We have a perfect storm coming at us. Looking into my rear view mirror, I've seen police close down a flooded I-95, and have learned that Sea Level impacts Maine disproportionately. Looking forward, I can see that we will sorely need trade and climate for People. TPP negotiations have just been finalized. Starting today, through COP21 and beyond, we need to envision what Climate Policy can look like without having restrictions and blinders placed on Mainers by the TPP. And why has the TPP text been kept "secret" for 5 years until Nov 5, 2015? Mainers like to see and to lead on.

It is important to bring justice and punish the Israeli war criminals and especially Benyamin Netanyahu for all the war crimes they have committed. The Israeli leadership does not stand above the law as they obviously think.

Industrial-scale farms are purposely organized with large numbers of partners fraudulently claiming they are “actively managing” such farms so each partner gets government checks to enable their operations to maximize government payments in the hundreds of thousands per farm. This situation gives industrial-scale farms government-subsidized competitive advantages over family farms by enabling them to buy inputs at bulk discounts family-scale farms can never get. Essentially, the Farm Program is driving family farms out of business and causing rural poverty. Taxpayers do not want to subsidize destruction of our cherished American tradition of family farms and rural communities. U.S. Department of Agriculture proposes to "reform" the program by limiting the number of people eligible for payments per farm to eight, with a limit of $125,000 per person... for a total of one million per farm! USDA's final decision will be made soon; so we need to get our elected officials to tell USDA to allow no more than two persons per farm to collect payments now. To be delivered to legislators and President Obama on December 15th.

As you know, our democracy is in crisis. Fewer than 40% of Americans voted in our last midterm election, and our overall turnout rarely breaks 60%. That puts us at 138th out of 172 countries in voter turnout. This is unacceptable for a country founded on the bold idea of a democracy for and by the people. Instead of taking actions to make voting more accessible, some in positions of power are implementing more and more voter suppression tactics, much of which resulted from the Supreme Court’s gutting of the historic Voting Rights Act. Since that decision, nearly every state has introduced a discriminatory voter photo ID bill or cut back on early voting, same day registration and other reforms. This is all on top of our problematic voting infrastructure that leaves poor communities and communities of color stuck in prohibitively long lines at polls during every national election. I am not willing to stand-by and let this be the America I live in. That is why I am calling on you to restore democracy and make the 2016 Election Day a one-time federal holiday - and thereby give all states and businesses permission to follow your lead. This will be a concrete step towards increasing access to voting by giving busy families more time to vote while decreasing lines at the peak times before and after work. And this executive action will help shine a well-needed spotlight on poor turnout and voting access in this country. It would be a step in the right direction toward making the polling place more - not less - accessible. I urge you to lead on this issue and help us take this important step towards reclaiming the democracy we deserve. Prioritize democracy above all else for just one day. Thank you.

Our neighborhood has seen an uptick in suspicious activity, including car and home break-ins and people casing lots. Residents no longer feel safe walking on the street after dark given the lack of lighting.

To fight the sale of heroin.

This petition was started because San Francisco deserves better from its public servants, especially those that serve on bodies that influence our city in such a powerful way.

Durell Fulbright was a talented young man with a bright future ahead of him. Unfortunately he was violently stabbed to death. The killer remains at large. His family needs justice! Please help solve this unsolved murder.

I am Reverend Tawana Davis and I am a domestic violence survivor who loves sports, especially football. As domestic violence is a national epidemic and several football players have been in the limelight as perpetrators, this will be a powerful way to bring awareness to domestic violence and to get the help needed for the perpetrator, victim/survivor and all those impacted directly or indirectly.

I have been personally involved in this issue for 20 plus years and I can no longer be silent.

Currently, Hyland's premier race lanes are dedicated to a private ski club. As a result, 84% of the High School racers who train with 16 teams at Hyland never get a chance to train on the steepest, best lit and best-equipped lanes. Athlete safety and development are the primary goals for all race teams. Skiers must have access to challenging and varied terrain to develop competitive and safe racing skills. Hyland is a public resource and all high school ski racers, whether they are on a private team or a public high school team, pay the same amount to train -- the cost of an annual pass. Will you join us in signing a petition to request fair allocation of Hyland's training terrain? Please visit Citz4Hyland.com for more information.

Several days ago I along with other Americans across this Nation viewed videos of a terrible and vicious assault against a 16- year old female student who was grabbed by her neck and pulled out of her seat and brutally slammed to the floor and then dragged across the floor by her legs and arms and on her face with less regard for than an animal or even a bag of trash. The videos went viral and it caused us to be traumatized to the point where we cringed in pain to even believe we were watching as a child was being brutally assaulted in her own school by a policeman. The policeman, Deputy Ben Fields, showed no regards for the young girls life and has surely physically and emotionally damaged her in way that may not ever completely heal and our children are effected by this brutal assault! There were students who were so scared for their lives as they were frozen in the seats, turning away to not have to view the horror of the assault; and for fearing they could be next if they showed any opposition to the man known for "slamming students." But there were students that risked their own safety to "STAND UP" and speak out and who thought quickly knowing this deputy's reputation. One student was arrested and charged for speaking up, crying out and even praying for her young classmate that was being assaulted by a 300 lb muscle man as she described Fields. Her name is Niya Kenny an 18-year old fellow classmate. She was told by Fields she was coming too. So, she just put her hands behind her back and was arrested. All this time the teacher, Robert Long did nothing to help the students. The other brave heroes are Tony Robinson Jr. who knew from the moment Deputy Fields walked in the room something bad was going to happen and he needed to start filming and Reginald Seabrooks who also posted a video and Aaron Johnson who posted tweets as to what happened. These students with a few others did the best they could do with what they had, even scared for their lives and being caught, to stand up as American Young Citizens to help their classmate who was being assaulted by Fields. She was a young girl, a human being and Fields HAD NO RIGHT TO ASSAULT HER! Sending out S.O.S and 911 EMERGENCY CRIES FOR HELP via alerting us of the assault that was taking place by video. I CALL THEM HEROES! Help me say, "THANK YOU" to these very BRAVE young people! We want them to know that we "STAND UP” together with them against the violence and we honor their bravery for their fellow human being. Because we know that WITHOUT THEIR VIDEOS and CRYING OUT FOR JUSTICE there would be no "real proof" and Fields would have gotten away with this vicious assault against this young girl. Something which had never been done before was catching Fields in the ACT of slamming and committing these brutal assaults on video, because it was always the kids word against a police. President John F. Kennedy said, "A Nation reveals itself not only by the individuals it producers, but those it honors." Honor these brave young people with me and show them that their efforts to STAND UP against the VIOLENCE they witnessed has not gone unnoticed. As PARENTS with your own children and as American Citizens, we applaud their bravery and their spirit to use their intelligence, their skills, their quick thinking and their compassion for a fellow human being so that JUSTICE could be served. I CALL THEM HEROES! It takes HUMILITY in order to see HUMANITY! Thank you for showing your pride in them. Please take a moment to write a positive message for all the officials in South Carolina to see. American Citizen & Parent