Gas is projected to hit $5.00 a gallon by Memorial Day.....What is the reason for this spike......Speculation driving up the market.

This is a blatant example of the wastful spending of taxpayers funds at a local level.

Tell the US government to lead the way in affirming the truth of history. Beginning in 1915, the Young Turk leaders of the Ottoman Empire ensured the deaths of around 1 million Armenians. Government authorized forces drove Armenians from their homes and forced them on death marches which caused the majority of the Armenian population to die. Historians and scholars all over the world recognize these events as genocide against the Armenian people, but the Turkish government denies it to this day, denying the Armenian survivors recognition of their grief. Tell Congress and President Obama to lead the way and not let Turkey white-wash history for its own benefit.

Lisa Barber has been working at Penn for many years..let's keep her here.

The products have also been linked to suicides, not to mention hospitalizations, and on Tuesday investigators confirmed the presence of bath salt drugs in the blood of a man who killed a sheriff's deputy in Tippah County, Miss., ABC News reported. One man barricaded himself in an attic with a rifle, Ryan said, vowing to "kill the monsters before they kill me," while another user vowed to remove their own liver with a mechanical pencil.02-04-2012 http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/649596.html

Human Trafficking is something that is a big problem in the bigger cities. It affects many people that are in "foster care" It is getting worse with time. I wanted to get the word out. There are some websites to help with this problem. Please feel free to look at them. http://www.endhumantrafficking.org/

Ask them to oppose changes in our COLA. Work with the PERS Board to help enure the continued funding of our retirement system.

I calling on you to not vote against public employee pension.

In Iowa it is illegal to visit a CAFO and take photographs or videos of the animals and the conditions in which they live. I want this reversed.

This bill is HUGE in eliminating puppy mills and their aftermath. Once a USDA breeder in the state of Iowa either gives up or loses their license, they currently have no obligation to do anything for or with their remaining animals. County law enforcement currently has little ability to enforce any processes that would prevent neglect due to concerns about costs to the county. This bill would remove cost as a factor in law enforcement involvement, requiring any state or USDA licensed commercial breeder to file evidence of financial responsibility in the form of a surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit issued by a financial institution. These funds would be used to cover the costs associated with the rescue of the animals, should that become necessary. The same rights were given to agriculture animals through SF478 in the Iowa Senate just last year.

Tenant-In-Common (TIC) home ownership is relatively unknown outside of San Francisco, even in the surrounding cities. TICs exist here because of our unique housing market which reflects local legislation, policies and actions taken by our Board of Supervisors. San Francisco TIC owners have watched their home values plummet. However, they are not able to obtain historically low fixed rate mortgages or take advantage of mortgage relief programs because they own TICs. Instead, young families and first-time homeowners pay millions of extra dollars annually in the form of higher interest rates to their existing lenders and worry about rising interest rates because they have no other option than adjustable, higher rate mortgages. Converting their homes to condominiums would provide relief. The lack of lenders and unfavorable loan terms make selling TICs difficult and while tenant advocates have expressed concern that converting TICs to condos bypasses rent-control, many TIC owners are restricted from renting out their properties at all due TIC mortgage and/or agreement clauses. San Francisco holds an annual lottery to select 200 TIC units which will be allowed to convert to condos. Concerned about eroding rental stock, the Board of Supervisors placed strict controls on building eligibility for the lottery, banning buildings with certain types of evictions. These controls have been successful, contributing to an 86% reduction of "no fault" evictions over the last 10 years. Even with the eligibility controls, the number of lottery entries has increased annually, progressively decreasing the odds of winning. This year 2,391 TIC units met the strict standards and entered the lottery. First time entrants will likely wait 12 years or longer before winning. Ask the Board of Supervisors to act now and help existing TIC owners keep their homes affordable.

After consultation with over 70 Brisbane String teachers at an Australian Strings Association (AUSTA) Professional Development Day, members expressed a desire to retain the Series 7 Grade books for VIOLIN, Grades 5, 6 and 7. Many teachers feel that the challenges presented in the Series 7 books for grades 5 to 7 are more realistic than those evident in the Series 8 books. We would therefore like to petition the Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB) to retain the pieces from Series 7 in the VIOLIN “New Syllabus” from 2013.