Our children's well-being and education is our top priority and forcing them to change school districts based on perceived tax savings is not acceptable. We are more than satisfied with our children's educational opportunities and positive relationships with teachers, coaches, classmates, and support staff. We live in Dover School District because we chose to live here; we want to raise our children in their HOME community of Dover, PA.

Doctor choice is critical in all aspects of health care, but especially in mental health care, where the relationship with one's provider is critical. Therefore "Out-of-Network" benefits area are a necessity for patients.

I'm a civil rights law student passionate about equality and justice for all; but last night, I felt as defeated as you did after watching another black teenager's (my brother's age) life be (prematurely and without warrant) shortened, devalued, ignored, and dismissed while the guilty roam free and hundreds of hopeless and disheartened protesters are arrested. Let's not allow this to be another case of amnesia; this is an all too familiar story line with a destructive and disastrous ending for our youth. In a political system dominated, directed and controlled by money, wherein despite population and wealth disparities, blacks possess more purchasing power than any other group--we're the nation's #1 consumer, targeted in more ways than one. Let's no longer buy into a system without standing up and demanding equal respect and justice for our not only our money but our lives, the way our elders did during sit-ins and boycotts to set precedents and demand change! Let's be empowered on a unified front this Black Friday by paying it forward; let's put our money where our worth is by supporting black businesses instead. Perhaps a national boycott correlated with investment into our own communities isn't such a bad idea after all, and our new Civil Rights Movement can echo the chants of past leaders by enriching one another and moving our country forward by peacefully utilizing these same boycotts today. Remember, change begins with you and it takes a village so let's stand together. Take this pledge to not buy into Big Business this Black Friday (and everyday) and reinvest into Black Businesses in your neighborhood. Let's heal one another through this moment of grief, but let us also use this struggle as an opportunity to make progress. MAKE THE PLEDGE TO BOYCOTT BIG BUSINESS AND BUY FROM BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES ON BLACK FRIDAY TO PROTEST INJUSTICE AND SAY BLACK LIVES MATTER. #BlackOutFriday #BlackLivesMatter #PutYourMoneyWhereYourWorthIs http://aroundthewayapp.com/ (<-- to locate Black businesses In your area)

Police Foundation Executive Fellow, Chief Tony Farrar, recently completed an extensive year long study to evaluate the effect of body-worn video cameras on police use-of-force. This randomized controlled trial represents the first experimental evaluation of body-worn video cameras used in police patrol practices. Cameras were deployed to all patrol officers in the Rialto (CA) Police Department. Every police patrol shift during the 12-month period was assigned to experimental or control conditions. Wearing cameras was associated with dramatic reductions in use-of-force and complaints against officers. The authors conclude: "The findings suggest more than a 50% reduction in the total number of incidents of use-of-force compared to control-conditions, and nearly ten times more citizens’ complaints in the 12-months prior to the experiment." We applaud Chief Farrar for his commitment to conducting rigorous scientific research on a technology initiative that has broad implications for the field of policing. The full report, coauthored with Dr. Barak Ariel, Cambridge University

21 new ballots have suddenly appeared in the Maine Senate District 25 election. All of them are for the Republican candidate and have flipped the election in her favor. Only 171 voters were recorded casting ballots on Long Island, but with the mysterious appearance of these 21 votes, there are now 192 ballots from the town. So far, Republicans have shut down attempts to investigate this potential fraud. A committee of the Maine Senate, the Maine Secretary of State and various law enforcement agencies could all have a role in investigating this issue. They need to hear from us that the integrity of our elections must be upheld. More information here: http://bangordailynews.com/2014/11/25/politics/elections/questions-unanswered-after-untraceable-mystery-ballots-change-outcome-of-senate-election/

To avoid another situation like Ferguson where there is only conflicting eyewitness testimony and no video evidence.

Many years ago, tuition for universities of California was extremely low, costing only $4,500 a year. Now tuition has risen all the way through the roof. By the year of 2019, UC students will have to pay $15-$20,000 a year. If we do not help the rise of tuition now, future students AND parents will be suffering from the high costs. California's education should be open to everyone, not just those who can afford it. SIGN FOR UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, NOT UNIVERSITY OF THE WEALTHY OF CALIFORNIA.

I have a family member facing life threatening cancer. Because she is a Federal employee, she was able to see the best surgeons and oncologists at the best cancer centers around the country. At some of the facilities where she received care, entire departments (radiology) were out-of-network. All of her care has been out-of-state, and it has been covered, with both in- and out-of-network caps on out-of-pocket expenses. Since I purchase my coverage on the NYS Insurance Exchange, I would not have access to the life-saving treatment she was able to obtain were I to God forbid need it. Plans currently sold on the NYS Insurance Exchange do not provide financial protection against unaffordable medical expenses. They cover in-network coverage for a limited region only. Often in-network hospitals have individual practitioners, services, or entire departments that are out-of-network with a plan. None of these bills, including doctors and hospitals out out-of-state, would be covered by existing plans offered on the NYS Exchange. Furthermore, when faced with a life-threatening condition (cancer, transplants, etc.), we who purchase insurance on the NYS Exchange should be able to have access to nationally recognized Centers for Excellence on an in-network basis. We shouldn't have to choose between saving our lives and bankruptcy. Those purchasing insurance on the NYS Insurance Exchange should have access to the same coverage as Federal Employees with nationwide plans in this regard.

The vile, heinous and viscous acts of police brutality has steered out of ascendancy. How many more lives of black men will have to be slaughtered in order for you to take control? I thought it was the police officer duty to serve and protect? We the people are tired of these police taking the law into their own hands and not being held accountable for their actions! A black man in the U.S. is killed every 28 hours by the police. We don't need anymore Michael Browns, Trayvon Martins, Kimani Grays, and Kendrec McDades being viewed as a threat or a mistaken identity and killed in cold blood! This needs to stop now and Officer Darren Wilson needs to be prosecuted!

In light of the most recent injustice dealt at the hands of the Ferguson Police Department and the ongoing legacy of abuse by police departments all over the country, it's time that the Federal Government be compelled to act on our behalf by making it mandatory that every police department be accredited by an exacting group of standards that include, but not limited to mandatory body cameras for each and every officer, mandatory diversity training in order to learn how to interact with people of color, mandatory mental evaluations in order to weed out potential threats to citizen safety, annual testing to insure that federal standards are being met, automatic dismissal for officers that break the law with no intervention from police unions accountability to civilian review boards with authority to influence policy on behalf of the community. Finally, if a department fails to meet these standards in total, that department goes on a probationary period with federal oversight at the local level. Should that department fail after the probationary period, it will be disbanded.

I am signing this petition because it directly affects many patients who receive services at both my OMH clinic and private practice. Without these benefits, I know for certain that some of these patients would drop out of treatment.

Rutgers faculty and staff are committed to high quality education for each and every student, groundbreaking research and lifesaving health care. These services rely on the professionals who work with the students, patients and community every day. Rutgers’ faculty and staff are currently bargaining for new contracts with the President and Board of Governors. The administration should bargain in good faith instead of cancelling sessions, proposing to reduce and eliminate earned benefits and putting forward insulting economic offers. Experts’ research has identified $600 million in unrestricted reserve , and an inordinate number of Rutgers managers with salaries over $250,000 per year Student tuition and fees subsidize athletics at a higher rate than any other American university, while student debts mount and faculty and staff are left behind financially. Rutgers management needs to stop diverting hundreds millions from academics to athletics. . Rutgers has adequate resources to reduce student costs and respect the value of the faculty and staff by negotiating fair contracts.