The Old Law Prisoners are being held unnecessarily after long periods of confinement. It's wrong to the previous offender and costly to the taxpayers, and they're long overdue for release.

This petition was started to counteract a recent re-zoning that will allow 6-story, high-density structures in an area of predominantly 3- to 4-story, low-density buildings. NCT has already changed one development proposal from 16 to 66 units, and encouraged another for 158 new apartments, all within a three-block radius. With NCT in place, there's no reason to expect that there won't be more.

My son Jamar was murdered August 21,2010. Jamar left his family very greived.Jamar will never get to see his children become adults. As a Mother who has lost a child to gun violence here in South Carolina, where there are other Mothers who have also lost their children to violent crimes that would love to see things change in our communities.

BECAUSE I WANT BIAFRA TO COME AS A SOVEREIGN STATE.

because he is mean

It has come to the attention of the Cape Ann Performing Arts Community that Mr. Ian McColl, former Director at the Gloucester Stage Company, The West End Theater, Co-Producer of Gloucester Chicken Shack, Producer of Family Theater, Scrooge, etc. - has become homeless. He finds occasional respite in friends homes. He has been living on the street since May 2015. He is homeless by no fault of his own. The following is confirmed through discussion with Mr. McColl, the GHA, and Action Inc. Mr. McColl is a 63-year-old, former home owner in East Gloucester. A series of difficult personal losses have been compounded by the natural effects of alcohol dependency. He lived on Chestnut Street in a lodging home run by Wellspring, subsidized by GHA, for three years. There were no official requirements of any kind attached to his occupancy other than that no alcohol be on premises. November 2014 he was informed by the house manager that in January 2015 Wellspring would not renew his lease. There are no known official violations, broken rules nor outstanding rent of any kind. They had arranged for him to go to a 60 day Detoxification Program. They had no legal right to require him to do this. This left Mr. McColl with no options for housing, no income, not yet receiving social security income. He was advised by two attorneys to remain in his room. This led Wellspring to take action to move him. He was granted the right to remain until May 2015. In December of 2014, he filled out the application for an apartment through Gloucester Housing. There is an expected wait time of approx 18 months. He needs housing now. Once Mr. McColl is settled into his own apartment he will likely be a wonderful, entertaining addition to the community. He will be honest, thoughtful, helpful and kind, will help the more elderly and volunteer at the meal sites. Correspondence and communication may be mailed to Mr. McColl c/o 84 Prospect Street, Gloucester, MA. You may call Mr. McColl at 978 873 1688.

I'm a teacher in Wyoming and am about to have my second active shooter drill at the elementary school where I teach. It's time to stop having drills and start changing the law. If I didn't live in a such a gun-loving state, I would even go as far as to say all guns, or at least automatic weapons, should be banned from WY.

National and state legislators as a whole seem unable to stand up to the NRA and gun manufacturing lobbies. I would hope that our local community leaders can stand up to likely political or financial pressure to continue these gun shows at the large Cow Palace venue; if they take a strong position against the gun shows, a powerful point would be made. How many deaths and injuries will it take to turn this situation around?

Thanks again!

Thanks!

I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired of gun violence. I worked with Brady and local anti-gun groups after Newtown.

East St. Louis teachers and support staff have been on strike since October 1st. Superintendent Culver’s priority seems to be hiring more top-level administrators rather than negotiating a fair deal with teachers and support staff who have had their pay frozen for three years. More information ---> http://ow.ly/TbT8z