For the last 5 years I have volunteered in animal rescue daily and believe no animal should be left out in the cold. If you have a pet it becomes part of your family and you should treat it like you would another family member.

As an educated woman, I can no longer stand the mockery Fox "News" is making of the rest of our news outlets. Fox "News" is lowering the standards for the rest of our media and I'm not having it!

Nestle has a water bottling facility in Madison County. They started pulling water from Blue Springs a number of years ago completely free. They don't pay any type of fee or tax for the water they take. In other words, they are stealing water from Florida. They have even fought to reduce or eliminate the property taxes they pay to our county. It's time we end this and ask Nestle to pay their fair share.

Years ago I worked for Jerry Brown for President, and watched the liberal media PRE-nominate Bill Clinton as the Democratic nominee. Brown was against big money in politics and refused to take over $100 donations, and Brown was pro-renewable energy in a big way. Sure would have been nice if Americans would have had a real primary debate in the media, and not have their Democratic candidates pre-selected by the media. Bernie Sanders needs equal time on MSNBC.

In September, 2014, federal protections for gray wolves in Wyoming were reinstated after a federal judge invalidated the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s (FWS) delisting of wolves in that state. In December, 2014, federal protections were also reinstated for wolves in the western Great Lakes region—including Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin—after another federal judge invalidated FWS’s delisting of wolves in that area. Wildlife management decisions should be based on the best available science, not politics. If Congress delists wolves from the Endangered Species Act, it would completely undermine one of our nation’s bedrock environmental laws—a law that Americans rely on as a safety net for our nation’s wildlife, plants, birds, insects, and fish. We have just begun to recover wolves in parts of the United States. This recovery effort has had some great successes, as we now have populations in the northern Rockies and the western Great Lakes region. But it is too soon to take wolves off the endangered species list, as multiple courts have confirmed. There is suitable habitat in numerous states where wolves have not yet reestablished populations. Continued federal protections are essential to allow existing populations to stabilize and expand to other suitable habitat. This is not just about the wolf – there are broader implications for the Endangered Species Act, as well. The Act is one of our most effective and important environmental laws, supported by nearly 85 percent of Americans. Unfortunately, the 2011 appropriations rider that delisted wolves in Idaho, Montana, and in parts of Washington, Oregon, and Utah, set a terrible precedent and rendered the Endangered Species Act vulnerable to other congressional attacks. Since the 2011 wolf rider, we’ve seen an uptick in bills and riders that undermine or block protections under the Act for particular species, along with other types of proposals to weaken the Act. We must not allow further “death by a thousand cuts” erosion of this bedrock environmental law.

I see too many young black Americans in jail for a minor offense such as this, affecting their lives most adversely.

Being born on the first president's birthday, the man that started it all, I knew from the beginning I was the one to do something. Being raised on Pennsylvania's own governor leaders farm, going to the very college he funded, having a great grandmother living in the retirement home he established, I am deeply rooted in this country's heart. Coming so close to death when I was 13, I should've been dead, God spoke to me. He said that I know how to change this country, that he kept me alive to do something, to disregard his intentions is ensuring all hell to break loose. Already at church, a pastor came upon me for my actions, telling me to come back so he can give me the rest of my lesson. I prayed to God so hard, a storm rolled in, the only business in the county that electric was knocked out was the one the pastor blasphemed against me in. I would deeply listen to what I have to say, for words on paper do not give credit due. There's a beckoning calling, get back to me for any hope..

Gun violence: It's personal. My stepfather was murdered--shot dead--and it was devastating to our family. Have you been personally affected by gun violence? I hope not, and let's keep it that way. Say NO to the proposed legislation that would allow guns on college campuses in Nevada.

We, the citizens of Greensboro, do not support Friendly Center monetizing on the suffering of our world's creatures. Fur is torn from the backs of live animals because it makes for a cleaner separation. The animal is then thrown into a pile where they remain alive for upwards of 10 minutes. The fur at Friendly Center comes from China, where there is little to no regulation. Sadly, cats and dogs are sold as fox or mink. We love Friendly Center, however feel as though CBL's priorities no longer coincide with our ever progressing city.

Governor Bobbi Jindal continues to close mental health facilities, thus, fueling the mental health crisis since Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. Criminalizing people with mental illness is dehumanizing and traumatizing. Please sign the petition to "Stop the Criminalization of Mental Illness in New Orleans"

A recent audit revealed that 17 of the 20 government-subsidized childcare centers in Pennsylvania were found to have serious health and safety violations--including concealment of criminal charges against operators. Of the failing sites, only two have been shut down and under state law the audit manager noted that they were not able to investigate more broadly.

Concerned citizens of Woodland Heights have a meeting on June 2, 2015, with METRO to discuss this issue prior to public hearings about the rerouting. Show your support to move the new METRO route to the perimeter roads of Woodland Heights so we can reclaim our neighborhood and our streets, making them safer for residents.