In their engineering studies, the city manager and city planning officers have ignored the historic underground tunnels that were vital to establishing Livingston, MT as the original gateway to the World's first national park, Yellowstone National Park, and the city's rich international culture that built the railroads. We the undersigned, petition the Livingston public officials and anyone with whom they contract, to provide, once the engineering study is complete, the funding for the saving of the vaults, sidewalk basements, tunnels, etc. discussed above— whether directly, through grants overseen and procured by the City of Livingston during the winter of 2015-2016, existing funding sources like the Urban Renewal Agency, public or private funding, or directly from the City of Livingston public funds

I NEED HELP BADLY GETTING MEDICARD FOOD STAMPS QMB ALL BECAUSE I AM OVER THE INCOME THIS IS BULL..AS I LIVE ON A FIXED INCOME ..I TALK TO MY STATE REP..AS MCKEE GOV ALL A BIG ASS JOKE YES PEOPLE ..I AM IN POOR ASS HEALTH CANNOT EVER GET HOME HEALTH..I AM DISABLE HAD HEART ATTACKS STROKES COPD..NO HELP FOR ME UNLESS I COME IN THE BACK DOOR''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''THEY GET ALL THE HELP..WORK HARD ALL MY LIFE NOW 72 ANDMY COUNTY GOV KICK ME IN TH BUTT..THANKU''''''''''''''''''''

My daughter was one of the people killed when she as everyone in the community was crossing the tracks to go to work. She had seen many do this, and you could still see the old road way that was never closed properly. She had been riding the train for over 5 years and knew the schedule of the trains. The train company knew that there was a problem there with people crossing, yet they did nothing to stop this. There is no permanent fence in the area, and there is even a gate leading from the platform to the tracks.

Facility is in need of substantial repairs and we need your help. Please sign our petition to help save this precious resource for not only Rhode Island, but also to preserve its unique aviation history.

My sister, who was born deaf and with congenital heart disease, is currently receiving a monthly SSD check which barely covers basic necessities. She is not capable of working and were she to need hospitalization, the co-pays alone would be unmanageable. She, along with millions of others born handicaps, bare a burden most American will never fully appreciate.

The reasons provided by the city for this project have varied -- originally it was stated that this project was to create a more pedestrian-friendly atmosphere downtown to bringing Heron and Wishkah Streets into compliance with state DOT regulations since they are part of state highway 101, but the city has not actively asked for business and resident input, nor has a traffic impact study been done to determine if businesses and local residents will be positively or negatively impacted by the lane reductions. I am asking that concerned Grays Harbor county residents request that the city and state perform a new traffic impact study before starting the project, and to also hold a well advertised (local radio, newspaper, and social media ads) town hall meeting to specifically discuss this project with our community. Revised on 7/24/2015 at 12:57 PM - Additional information about traffic study: A traffic study was done in 2000, and as written in an article by Kyle Mittan of the Daily World, "The study provided data on traffic patterns in the area, and also considered the idea to reduce the lanes from three to two, Scott added. Those changes were abandoned." (http://thedailyworld.com/news/local/council-approves-lane-revisions-wishkah-heron) The traffic study is outdated and a new one should be done before the project moves forward.

I'm a single mother of 5 and I have been diagnosed with Triple Negative Cancer. My 3 year old was going to chemo with me when she was 2. Next I have part 1 of 4 surgeries and she is home all day. She needs to be in school or daycare on a full day schedule. I will be getting her into head start this September. However that is only 3 hours. There are many women like me-some worse off. Providing full-time childcare for cancer patients' kids would help save lives and protect children. They shouldn't witness what my baby has since I found out I had cancer.

If you value the lives of your children, your pets, and those of your neighbors, then please sign the petition and do something now about speeding on Durham Avenue between Main Street and Central Avenue in Metuchen , NJ.

I want to be treated, along with every other tax paying insurance contributing citizen, with the same dignity, respect, and care when it's time to collect on my insurance as when I am paying into my insurance. My unemployment was part of a mass reduction in force from a state agency. The state had a record of it before I even filed for it, thanks to the massive cuts in education. Stop holding up the money people need to live off of until they find viable work again. HANDS OFF OF OUR MONEY!

