If SNAP benefits are cut it will affect many people who are already struggling with hunger. Many children go to school hungry every day and this number will only grow if SNAP benefits are cut.

The KVCC Administration with the approval of the Board of Trustees has included in the college's 2015-19 Master Plan to "repurpose" the top floor of the college library and the lower-level student lounge. The library is the heart and soul of an academic institution. The student lounge is a heavlly-used meeting spot for KVCC students.

Recent news reports say President Obama is once again willing to sacrifice Social Security in the next round of budget negotiations with the Republicans, which may be just six weeks away. California voters, we can’t let that so-called “grand bargain” happen. It’s not a bargain, it’s a betrayal–a betrayal of Americans who’ve worked hard all their lives and paid into Social Security. The good news is that Social Security champions like Senator Tom Harkin not only have said “No!” to cuts, they’ve put forward a common sense plan to strengthen Social Security. But before Sen. Harkin’s “Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013" can get to a vote, it needs more co-sponsors. That’s where you come in: Sign this petition urging our Senators Boxer and Feinstein to co-sponsor Sen. Harkin’s bill. The more Senators that co-sponsor the Harkin bill, the louder and clearer the message is to the media, Senate and House Republicans, and President Obama: “Social Security cuts are off the table. Period. End of story.” Like millions of hardworking Americans, I worked and paid into Social Security for nearly 60 years, and my employers paid too. Join me in urging Senators Boxer and Feinstein to co-sponsor the Harkin bill. You’ll be taking an important step for keeping America’s promise to pay the benefits we earned, including cost-of-living raises which really keep up with inflation. You'll be saying "No" to "Chained CPI," which would cost the average retiree almost $100 a month after ten years.

I was truly amazed at the uninformed comments by Sen. Durbin when discussing the financial state of Social Security. I had assumed he actually knew the bare facts and would act responsibly to ensure that the agreement made by the United States government to the workers in the United States would be honored by federal lawmakers. I'm grateful that I have a chance to express my feelings to this "Representative" who, in his arrogance, is overlaying his desires and wishes over his constituents and expecting them to suffer in silence. If enough of us speak up, hopefully a significant number of our "representatives" will listen and actually do their job

Most of us skaters can not get all the way out to the skatepark we currently have. The current skatepark we have breaks a lot and does not conform to all of our skating styles. Most of the skaters in Searcy skate around business' of downtown Searcy. If we had a skatepark that was in downtown Searcy it would keep us out of the local business' way.

You should be concerned because one day your child may come home hungry and upset because they could not eat at school all day and had to watch others eat. I have seen this happen and had it happen to a family member and I am a mother of a child that will be in school in a few years.

I am on Social Security. It's not an "entitlement." I have paid into Social Security all of my working life. And so have you! Do not let the federal government steal our money! Social Security is solvent. It should not be touched. Let the government take money from the bloated Pentagon budget, or from corporations that pay no taxes.

Once again they are talking of a GRAND BARGAIN that will cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. The middle class and the poor have been hammered for the last 30 years. It is time to reverse the trend and insure that all the citizen of the United States can have a measure of security and dignity.

Stand with Senator Bernie Sanders, Social Security Works and our coalition partners in demanding, “No grand bargain in exchange for cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefits.” Bernie is serving on the Budget Conference Committee which will be negotiating a new federal budget over the next few months -- and where a deal could be struck to slash Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. As the founder of the Defending Social Security Caucus, Bernie is fighting every day to protect our earned benefits. Stand with Senator Bernie Sanders and a diverse coalition of thousands of fellow progressives now and demand that Congress and the President oppose any grand bargain which cuts Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefits.

We need to get Congresswoman Kuster on board with no cuts to Social Security and no chained CPI. She has stated she would not cut Social Security or Medicare! Congresswoman Ann McLane Kuster, please cosponsor the Strengthening Social Security Act!

The Postal Accountability & Enhancement Act of 2006 requires the USPS to pay forward health benefits 75 years in advance over a period of 10 years. This is something that no other government agency or corporation has to do. It has caused decrease in service and closure of post office and processing facilities. It has generated a 5 billion dollar tax which the taxpayers are paying in the form of decreased service and employment. The USPS is no no longer able to continue its long standing practice of hiring large numbers of veterans for career jobs. This assault on the USPS is designed to lead to privatization of the post office. This would end up in higher costs and decreased service to rural areas. It might also mean we lose our door to door delivery of mail. This could pose hardship on many elderly and disabled. We cannot lose our valued postal delivery service. PAEA of 2006 should be repealed.

Timberline Stables and its management have been commited to bringing the gift of horses specifically to troubled and struggling youth, as well as the general public. The owners have continually provided support and networking to surrounding businesses and helped turn a struggling small town resort community into a viable place for business. They support programs for Troubled teens like Applewood house and The Journey both pioneered by Q & A associates of Canaan Valley, WV. They recently opened a new restaurant called Deerfield to help support these fantastic programs and bring jobs to Canaan Valley only to be told by Timberline Four Seasons Resort and Lodge AFTER opening their doors that if they were going to open a Resaurant they were no longer welcome to run the horse program on their property because they feared it would take away business and compete with the thriving lodge restaurant. PLEASE help me save this wonderful farm so that it can continue to enrich the lives of so many people!