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Bring Awareness To This Lethal Eating Disorder: AnorexiaAnorexia Is one of the most lethal eating disorders in America. It takes over lives and forces people to see themselves in a way that they shouldn't. Anorexia makes people become extremely obsessive with their weight and the physical appearance in general. I believe that with making more and more people aware we can all find some sort of way to find a better way to heal anorexics with what they are struggling with because they do it alone. I believe that awareness can be raised for people going through the stages of the lethal eating disorder, Anorexia.59 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Dayana
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Stop Common Core in MassachusettsCommon Core is stripping our students and teachers of their creativity and individuality. This is not an appropriate way to educate any child and the teachers become data collectors.62 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Sherrie Hubbard
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Remove 700,000 tires from Ft. Lauderdale Beach, FloridaFor 8 years, the community has demanded the removal of this disaster. After spending 3 million dollars over three years, only 60,000 tires were removed! Now the latest proposal is to spend 2 million dollars over two years to remove 100,000 tires, leaving 600,000 tires with their tie straps deteriorating. This is unacceptable! The local salvage community believes with use of proper equipment, a tub grinder, all of these tires could be removed at the same cost in the same time frame. Enough is enough. Time is of the essence: Stop this disaster before it becomes a major marine environmental disaster. Sign this petition demanding more for your dollar. Efficiency is the key to this project. Save our Oceans.58 of 100 SignaturesCreated by David Pressler
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Don’t Let Netanyahu & Friends Abort an Iran DealIn recent weeks, attention has focused on the outrage surrounding Netanyahu’s March 3rd speech to Congress, and House Speaker Boehner's invitation to Netanyahu. After Netanyahu's speech, focus must revert to the real issues: Iran negotiations, deal or no deal, peace or war. Prime Minister Netanyahu has made clear that any viable, reasonable deal – a deal that both Iran could accept and one that meets the red lines of the P5+1 negotiators – would never reach his standard. With the deadline for a framework agreement with Iran approaching (March 23rd) and with AIPAC getting into gear, pressure is mounting on members of Congress to proceed with new legislation – sanctions and other initiatives – that could kill a deal before it is reached or render any deal dead on arrival.1,022 of 2,000 SignaturesCreated by Americans for Peace Now
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Let Temple adjuncts have a vote!Dear Provost Dai: I am a graduating senior majoring in African American Studies, and I support the right of my professors—including adjunct faculty—to vote to form a union. I urge you to allow the approximately 1,300 adjunct faculty at Temple University to proceed with a fair and timely election by dropping the legal challenges Temple has brought before the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board. Temple’s adjunct faculty should be able to exercise their right to make a choice about unionization. I urge you to let them vote. Every student who has attended Temple has been taught by at least one adjunct faculty member. After all, adjuncts make up half of the faculty at Temple. They are a valuable part of our university community. Their commitment to our education is compensated with low pay, few benefits and no assurances that they will be able to teach future classes beyond the current semester. This is unfair not only to faculty but to students as well. For example, a professor I make a connection with one semester may not be around the next semester, in spite of excellent teaching and student support. I believe that adjunct faculty, like all workers, deserve to be treated with dignity and respect by the Temple administration, and I strongly support their organizing to form a collective bargaining unit with the union they have chosen, the Temple Association of University Professionals. I call on you to allow Temple’s adjunct faculty to hold a fair and transparent election, and I demand that you not use any tuition funds or other resources to hinder their efforts. Sincerely, Sarah Giskin, African American Studies Temple University3,010 of 4,000 SignaturesCreated by Sarah Giskin