It's about my 4 children who I lost custody of, I opened the case to get help and the safety for my children, not for them to take my children away and put me through stress and depression, I had a full time job a great career, a home, car, stable home, and my children were in great health and had a great education, I lost my job because of the situation, so I was told from my boss. My life hasn't been the same ever since I lost them..also proof that the grandparent who have custody of my children, my word against hers that she only wants my kids for the money, well...that's what the grandmother stated,so I was told from the oldest daughter who works at a law firm. Kids prefer to live with me so do i, they secretly have called me many times that she is mean and want to come home...the parent who seeks help from the state or government should be helped not feeling helpless .. if anyone can help please email me [email protected] Thank you for your time, Stephanie Garcia :)

The morning following Mother’s Day 2015, the City of Newark awakened to news that the life of a young man had been taken the night before in a senseless act of violence. Mayor Ras J. Baraka had spent time at the crime scene that night, meeting with the victim’s family and the community. By the time he arrived at City Hall the next morning, he had designed a response to the city’s bloodshed. That response was a collaborative effort between the Mayor, employees of the City of Newark and citizens throughout various communities, which was designed to systematically dismantle those areas which have been most affected by crime. He called this effort ‘Occupy the Block’. ‘Occupy the Block’ is a community engagement tool modeled after the historic “Occupy” movement, which advocates social disruption of harmful or ineffective constructs. According to Mayor Baraka, he was inspired by the courageous stories of ordinary citizens across the country that have been effective in disturbing the drug trade by setting up lawn chairs and gathering on corners where there is illegal drug activity. The Mayor said as he sent out the clarion call: “We will hold court on this block. We will have an open discussion about our city, young people and violence. We will also bring out our folding chairs, tables and play chess and cards outside on the blocks where they usually hang out and get into trouble. We will take those blocks for a few hours. We will shut down the illegal trade at that time, and transform that block while we are there. I am asking every man that can, to stand up and get involved. I know some of us are better at complaining or wallowing in pessimism and hopelessness. But I don't have the luxury of defeat or cynicism. My heart is driven by hope and my action by faith.”

As further detailed in the SonomaIndependent.org, well before the implementation of the July 15, 2015 shutdown of showers at 44 State beaches, California State Parks had already met Governor’s agency-wide mandate for a one-time 25% reduction in water usage. With beach showers using just 4% of the 446 million gallons of water that California State Parks now consumes, there was absolutely no necessity to remove, for the first time in history, a public service that has improved hygiene and served millions of beach visitors for generations. Most Californians agree that we need to allocate water resources more wisely. This is especially true for agribusiness, which consumes 80% of all water used in the state. The state’s almond export crop by itself uses about 35,000 times more water than the beach shower shutdown purportedly saves. Nothing could be more contrary to the public interest than using the drought as an excuse to reduce public water services, like beach showers, campground wash stations, restrooms, and fountains. These services benefit millions while using relatively minuscule quantities of water. Incredibly, the Parks decision to shut down our showers will likely cause more water to be used. That’s because each beach shower uses just 1.2 gallons (people stay in cold water for shorter times), while the average American shower at home uses 17 gallons of water. If just half of the annual state park beachgoers had previously showered at the beach, and not taken additional showers, are now forced to shower at their home or hotel, then this shutdown will waste more than 100 million gallons of water each year! The misguided decision to shut the tap at beach showers across the state was made without a single public hearing, or independent analysis, of how it would impact water usage, or the public. It was made by Lisa Mangat, a recently appointed State Parks Commissioner who came from the State’s Finance agency without any experience in public parks or public services. Closing beach showers may also be a trial water balloon to use the drought as an excuse to further cut important services to the public. State park officials have said that they will not rule out further water cutbacks for sinks, bathrooms and pay toilets in state campgrounds and parks, or the closing of some parks all together. The water savings amount targeted by the beach shower shutdown is a minuscule drop in the bucket—yet this move directly affects more people than any specific water savings policy made to date by the State of California. The 18 million gallons allegedly saved by cutting beach shower service to 15 million beach visitors annually is the equivalent water usage as: • Two months of watering of a single golf course. California has 900 golf courses. • Two months watering of a single almond farm. California has 6,500 almond farms and exports more than 75% of the almonds produced. • About one day’s watering of state highways. California’s State Highway agency uses 11 more water than all state parks. On behalf of California’s park users, we urge Governor Brown and our state legislators to pressure Parks Director Mangat to reopen our state beach showers. In coping with this drought, we want to reduce water guzzlers—not public services.