettas. They are not. The wholesale mistreatment of these innocent creatures by PetSmart must stop.

This petition is to bring awareness to the American Public about the murder of US Navy SEAL, Chris Kyle. I have the highest respect for his service to our country and to others he has affected.

This is for everyone in general! Why go looking for a breed of animal and spend all that money because of the name of a dog or cat? adopt an animal Save A Life they will bring you just as much joy and love if not more than a breeders animal would! There's millions of dogs and cats being put to sleep everyday because they can't find home for them. Look into your hearts go to a nearby shelter and look around before calling up a breeder please! Help us save these poor innocent animals from being killed!!! They have been and seen so much in there lives all they want is a real home and a real since of love. So please help this cause please! ADOPT NOT SHOP!!!!!!

as an animal advocate, i support alabama HB27, HB51, and HB238. please read these bills and follow your legislators votes on 'alison' (alabama legistation information systems online).

Ryan Smith has been an RA here at Georgia Gwinnett College for the 3 years now, an excellent one at that. He has NEVER even been written up, and he got fired over something simple. Although Ryan should have been more responsible, this is his first time ever getting in any kind of trouble at GGC. As residents here, we believe that Ryan should get another chance. He loved his job so much and he always gave it his all. He made it a point to have every student comfortable with coming to him for anything. We look up to Ryan and also look to him for guidance. We are petitioning this issue because we want Ryan rehired. No one deserves to lose their job over one mistake. Believe it or not, Ryan getting fired is affecting all of us. He needs to be rehired as soon as possible.

HB14 currently proposes bonding authority for 9 building projects, mostly within the University System. Eight of these projects are locally approved and considered desirable. One project in Missoula has drawn wide criticism, and according to a recent newspaper poll is opposed by a majority of residents. If approved, it would cause chaotic traffic problems, destroy an iconic open space, and create a Missoula College configuration with 4 widely separated units rather than a single campus.

Most people know February as Black history month, to shed light on the atrocities that the slaves were put through, however, most people are not even aware that the last Native American Assimilation School did not close down until the 1990's. Due to the assimilation schools, thousands of Native Americans lost their culture and language, and some moved off the reservations to protect their children from the abuses that were taking place in those schools--many people and children are unaware that they are Native American and do not have the oppertunity to learn about their culture; For Native American History month, people of all ages should be give the oppertunity to learn about any indigenous heritage and their relationship with the dominant culture whether it be the first nation tribes of America, to the indigenous people in China and Peru. Please sign this potition to give back the voice of the Earth's Indigenous people.

I believe that minimum wage should be increased from7.25 to 9.00. Fmilies are not able support their household on such an insufficient income. Please please consider the increase!

The Carver Recreation Center was and always has been a venue for the black community of Charlottesville to rent for private dances, social affairs, parties, wedding receptions, etc. These events could start as early as 4:00 PM or as late as 10:00 PM. Carver is housed in the historic Jefferson School, which at one time as the only all Black school in Charlottesville. It has been renovated, a small part preserved, but many new things have been added. i.e., Clinic, daycare, roller skating, new gym, etc. In doing this the hours were changed, they are 6:00-12:00 midnight. We would like to see the hours put back to what they have always been, enable to continue to accomodate a community that has lost so much, and never to be able to regain it.

Steven Chester of San Jose was hospitalized for Hepitius - C for 8 months in the year{s} 2009 - 2010 at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Hospital.While treated with Neosephrin he lost circulation in his extremities and became an unwitting amputee; feet and fingers. His attempts at his day in court have been denied. I am petitioning for Steven at the importunity of his sister, Deborah Fletcher.

Father's are increasingly being push out of children's live by mothers, with the help of family courts. The popular belief among most judges in the us family court system is that children are better off with mothers. Leaving most fathers to be treated like ATM machines. I am among the "dead beat father population" not by choice, but because I simply can not afford the amounts that my child support is set at. If you are serious about what you spoke of, when it comes to fathers in the USA, then you need to take a look at how fathers are being treated in the family cout system.