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.

Jobs is the #1 issue above all others!

The County Courthouse has become a magnet for people who are making a mess on the sidewalks and on the streets.

Regulate Marijuana as Alcohol. Remove it from the Schedule 1 controlled substance list. Anyone whom is an adult has the innate human right to ingest in their own bodies whatever they see fit. Aside from the morality of the issue legalizing marijuana and stopping the aimless drug wars would save the country billions every year. Medicinally marijuana has proven to be effective in the treatmeant of neuropathic pain among other things. This all amount to an intrusion of privacy into the individual lives and freedoms of the citizens. Anyone over 21 with an ID should be allowed to purchase marijuana. The case for the legalization of all drugs should be made as well. If you understand supply and demand you under stand that where there is a demand there will be a supply. Whether it be heroine sold at A licensed pharmacy that could at least be checked for purity and properly dosed, or it be meth made in a lab in the mobile home by untrained individuals dumping who knows what kind of chemicals in the mixture any of which could be potentially fatal. An addict will get his fix; Legalized Heroine or street corner drug deals. It matters not. The thing is folks, this is America, and as odd as it sounds you have the right to be an addict assuming you harm only yourself. I complete overhaul of drug policy is needed along with a new style of rehabilitation. The prisons need to be cleared of these non violent marijuana offenders and our tax money need be spent elsewhere.