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Petition to SAVE the Entrepreneur High School (EHS)The North Carolina State Board of Education's Executive Committee has voted to initiate the revocation of the charter for EHS. In their vote, they ignored the fact that we obtained what they asked for - financial and management support from two very strong and experienced partners. Preparing high school students to be self sufficient and independent allows them to avoid low paying jobs or worse - chronic unemployment, welfare dependence or incarceration. EHS met this need. EHS was started to provide students with a high school diploma AND a technical certification. We prepare students for employment in a trade, to start a company or go to college. If the school shuts down, it will be difficult for our students to find a comparable entrepreneurial education and access to the promising future EHS would like to provide.377 of 400 SignaturesCreated by Robert Hillman
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Hate Page OK with FacebookMy son is autistic and if he were to come across the community it would be devastating. They have enough issues that they do not have to see the crap that is being put out on this page https://www.facebook.com/autisticfreaks. It states it is religious group of moms, not so it is just a piece of crap that needs to be removed! Facebooks answer is that it is not violating the community standards, really hum hate statements are not a violation? Really Facebook you also state some of the porn stuff I have reported is not in violation. Get you s*** together and start taking our reports seriously. You shut down business pages because someone likes too many pages or other things like that but you think the hate being spewed or the porn being uploaded is okay? Really Facebook do something about this and NOW!2 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Cathy
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Leave a LegacyAs a retired scientist and engineer, I find it objectively easy to see this. I saw it at the Fortune 500 company that I worked for (the degeneration of quality R&D and product for short term greed). I fear for my children's future.1 of 100 SignaturesCreated by John Crow
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Save Chesapeake StingraysIt is a disgusting blood tournament that's out of date and no longer has its place in a society where we are now aware of the delicate state of our oceans and other ecosystems.14 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Libby Hardy
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Executive Order 10865 must be followed and abided for it is not an illusion.In 2006 Mr. Gould (my former employer) brought many false allegations against me in order for my Top Secret Security Clearance to be suspended because my wife who was ill and pregnant (my son was born with Autism) at the time wanted me to return from Iraq. Mr. Gould wanted me to stay in Iraq but I left with his blessings after he saw I was not going to stay ( my family comes first and this was an emergency) but Mr. Gould was so upset he began retaliating against me with bitter lies. Judge Leonard of the Department of Hearings and Appeals finally gave me an appointment to appeal my case in 2009 (although I started the documents for the hearing in regards to my suspended Top Secret Clearance in 2006, whatever happen to due process) but he did not abide by Executive Order 10865 which is detailed below. In response to Greene, President Eisenhower signed Executive Order 10865 on February 20, 1960. Executive Order 10865 requires a hearing in which contractor employees would be given the opportunity to appear before the decision-maker to confront and cross-examine witnesses and attempt to rebut the Government's case. Not all cases go to a full hearing because a clearance Applicant has the choice of having a hearing or having the case determined on a record composed of only documentary evidence. I chose to cross-examine all people who brought charges against me and was under the impression they would be at the hearing but they were not. When I appealed the decision of Judge Leonard to the Department of Hearings and Appeals I was again denied my clearance based on the two false allegations by Mr. Gould, but I could not prove them to be wrong because Mr. Gould was not at the hearing, where I could cross examine him and prove not only the 25 other false allegations he told on me which were thrown out by Judge Leonard were indeed lies but also the only two allegations (false allegations by Mr. Gould) which Judge Leonard saw as being reason enough to deny me my clearance. I have five children and a wife who have suffered tremendously because of Mr. Gould false allegations and Judge Leonard decision not to follow Executive Order 10865. Knowbody is above the law and for 25 false allegations to be thrown out during a Top Secret Clearance Hearing in itself is an injustice because in order to receive a clearance you have to be honest and truthful throughout and Mr. Gould has a Top Secret clearance for his company and he continues to work for our Government which is an insult to our Justice and Security System.16 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Gregory Lee
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Golden Tile Fish regulation changeRaise the limit of recreational Golden Tile Fish Daily Bag Limits From 1 per day to 4 per day per Angler. This would Be more in line with rest of the fisherys in the US. Presently the commercial guys get 97% of the Allocation.68 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Alan Harshman
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Open Gate Access to Pihana Kalani Heiau (Waiehu, Maui)It has been over 3 years that no one could go to the "Pihana Kalani Heiau" in Waiehu, Maui. This Heiau has been in many of Maui's families' care since its birth, which were still under Maui's Native Families who have spiritual and genealogical connections to its Chiefly Lineages, many of which are connected to our Native Families. Some of our Native Kanaka of Maui have their "Piko" or "Umbellical Cord" placed there. I for one have mine placed there and can't attend momentarily, along with our Kupuna. It is very frustrating trying to uphold family traditions such as these and not be able to practice or visit a landmark of our forefathers. The Department of Land & Natural Resources (DLNR) needs to open its "public access" to accommodate Spiritual Practices, Cultural Observance and Traditional Dances, as well as the many tourists who visit our islands. Please help us attain this goal to restore daily public access to the "Pihana Kalani Heiau" in Waiehu, Maui by signing this petition.175 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Ata Damasco
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Support for ClemencyKing&Spalding, a law firm participating in Clemency Project 2014,a national effort to pursue clemency for federal prisoners, has been assigned my case for possible clemency eligibility. I ask that if you know about or have heard about such injustice that occurred in my case or others, please support me. If given the chance I will be productive member of society. I will show you and society how a person with no hope can still mature and better themselves via the rehabilitative programs that are offered by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. If the 20 years that I have already served is not enough to pay my debt to society, give me more years to do, but don't leave me with this sentence of DEATH41 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Mr. Oscar Brown Jr.
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Protect the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau!To protect American families from the predatory and unfair lending practices that contributed to the financial crisis. From the very beginning, though, Wall Street made clear they didn't want anybody holding them accountable or stopping their ability to exploit their customers. We must continue to protect our self and our families.81 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Patricia Vile
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Boycott Netanyahu's address to CongressI think it is abhorrent that protocol was breached on such a sensitive issue. For politics to enter the area of diplomacy like this sets a dangerous precedent and should be dealt with immediately.64 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Maria Catrambone Rosen
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Protect Everyone from Traffic PollutionMy family lives by Scajaquada Expressway, a major urban arterial in Buffalo, NY. We were attracted to our home because it is large house near a beautiful park in our price range that can accommodate our growing family. However, after confronting the dirty reality of traffic pollution, we did some research. It turns out it's really making us sick and we can't move away from it because traffic pollution actually travels pretty far from the roadways.43 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Daniel Cadzow
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Corporal Chester Nez Day January 23rdOur United States of America Marine Corps Navajo Code Talkers' last survivor was Chester Nez who died in 2014 at age 93. A book has been compiled of his life and the only one written by a Navajo Code Talker and a co-author. His contributions to the attack on Iwo Jima and the Pacific strikes by the Japanese military were monumental to the success and end of World War II. If he ever revealed information about the code, he was under the threat of his tongue being cut out, or death. He was never able to reveal to his family nor anyone else his mission. Corporal U.S.M.C. Chester Nez the recipient of numerous medals of honor, and deserves to represent his 28 other comrades in a yearly tribute so the USA will never forget the secret missions of the United State Marine Corps through the code of the Navajo Native Language, a code the Japanese could not decipher. Corporal USMC medal of honor recipient Nez died in 2014 at the age of 93. I am also proposing that a United States Postal Stamp be made to commemorate his life.306 of 400 SignaturesCreated by Karyn Kaonohikahikino'okala Spencer, Ph.D.