Adding density only benefits developers and reduces the quality of life for the residents of Lyon Township and the surrounding communities.

As Batteries contain dangerous chemicals and valuable resource deposits, and we need to maximize this factor by recycling these batteries more often. Lead acid batteries from cars are one of the most recycled items in America. If this wasn’t the case, lead would slowly be coming out of landfills and polluting lots of land and water, and developing nations typically pay less attention to mounting environmental problems. This would lead to a lot of lead poisoning if the lead got into food or water. To make people recycle batteries (in general) more we could put deposits of 10-20 cents per battery. This would give people more of an incentive to return these batteries to a recycling center. People would get the deposits back after they gave the batteries to the recycling center. With the money that is earned from the batteries not being recycled we could make more recycling centers to bring batteries too. Recycling batteries saves energy in the long run, reduces pollution, reduces the need for a landfill, generates income and jobs, lessens the amount of regulations, and reduces imports. Laws have been passed to promote disposal, and 98% of all lead batteries are recycled. In North America only, one in six households recycles rechargeable batteries. Some steps that we can take to reduce or minimize the damage caused to the environment due to improper battery disposal includes the recycling of used batteries, using rechargeable batteries more, buying batteries containing less mercury, lead and cadmium, providing information to customers about recycling, using alternative energy storage in devices, and looking for renewable sources of energy. The metals in batteries such as, cadmium, nickel, and lead, are harmful to people and the environment. Some of the dangers include burns and danger to the eyes and skin, polluted ground water, and the vaporized form becoming trapped in the atmosphere and polluting lakes and streams through form of rain. Recycling saves the recovered plastics and metals can be used to make new batteries. It also keeps toxic metals out landfills. Additionally, a key step to disposing of any battery is reading the label. With all that being said, batteries contain dangerous chemicals and valuable resource deposits that we can really take advantage of for our own good.

It's about the injustice he has done to this loving couple because they are gay. Because of this, he has removed the child from their home and put the child in a heterosexual home because he and his religion believe gays are not fit to be parents. He needs to be removed from office.

As a gay ex-Mormon I am infuriated by seeing a civil servant using his religious views to tamper with Utah citizens' lives. This couple is legally married and meet ALL the requirements to adopt the child they have been fostering for 3 months. This judge's decision came about less than a week after the LDS church put out a new policy punishing the children of gay parents. These actions are linked and proof of the dangers legal citizens face when a religion is intertwined with legislation. Apparently there have not been enough anti-discrimination laws put into place to stop this type of thing from happening. There is a terrible shortage of foster parents here in Utah as well. We should be grateful and respectful to every couple that opens their home in order to relieve this crisis. Please sign so we can submit this petition in order to uphold the law and reverse this discriminatory ruling.

Lincoln, NE is a thriving city, with forward-thinking residents who care about the environment, the economy, and the well being of their fellow citizens. Lincoln residents want to support companies who treat their employees with respect and dignity. The residents of Lincoln would like other shopping options besides those like Sam's Club and Walmart, so that we can embrace the ideology of people receiving living wages for quality work. We do not want to support the other big box stores of the world, but until we have other options, it is difficult to maintain that ideology. Costco please consider building a store in Lincoln, NE.

New Mexico Democratic Senator Tom Udall is right about the Syria war when he says, “escalating American involvement in a complex ethnic and religious civil war by deploying ground troops is a mistake that will lead to further chaos and risk more American lives and taxpayer funds in yet another Middle Eastern war.” He is also right to assert that “U.S. boots on the ground put the United States on shaky legal ground under both the War Powers [Resolution] and international law. Congress has not provided an authorization for the use of military force in Syria, and we have not been invited by Syria, as we have in Iraq, to provide support for groups opposed to ISIL.” [1] Senator Udall, backed by Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy and Republican Sen. Mike Lee, has introduced legislation which would block US military expenditure in Syria except for non-lethal humanitarian aid and intelligence gathering until and unless Congress explicitly approves such expenditures. [2] Urge your Senators and Representative to support Sen. Udall’s bill by signing our petition. References: 1. http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2015/11/10/syria-boots-on-the-ground-sen-tom-udall-editorials-debates/75536568/ 2. https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2239