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End Veterans found frozen to deathStory (no longer available) from http://www.newschannel9.com Korean War Veteran Found Frozen To Death Inside Home This bitter cold weather has killed 11 people in Tennessee, most of them from hypothermia. On Wednesday, Sequatchie County deputies found a senior citizen frozen to death inside his mobile home atop Lewis Chapel Mountain. Bradley Sutter was an 85-year-old Korean War veteran. He lived somewhat in seclusion. From Shell Road, his house isn't visible. A snow covered path lined by frozen tree branches leads to his home. It's easy to never see it. Sheriff Ronnie Hitchcock said, "At the time we were on the mountain, it was 16 degrees outside and it felt as cold inside as it did outside." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Updated version from wrcbtv on February 20, 2015 includes: Fatalities Tennessee has eleven (11), confirmed, weather-related fatalities: Hamilton County - One (1) fatality: 63-year-old male, hypothermia related Henry County - Two (2) fatalities: 64-year-old female, hypothermia related; 69-year-old male, hypothermia related Hickman County (1) fatality: male, dialysis patient, unable to get to treatment Knox County - One (1) fatality: 30-year-old male, motor vehicle accident Overton County - One (1) fatality: 38-year-old female, motor vehicle accident Roane County – One (1) fatality, 44-year-old male, hypothermia related Sequatchie – One (1) fatality, 85-year-old male, hypothermia related Shelby County - One (1) fatality: 48-year-old male, hypothermia related Williamson County - Two (2) fatalities: 34-year-old female; 10-year-old male, motor vehicle accident Power Outages There are just over 6,300 customers without power this afternoon, down from more than 11,000 this morning, over six counties with the highest outage in Monroe at 5,693 customers. Shelters Open Red Cross (7): Warren, Sevier, Roane, Maryville, Loudon, Knox, Dyer Independent (6): Madisonville, Loudon, Lewisburg, Coffee, McMinn, Rhea http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/28140165/tema-confirms-6-cold-related-deaths-in-tennessee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2015/feb/21/war-vet-freezes-death-inside-home/289469/ War Vet Freezes to Death Inside Home DUNLAP, Tenn. -- After surviving two wars, frigid weather took the life of Bradley Sutter this week. Police found the 85-year-old dead in his rural mobile home with nothing but electric blankets for heat. With temperatures in the single digits this week, concerned neighbors asked the Sequatchie County Sheriff's Office to check on Sutter, whom neighbors hadn't seen in several days. Deputies found him dead of hypothermia Wednesday afternoon inside his squalid mobile home, which is tucked away in some woods off of state Route 111 near Dunlap. Deputies found an electric furnace in the home, but it was either broken or not turned on. Sutter's only source of heat came from two electric blankets -- one on top of him, the other underneath. A piece was missing from the bottom of the front door, plugged up with grocery bags. ...After days of searching for family members, investigators tracked down Sutter's son through an ancestry registry, though the sheriff said the two hadn't been in touch for some time. Sutter's son, who traveled from Englewood, Tenn., on Friday to sort through his father's things, declined to comment. The winter storm that swept through the country this week has so far claimed the lives of 18 Tennesseans. Nine of those deaths were hypothermia-related, according to the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. One of those hypothermia-related fatalities was local 64 year-old Douglas King, who was found Tuesday morning near the railroad trestles at 600 E. 11th St., just a block from the Chattanooga Community Kitchen. ---------------------------------------------- Vance Perry, age 57, Madison, Wisconsin Army veteran freezes to death after being released from VA hospital He was found in a parking garage in below freezing temperatures, wearing only a light jacket. The medical examiner says he likely died of hypothermia. He was 57. Author: Staff, NBC January 5, 2018 Atlanta Erika Perry Vance Perry Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital Paul Rickert MADISON, Wis. -- An Atlanta family says it was negligence that led to the death of their father, an Army veteran. Vance Perry was found dead on New Year's Eve in a freezing-cold parking garage in Madison, Wis. http://www.ksdk.com/article/news/army-veteran-freezes-to-death-after-being-released-from-va-hospital/504994426 ---------------------------------------------- http://www.kcci.com/news/person-found-dead-at-water-works-park/31387656 Richard Miles, age 40 Des Moines "Police identified the man Saturday as 40-year-old Richard Miles. Des Moines Police