The Confederate flag has rightfully come under scrutiny in the wake of the racially-motivated murder of nine Black community members at a church in Charleston, South Carolina. Recent photos of the murderer showed him posing next to his car with Confederate flag license plates. South Carolina is one of only nine states that still permits this hateful symbol on government-issued plates.

I sincerely hope that people of good will ever where will help us end what is too often sanctioned by our own elected officials here in the south.

Week after week, headlines about charter schools describe stolen money and bankruptcies that leave families scrambling to find new schools in the middle of the year. News reports about corruption and self-dealing in charter schools make it clear that there is little accountability for the people ripping off taxpayers. In the last two years, government watchdog groups have found hundreds of millions of dollars missing from the charter school sector due to fraud, self-dealing and mismanagement. Meanwhile, the Walton Family Foundation is spending hundreds of millions to promote the rapid expansion of charter schools with weak public oversight. That rapid expansion has made charter schools, originally a concept designed to benefit children, a business model that often serves students poorly while delivering making millions of dollars of taxpayer funds to charter school companies, family members, and related companies. Join us to tell the Walton Family Foundation that it’s time to start advocating for a charter schools accountability agenda that includes parental input into how the schools are run, and that protects taxpayers and students from companies that are just looking to cash in on public schools. The agenda calls for increased accountability (through open board meetings, publicly available budgets and contracts, and rigorous audits); protecting neighborhood schools (through impact analyses and financial assessments of the effects of charter expansion on local schools); and protecting taxpayer funds (by ensuring the public retains control of public property, banning nepotism, prohibiting the use of taxpayer dollars on marketing and advertising, and blocking new charter schools where officials neglect to prevent fraud and mismanagement). This program for reform is the next step in protecting public education and preventing an increase in charter school corruption. Read The Charter School Accountability Agenda: http://www.inthepublicinterest.org/wp-content/uploads/0215-Charter-School-Flyer.final_.pdf Read How the Walton Family Foundation’s Ideological Pursuit is Damaging Charter Schooling: http://cashinginonkids.com/?page_id=1520

Symbols of hate and division have no place in our government. It's time to stand up for what's right and remove the Confederate flag from all Georgia license plates. The Confederate flag is not a symbol of Southern pride. The flag is, instead, a symbol of rebellion and racism. Following the brutal killing of nine black people in a South Carolina church by a racist terrorist, it's time to put that symbol of rebellion and racism behind us and move toward healing. Remove the flag from Georgia's license plates.

Fox News groups often report news involving minority victims with blame and malice. Reports are biased, unethical, unbalanced, and often times, inaccurate. News from Fox News Network, Fox Business Network and FX Productions need to offer the same compassion with minority victims as non minority victims.

Racism is still alive and well in America. Maybe not always in large outward expressions but constantly in small micro-aggressions and subtle forms of bias and prejudice. Confederate flags flying in the United States of America are just another way to do so and remind African Americans of the brutality we've experienced in this country. This should not be happening in 2015!

This petition calls for the judge to be disrobed, because she abuses her power and allows fraudulent paperwork. She aims her abuses toward children by punishing them and putting them at risk for abuse by forcing them to live with their abusers. She tells protective mother's they aren't looking at the best interest of their children by removing them from their abusers.

In light of the recent attack in South Carolina it's time to call for an end to the celebration of these holidays. We must begin to acknowledge the festering wound of racism left by our past. A start to that process is to stop celebrating the Confederacy, a racist, hateful, treasonous regime that caused immense suffering in the state of Alabama. If the state would like to continue giving their employees as many paid days off there are countless individuals from Alabama history to celebrate.

If Georgia is to be true to its intention to be a hub for economic prosperity and an icon for future development, it must cut with its adulation for some of the darkest days in this state's history. From this state men died, and within its borders lives were destroyed, but the casualties cannot be our veil of ignorance, but instead be our reason to find clarity. Confederate Heritage and History Month and Confederate Memorial Day are grossly incompatible with any mission in which Georgia seeks to present itself as a diverse, understanding, inclusive, and respectful environment.

We as community members of Sedona Az have gathered on Cathedral Rock at FullMoon for our Drum Circle Ceremony for a minimum of 20 years. We go to Worship, to Pray, to Drum, to Dance, to Celebrate, to Bring More Peace to Our World. Our circle is open to All and many visitors join us and share that it is a once in a lifetime experience that they will always carry with them. The Land is US Forest Service and we have our right to use it. We gather just 8 times a year out of 365, for a few hours and are deserving of compromise.

When Walt Disney World opened in 1971, the Central Florida area began to take on a new shape and personality. With the growth of tourist attractions in the 1970's, 80's, and early 90's, a unique and original feel began to emerge on the side of 192, International Drive, and Universal Boulevard. The memory of these long-gone institutions are slowly fading, erasing what charm the attractions brought to the area. Xanadu, Arabian Nights, King Henry's Feast, and Water Mania are all attractions that no longer grace the billboards of Interstate 4. Splendid China represents one of the most charming, original, and magnificently planned tourism operations that came to Central Florida. Over 6 1/2 million handmade bricks alone were used in the creation of the park's Great Wall of China, a testament to the artistry and creativity that went into bringing the country's beauty and splendor to its guests. Over time, the park fell to the Post 9/11 tourism slump, which claimed several other Kissimmee/Orlando attractions. Vandals and thieves began tearing away at the park's buildings and defacing the holy statues that many created by hand. Splendid China's presence served as a reminder of Orlando's unique diversity, while also becoming a target of Tibetan activism throughout its time in operation. The park has become somewhat of a mystery and ideal location for "urban explorers" who post videos of the decay in an attempt to gain publicity for their endeavors. The park's rolling hills, handmade structures, and artistic remains should be accessible to everyone, not only those trespassing. The story of this once glorious attraction can educate current and future residents about our city's culture, economic hardships, and relationship with the tourism industry in which we rely.

Because there is a constant need for educational funding here in Oregon. This would be a way to help the cause.