As a commercial real estate professional, Vice Chair of the Paradise Valley Village Planning Commission, father of two girls, advocate of the 32nd Street revitalization efforts and avid PMP nature lover, I do not support the proposed dispensary on what is intended to be a main thoroughfare for families on foot, bike and car. The dispensary will disrupt the proposed revitalization efforts, discourage further redevelopment, and lead to an erosion in property values.

We, the citizens of Escambia County, demand that the Commissioners of Escambia County and the RESTORE Committee Members do not support the development of the Clark Sand Pit property for any use other than what was agreed upon in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the North West Florida Water Management District (NWFWMD) and Escambia County. And that the Clark Sand Pit not be developed for a Wakeboard Park or other recreational use for the following reasons: a. The north lake is the only lake in the Clark Sand Pit that may be used for Bayou Chico Sediment. b. If the Clark Sand Pit is developed for recreational use, Bayou Chico sediment will not be permitted in the Pit and the restoration of Bayou Chico will become too costly to fund. c. Escambia County agreed to use the Clark Sand Pit for Bayou Chico dredge sediment and storm water retention as its primary use. See MOU with NWFWMD. d. Recreational use of the Clark Sand Pit jeopardizes the restoration of Bayou Chico and is not in the best interest of the home owners and businesses within the Bayou Chico water shed district comprising of over 24,000 privately owned business and residential land partials.

2015 has revealed serious problems with the presidential selection process for regional Federal Reserve Banks. First, Federal Reserve Banks rebuffed requests for transparency and public input. Then, vacancies at the Philadelphia and Dallas Federal Reserve Banks were both filled with individuals involved in their own selection. Now, with the Minneapolis Fed’s selection of Neel Kashkari, all three spots have been filled by former Goldman Sachs insiders, an outcome that undermines the Fed’s claim of independence from influence by major banks. Sign our petition now to demand Janet Yellen commit to reforming the presidential selection process by requiring that each regional Fed bank establish: 1. A public list of candidates being considered for the position of Reserve Bank president. 2. A town hall opportunity for the public to ask questions of the current Reserve Bank president and the chair of the board of directors that is leading the process. 3. A commitment to interviewing at least three candidates who are not Wall Street bankers for the position of Fed President.

I am in the process of having my dog Molly, trained by a Certified Professional Trainer to become my Service Animal. In September the Department of Veterans Affairs set a policy that will affect me and thousands of Veterans who will be obtaining Service Animals to help them with their disabilities. The VA has chosen just two non profits, one of which is based in the UK, and is primary for Seeing Eye Animals, as the benchmark/certifiers of these animal to become eligible for insurance coverage benefits. By this standard you MUST qualify your animal with a less-than-100-member organization to be eligible for this benefit. These "qualified" organizations are proprietary to their animals and most will not "test" animals from non member trainers.

I am starting this petition because Trump's words are damaging the very nature of our country. I can't stand to sit by and listen to the news media who seems to have accepted this 'plan' as a possibility. Why does anyone listen to him? This is dangerous rhetoric which is already taking its toll on people who could be affected. We must speak up and let Trump know that people are listening and won't tolerate what they hear.

Norte Vista High School is an important place in our community that honors the Native American and Hispanic culture of Riverside in its choice of name and mascot. Unfortunately, there are those that want to erase our connections to our Native American roots by changing the mascot; we cannot allow a prominent symbol of honor and history to be removed from our school, and we cannot allow the peoples that lived here before to be forgotten. We ask you, Dr. Salazar, to bravely ignore those who would erase our heritage, and to not change the mascot that we love, respect, and who helps us to live up to the mission of our school by embodying the realization of unlimited potential.