This open letter is addressing the laser cutter set up for the full-time students at South Campus. We currently have the laser cutter (two-thirds completed) set up within the Media Design Studio. From our understanding there are two key components that the overall set up lacks : a fume cabinet, for obvious safety reasons, and also a new card reader. Our main concern is getting the new laser cutter to be set up for the Grad Community of Media Design and Fine Art - that have been patiently waiting. We come to Art Center for the experience of working with advance fabrication technology in a studio environment with like-minded peers. You can view the unfinished set up here: http://bit.ly/ucLX9S

If the Super Committee can not make up their minds, I believe that American's are smart enough to pick what we think should be cut. We all vote like a Democracy allows and the majority wins. Simple as that.

The City Commission is being asked to convert a section of our neighborhood from residential to commercial zoning. Traffic and speeding off of Thomasville Road are already a problem, and allowing commercial uses beyond what already exists would make matters worse. The commissioners have an opportunity to allow existing businesses to keep thriving, while protecting our families from increased traffic and speeding. Commissioners Miller and Mustian are meeting with City staff on November 30, 2011 at 9am (at City Hall, Room 4F), so 1) please sign the petition, 2) call the commissioners at 891-8181 to reiterate your concerns (because nothing beats a real live person calling), and 3) attend the meeting if you can - we need a strong showing of support for the staff recommendation to keep our neighborhood residential! For more information, visit www.midtown-neighbors.org.

Banks have been ignoring their own mistakes for too long. They blame their customers, twist the facts and charge what they want. As seen recently the public are on to them. Sign this petition to show them we need fairness and honesty from the people we trust with our money.

With the legalization of medical cannabis in Pennsylvania, we could regulate and tax a safe way for patients in need to recieve safe or even home grown medication. We need the support of our lawmakers who have a bill waiting to be voted on, yet they do not plan to anytime soon. Help get their attention and support!

Males and females are opposites. Marriage is about opposites. Marriage is the foundation of any stable society. Some government officials have taken an evil stand against the sacredness of marriage. Marriage can only be between opposites (male-female). Let’s tell the White House that America believes that the perfect design of our human anatomy is not a mistake.

The Postal Service is trying to merge many Postal Plants and degrade our customers service. They also want to downgrade our first class mail and change the standards.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is threatening to CLOSE DOWN 3 vital Police Stations in Chicago, ignoring community input which has been VERY NEGATIVE to this idea. These are vital sources of safety and more accessible police services to the communities they serve! Tell RAHM "NO" to his outrageous proposal!

This petition calls for Congress to immediately take action to protect the lives of children under 9 months of age.

From the BPA (bisphenol-A) in our canned tomatoes and water bottles to the PVC (polyvinyl chloride) in our shower curtains and baby toys to the phthalates in our shampoo and shaving cream to the BFR (brominated flame retardant) in our mattresses and our baby's pajamas, we're surrounded by toxic chemicals that raise our risk of developing cancer, asthma, Alzheimers, and also cause a dizzying array of developmental, neurological, immunologic, reproductive, and endocrine disorders. The Safer Chemicals Act of 2011 would help protect consumers from these and other toxic chemicals but it needs more support to pass in the Senate.

When the Movie Saturday Nightfever was released there was no Oscar for best music after all these years we want the honorary Oscar for the Bee Gees for there entire work

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.