We have been experiencing record low snow falls, drought conditions, record temperatures, wild fires and flooding in different parts of the state which continue to escalate in severity year by year. It is time to stop using annual funding and independent climate studies and guidelines to respond to these disasters. We must now create a long-range strategic plan with permanent funding for the construction of new infrastructure, conservation incentive programs and regulations that will allow us to deal with these issues proactively.

Because after 20 years of hell, I see news about everything I can care less about. And NOTHING ON 1 in 50 American boys smashing their heads into things! I WANT ANSWERS FOR MY tens of thousands of dollars i paid in taxes. And less protecting the real reasons, more science, money. ANSWERS. Yeah, I'm not buying what your selling. This should be the #1 concern in America with Cancer & heart disease. But, I't not.. Hmmmmmmm. WHY? And for the naysayers.......Look up epidemic. You will not find a genetic epidemic. Better diagnoses? You could pic my son out at Grand Central Station in 3 seconds. I dont think 1 in 50 kids just slipped by smashing their faces on walls in the 60's. It was 1 in 10,000 kids then I believe. Thats an EPEDEMIC.

This petition is to legalize marijuana for everyone, except for kids. It's safer than booze and I believe God created the plant for us to use for pain and so forth. Marijuana has no bad side effects.

The U.S. Supreme Court has exceeded its mandate under the U.S. Constitution to adjudicate--not create--legislation. We, the PEOPLE have the right to govern ourselves in America. We need to get the power back into the hands of the people through our ELECTED representatives.

The CEOs and Corporations of this country have too much power in our politics and if they get their way they will get rid of all our strong voices of the majority, the poor and middle class. Even if you do not belong to a union their positive effect on workers rights reaches out to all!

Too many of my friends, family, neighbors and myself are disgusted with being treated as though we are foreign invaders in our own state. He is at the forefront of attempting to disenfranchise as many different groups of people as possible. That is not what effective or just governance should be.

Alabama probate judge Wes Allen of Pike County stopped issuing marriage licenses altogether in protest of the Supreme Court ruling on Friday that struck down state bans on same-sex marriage and legalized it nationwide. Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same sex marriage across the country on Friday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told his department directors to not take action against any state officials who act or refuse to act on account of their "sincere religious belief." "This order applies to any agency decision, including but not limited to granting or denying benefits, managing agency employees, entering or enforcing agency contracts, licensing and permitting decisions, or enforcing state laws and regulations," Abbott wrote. These are only two examples. Such flagrant violations of people's rights cannot go unanswered.

To protect the future of my children and yours. To keep American workers from having to compete with nations like Vietnam, where the minimum wage is just 56 cents an hour.

As stewards of the environment and human beings, we deserve clean water and safe food for our health, longevity, and future.

Dear Neighbors, I feel compelled to discuss an important issue with you. At the next Collier Board of Commissioners meeting scheduled for July 8 at 7:00 P.M. at the Municipal Building there will be a discussion regarding a proposed zoning change. This change would adversely effect us all. There will also be a public hearing several weeks thereafter during which each of us has an opportunity to give testimony against this proposed zoning change. As soon as the public hearing date is set, I will communicate that to you. The proposed zoning change would cause the following: 1. Major increase in traffic along Hilltop Road. 2. Town-homes crammed onto a narrow strip of land, with their sides facing the valley, would be an eyesore negatively affecting our property values. 3. Questions remain regarding the ability of the ground to withstand a large number of town homes perched precariously above a very steep slope. 4. There is the potential for runoffs from the sewer system onto neighboring properties.

As a Jewish American, I am outraged that Amazon.com promotes the sale of items containing relics of hatred and terror such as swastikas and ISIS symbols. The site banned sales of Confederate flags; now go one step further!

Early Saturday morning, a multiracial group of Carolinians led by teachers and activists took down the Confederate flag from the South Carolina capitol grounds — within an hour the state had raised the hateful banner once again in time for an 11 A.M. white supremacist rally. Bree Newsome, the Black woman who climbed the pole and cut down the flag, was arrested and taken into custody by Capitol Police. She should be promptly released from jail, any charges should be dropped, and the legislature should immediately vote to permanently remove the flag. According to a statement from the activists they took down the flag because: "We could not sit by and watch the victims of the Charleston Massacre be laid to rest while the inspiration for their deaths continue to fly above their caskets." The confederate flag was born out of a government defending the enslavement of Black people and resurrected as an emblem for whites violently opposing racial integration. Any government that recognizes the flag is declaring that it cherishes a history of racial terror. Taking down the flag is just one step but a symbolically meaningful one. Make no mistake about it, however, racism isn't just a flag or words it's baked into our economy and inequities in our democracy and criminal justice system. In Bree's own words: "It's time for a new chapter where we are sincere about dismantling white supremacy and building toward true racial justice and equality." South Carolina officials have sided with white supremacists in choosing to restore the flag before a planned rally. The legislature must immediately vote to permanently remove the Confederate flag from the capitol and all state buildings. ColorOfChange stands with Bree and the courageous activists who took down South Carolina's confederate flag. You can add a comment using the box provided.