We have many wonderful festivals, music, art and otherwise here in Colorado, all for the purpose of uplifting spirits, embracing a leave-no-trace policy and spreading goodness to others. Allowing the gathering of the Juggalos is a step in the wrong direction for our state and our city! We don't need empty bottles of Fargo littering our beautiful city and surrounding mountainous areas. We have a hard enough time keeping our streets clean and peaceful without inviting a crowd who can't figure out how magnets work!

I have been a member of the Montana creative community for over four decades. Missoula's downtown has been defined by the distinctive older brick buildings which reflect our history as a small city in the American West. Residents and visitors alike concur that the Missoula Mercantile has contributed to our unique sense of place. The Missoula community is at a crossroads — are we a unique city that honors our creativity and our past or are we Anywhere, USA?

Hillary Clinton has chosen Virginia Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate. As a Senator, Kaine has been adamant that the Obama Administration comply with the Constitution and the War Powers Resolution in undertaking military action in Syria, by getting an authorization for the use of military force from Congress. [1] Michele Flournoy, whom some believe to be Hillary Clinton's most likely nominee for Secretary of Defense, has advocated for the direct use of U.S. troops to bring about regime change in Syria. [2] But so far Flournoy hasn't clarified whether she believes that President Clinton would need authorization for the use of military force from Congress to carry out Flournoy's plan. Urge Kaine to keep insisting that the President comply with the War Powers Resolution by signing our petition. References: 1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2016/07/23/tim-kaine-is-not-a-perfect-choice-but-hes-a-pretty-good-one/ 2. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/how-a-senator-grayson-cou_b_11096446.html

The May 5, 2016 email exchange between Amy Darcey and Brad Marshall indicated desire to exploit and encourage discrimination and hatred of atheists. Our Constitution is inclusive of people of all beliefs and the DNC platform should explicitly state that atheists and people holding religious beliefs are entitled to equal respect.

Meaningful changes and reforms that many Americans desperately need and desire are unlikely to be accomplished as long as the Republicans and Democrats have a monopoly over the electoral process. Much needs to be done to make the process more open to alternative candidates and ideas, but we can start by demanding that the national presidential debates be opened to all viable candidates, those who are on the ballot in a sufficient number of states to be able to win the required number of electoral votes to be elected. Supporting this demand does not support any candidates or their positions, nor does it oppose any candidates or their positions. Opening the debates to all viable candidates does, however, allow voters to be exposed to the open and free exchange of alternative ideas for governance that will allow us to be better informed before we vote.

Upon false allegations towards me and my wife since January 8, 2016! We have been attacked by having past experiences in our lives reopened by Harrodsburg, Kentucky's DCBS office, including Bluegrass Comp Care! My wife nor I have not been shown any respect, compassion, or love over my PTSD from a tragic wreck where 3 friends died after a semi ran over us, speeding. I was diagnosed with manic depression and PTSD in 2008! My wife has a chemical imbalance in her brain due to a doctor overdosing her as a child with bi-polar and ADHD! My wife was diagnosed as a child. She also has dyslexia. She draws SSI. I do not, for my IQ, they say, is too high! My wife had a mental breakdown last month after my sister and brother-in-law have had our child since June 17, 2016! She has since received permission from a court-appointed attorney to leave to Florida and get her mind right. Yes, we have argued, but over what these therapist and social workers have pushed to say we are unfit. They did not start following up until March 18, 2016! I noticed they changed the allegations around so they could try to make a case, and they have; getting Judge Petree to order us for mental problems with a doctor. We love each other dearly and we were great new parents, never arguing or fighting until the day they came into our lives! I, Anthony Jay Bast, along with my wife, Kiri Smith-Bast (speaking on behalf of my wife's permission), want our lives especially back with our son. P.S. They never found any proof of the original allegations and stated they were closing the case within 2 weeks. Every other month they have had me take off work to meet with them, only to cancel and want to reschedule every time until the past month. Now it's every two weeks I have to take off work and have another boss bicker at me, telling me I'm on the verge of getting fired for attendance. I've lost two jobs due to social workers' attacks here in Mercer County Kentucky, along with over a thousand dollars already! Can someone please help my family get our lives back, please?

We need justice and we can't wait. In order to prevent casualties we must reform the police system. Respect for both police officers and civilians is extremely important. Let's protect civilians and those in blue! Help us reform the the police system today!

Hillary Clinton has chosen Virginia Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate. As a Senator, Kaine voted for fast-track authority to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement [TPP]. But the Washington Post reports that Kaine has promised to come out publicly against the TPP itself. [1] If Kaine comes out publicly against the TPP now, this will greatly strengthen the idea that "oppose the TPP" is the "Democratic Party line," and thereby help us block a lame-duck vote on the TPP after the election. Urge Kaine to keep his pledge to come out publicly against the TPP by signing our petition. References: 1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2016/07/23/tim-kaine-is-not-a-perfect-choice-but-hes-a-pretty-good-one/

As the Republican nominee for President of the United States, Donald Trump will begin receiving national security briefings. Based on his long record of explicitly xenophobic and discriminatory beliefs and intentions to act on those beliefs, we acknowledge that providing him or his campaign with sensitive national security information poses a grave danger to the United States and her allies. Based on his statements and record we believe Mr. Trump may chose to act upon and exploit sensitive national security information for personal gain whether or not he is elected president. We urge the standing US government to take any and all necessary legal action to prevent him from being provided with classified information pertaining to national security.

As African American Adults and people of good will, we believe that African American History is vital to the development of African American children. As a result of our belief and as tax payers, it is our contention that African American Children have a right to learn who they are and that our tax dollars should be used to accomplish this learning objective. If the school system cannot provide this education (which they have never done in the past) it is imperative that our tax dollars be spent on programs during the school day or after school to fill this vital need for African American children. American History has developed and actively promoted many myths, fables, and fantasy and presented outright lies concerning African American people and their Contribution to American and Western civilization. The History Curriculum and Frame Works of the state of California Department of Education for students K-12 have failed to reveal who the African American student is and the achievements and contributions African Americans have made to the creation of Western civilization. The history curriculum and frameworks do not teach African American history in context with the many obstacles that African Americans faced and why they were able to overcome those obstacles and achieve extraordinary successes. A people's history defines a people's group identity and inspires and fires the imagination of a people when they learn about the accomplishments of their people, how they faced innumerable challenges, and how they were able to overcome those challenges. Your history tells you who you are and how you came into being. It tells you of your interaction with all kinds of people of this world and how you were able to work with those people to achieve positive results. The African American has a unique history that when told in context explains his/her true being that will help future generations formulate a world view and perspective that can guide him/her along their journey through life and can be summoned as a source of strength in good and bad times. History, as taught in the American Schools K-12, promotes white supremacy and black inferiority by just not discussing or obscuring the African Americans as vital and important contributors to the development of American and Western Civilization. African Americans are the invisible men/women of history. An example of this is Republican Congressman Steve King of Iowa, who stated at the 2016 Presidential Republican Convention that white people are the only people who have contributed to the making of American and Western Civilization. The idea that African Americans have not contributed to civilization was the belief that was taught in schools to support the enslavement of African people centuries ago; however, this was said not 100 years ago, nor 50 years ago, nor 10 years ago, but right now!!! This type of history is destructive to the self-esteem and to the identity of African American children which produces self-hate. You have to know your history before you can fight for your future (Akon)

Many Americans are sickened by the toxic and negative tone of Presidential elections. Let's find a way to appear strong without lowering ourselves to the level of Donald Trump and his cohorts.

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