Sgt. Jason Halifax said Miles was considered a missing person since Feb. 2 and that he likely died from natural causes.... Police said the man's body was 'frozen solid' and he was not wearing a coat or shoes. There was no trauma to his body." ---------------------------------------------- John Skelley, 69 Cancer-Stricken Vietnam Veteran John Skelley, 69, Freezes to Death after Michigan Utility Shuts off Gas http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oakland/2015/02/12/vietnam-veteran-hypothermia-shutoff/23327507/ Detroit Free Press State asks: Why did Hazel Park veteran freeze to death? By Katrease Stafford, Detroit Free Press 10:47 p.m. EST February 12, 2015 John Skelley, 69, was found dead Feb. 1 in a home on West Pearl Street. Hazel Park police say Skelley died of hypothermia and other health issues. According to Consumers Energy, service was disconnected at the home on the afternoon of Jan. 19 and a tag with assistance and reconnection information was placed on the door. -----------------------------------------------...69 of 100 SignaturesCreated by David Hamm
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unfair daily fees charged for local jails are discriminatoryYes, I have a loved one who is incarcerated and am directly impacted by the unfairness of this practice. The cost are exhorbitant and find it extremely difficult to be able to afford to pay for extra food to keep him from feeling like we live in a 3rd world country. He goes hungry many nights and loses weight very easy. At times others will share some leftovers from their trays. On top of the high food gouging and daily fees we also pay over $3.00 per phone call. They are there to be punished but it is extreme to add this to important basic needs and must be changed!11 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Kathy Mckeon
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Motion for a New Trial and Amendment ofJudgment!!My petition is about getting my uncle, Clifton McKinney and everyone else that has or is being wrongfully imprisoned, the chance at a fair and honest trial or new appeal!! This issue has affected me not only because he's my uncle, but also because I feel that justice is not served when innocent people are punished for something they didn't do.37 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Terra Mckinney
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STOP OC Parks From Using Toxic HerbicidesOC Parks and the Irvine Ranch Conservancy use hundreds of thousands of your tax dollars to purchase toxic herbicides, which are regularly applied to wild and manicured landscapes. Roundup, Aquamaster and Transline are made by Monsanto and Dow Chemical for "weed control." Their active ingredients are glyphosate and clopyralid, which are known to disrupt the biology of our environment by causing health problems in humans and wildlife. There is a wide variety of environmentally-friendly alternatives for landscape management. Please urge OC Parks Director Stacy Blackwood and Irvine Ranch Conservancy Executive Director Mike O'Connell to stop using these harmful petrochemicals and utilize environmentally friendly alternatives. The health of future generations is at stake. Thank you!1,373 of 2,000 SignaturesCreated by Joel Robinson
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Motion for new trial and amendment of judgment!!My petition is about getting my uncle, Clifton McKinney an everyone else that has or is being wrongly imprisoned, the chance at a fair an honest trial or new appeal!! This issue has affected me not only because it's my uncle, but also because I feel that justice is not having innocent people punished for something they didn't do.23 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Terra Mckinney
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Bring pets insideCurrently there is very little protection for animals in New York State. Dogs and Cats are not safe from their owner leaving them outside in extreme weather. It has been as low as -25 with the wind chill here in the past month and it is not illegal to leave pets outside overnight?! If someone calls the police and reports animal cruelty, there is no law making it illegal. Please don't stand by and let this continue to happen to voiceless animals; please sign in support of bringing pets inside!927 of 1,000 SignaturesCreated by Brandy McCaffrey
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Fire Keith OlbermannPenn State Dance Marathon (THON) has raised over $114 million dollars for children with pediatric cancer since 1977. Mr. Olbermann's remarks are not only an insult to this tremendous effort but to every family that has been affected with pediatric cancer.2,379 of 3,000 SignaturesCreated by Ryan Ashby