Most of the US citizens are affected by this. I am a 56 yr old worker who is once again losing a job to corporate greed after 25 yrs of service. I work for a fortune 500 company who is moving South where they can pay workers 8.00 an hour part time and not pay benefits. I have no choice but to take early retirement to keep insurance on myself, husband, and 2 grandchildren. In doing so, I am losing 28 percent of my retirement and will have to take a lower paying job. I am very afraid that the reckless borrowing of social security is endangering the ability to provide for my family in the near future. If it is not there, many elderly will starve and go without much needed medication. This is not meant to be used as tax money. We worked and paid in to it to insure the ability to provide for us and our family in old age or disability. PERIOD!

My brother just passed away over a 15 year battle at the age of 34 on September 5, 2015 because of addiction. I can't take it any more. I want to look into raising money or talking to the Mayor or state rep about opening a place like a rehabilitation center that can help these people. The rehabilitation centers out there are full--no beds available--and I'm sick of hearing that they'll only take you if you have insurance and keep you for only 7 days, maybe a month maximum. That's a disgrace. People are dying because of being turned away. I would love to work at a rehabilitation center and help these people in honor of my brother open one in the Bridgewater, MA area. I'll run it if I have to. I have a degree in the medical field.

The cost of living has increased while the social security benefit has shrunk relative to expenses and lost retirement. Seniors cannot pay a mortgage, student loans, buy food, or pay property taxes. Most people are dead or have health problems by age 66 or 67. Job demands are ridiculous now and extremely hard on the older workers. People deserve to enjoy a portion of their lives and be able to have a life-sustaining amount of money coming in after it has been paid into for a lifetime.

"Syria’s civil war is the worst humanitarian disaster of our time. The number of innocent civilians suffering — more than 11 million people are displaced, thus far — and the increasingly dire impact on neighboring countries can seem too overwhelming to understand." [1] Mayor Murray, will you stand with 18 other mayors around the country, including New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, and the mayors of Los Angeles and Chicago? Please encourage the President to allow more refugees into the country and please pledge to take in these refugees to Seattle. [1] http://www.mercycorps.org/articles/turkey-iraq-jordan-lebanon-syria/quick-facts-what-you-need-know-about-syria-crisis

Every few feet as I walk through the city, I see a homeless person. Statistically, the problem has become much worse--many more men, women and children have become homeless than ever before. I cannot stand idly by when solutions are within reach and people are living and dying in the streets in what is supposed to be a great city--Chicago.

The Nyack Village Board is now poised to pass a text amendment to the village's waterfront zoning which would allow a higher, denser, development on the vacant parcels at Gedney Street. The text amendment is being rushed through to allow the unfortunate TZVista development to be built by the developer who built the Clermont Condominiums. The current zoning, the result of Nyack's previous experiences with waterfront development, should be kept intact to protect the character of our village.

We initiated this petition because we cherish our homes, our families, our neighbors, our cultures, our health and safety and, last but not least, this beautiful semi-rural area, which we believe is in danger. It is rare to find a community where one still has access to walk along the hills and look out onto nature.

My daughters have been deprived of their fathers presence and interactions within their life with him as well as his financial support. The State of Michigan gave him life for defending his own life, at his home, from a professional boxer with intentions to do him great bodily harm or death.

CITY OF HOUSTON/HARRIS COUNTY REGISTERED VOTERS/RESIDENTS ONLY PLEASE: Second Ward has long been noted historically placed near Denver Harbor as one of the first Houston Chicano/Mexican American Barrios. Mexican immigrants settled here during the 1910s Mexican Revolution. The very first of these Second Ward settlements was called El Alacrán ("the scorpion") which used to be "Schrimpf's Field." A settlement house, a school, and 2 churches (Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church and the Mexican Methodist Episcopal Church) were built In the 1920s. Furthermore, Second Ward needs to be given a Historic Designation and Name Signs: Historic District of Second Ward East End. This Historic Designation is long overdue.

The thought of losing such a significant historical building anywhere is devastating. This building was built by one of the Georgetown/Silver Plume Historic Landmark District's highly respected doctors during the Victorian silver boom. This act goes against everything the National Historic Landmark designation stands for.

Along Acme Street (between Kroger and intersection of Acme and Phillips Street) there are no street lights which makes it very hard for pedestrians (those walking, riding bikes or using a wheelchair) to see at night. This cause for concern brings safety issues as well especially because of the animals (deer, fox, koons, coyotes, etc) and broken/uneven sidewalks. There are existing poles located along the road that could serve as a potential post for the street light, for example the post in front of Preston’s Beauty Academy or Riverview Credit Union. This road is NOW a state route which means more traffic, larger vehicles on the road and a higher speed limit. Recently, an elected official told me that in a meeting held by City officials, this “situation” was brought up. Many responses were and I quote, “Why should we change something for one person.” Of course I am upset because obviously my life or any other lives mean nothing to the City of Marietta. I am pretty sure that one life lost is too many so why play with mine or my daughters.

This petition is about showing the very large number of people who want, need and support the building of a self funded skate facility next to the dog park at RPV City Hall site that their city officials support their needs. Our youth need a legal place to skateboard. Skateboarding is even given as PE class credit in our PVUSD high schools. We have the support of ninety percent of the principals of PVPUSD. This petition is also meant offset the Stop the skatepark petition started by a non-resident of RPV. Social media email blast, Facebook and tweet support for our multi-use Skateable Plaza to be built now at NO cost to tax payers.