I have been personally affected by this losing 14+Years of my life for a crime I am innocent of. Please help me get the Justice deserved. We need this case opened and the actual killer deserves to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Please sign on and allow Justice to be reached for me as well as the family of TJ Emfinger. Thank you and God bless!

Two major publishers have drafted new social studies textbooks for K-12 students in Texas that are filled with misinformation about climate change. Since Texas is the nation’s second largest buyer of textbooks, books produced for the state are often sold nationwide. The Texas State Board of Education is reviewing these books now, and will decide at its November meeting whether to approve them. Among other egregious errors, the draft textbooks from publishers McGraw Hill and Pearson assert there is an active dispute among scientists about the primary cause of climate change. The climate change-denying Heartland Institute is given equal footing with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which integrates the work of thousands of credentialed, peer-reviewed scientists. The publishers are responding to pressure from climate deniers on the Texas State Board of Education, who are determined to stop students from learning the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change -- that it is happening now and caused by human activities, primarily the burning of fossil fuels. Unless McGraw-Hill and Pearson correct the many factual errors about climate change before its books are presented to the Board next month, students across the country will be denied accurate information about the biggest global challenge their generation will face. It’s crucial that we send a strong message right away that censoring climate science in order to sell books is unethical and an unacceptable disservice to students, and must be corrected.

My bestfriends (of seven years) will be attending Wakeland HS next year when they live one street away from me. I see no need for Eldarado Estates going to Lonestar HS. This will be the third time I've been affected by FISD re-zoning schools! I will not take this anymore! My neighborhood should be going to Wakeland not Lonestar!

The Bottle Bill places a refundable nickel deposit on beer and soda bottles, and those containers get recycled 80% of the time. Other drinks like bottled water, juice, and sports drinks don't have the deposit and only get recycled 23% of the time. These containers are the ones that end up as litter in our parks, beaches, and ballfields, and we shouldn't tolerate it. Vote YES on 2 to keep Massachusetts beautiful.

No one is allowed to go to tim hortons in the morning before school. We need coffee in the morning!

Oscar Pistorius has a history of obsession with guns and domestic violence "incidents" as documented by his former girlfriend Samantha Taylor and police spokeswoman Brigadier Denise Beukes. Today, NPR reported that: "Correctional services officer Joel Maringa says the sentence Oscar Pistorius should receive would be three years of house arrest with strict monitoring — no guns, no drugs, no alcohol — and the attendance of support programs, along with 16 hours of community service a month, likely cleaning a local museum or hospital, to compensate society 'for the wrong he has done.'" This, for the life of an innocent woman?! UNACCEPTABLE! In the United States three women PER DAY are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends. Each MINUTE, 24 people endure domestic violence. In fact, the presence of a firearm in a domestic violence situation increased the risk of homicide by 500 percent! Tell Hon. Thokozile Masipa that she needs to send Pistorius and the rest of the world a message - WE WILL NOT STAND FOR IT ANY LONGER! Honor the legacy of the beautiful Reeva Steenkamp and the other angels whose lives were cut short by domestic violence. Add your name now!

The soda industry has spent 1.675 million dollars (over $21/voter) to date in an attempt to kill this community-driven initiative. Berkeley vs. Big Soda is a David vs. Goliath story about a grassroots children's health movement struggling against a massive corporate-backed campaign of disinformation whose only goal is protecting profits. Not only do we want a win at the polls on Nov. 4th, but we want to inspire other communities to take on this giant - show it can be done. Berkeley is an early adopter of social change. It was one of the first cities to voluntarily desegregate its public schools, offer domestic partner benefits, institute curb cuts in sidewalks, and ban styrofoam containers. What happens in Berkeley doesn't stay in Berkeley. Please visit BerkeleyvsBigSoda.com for more information.

At the present time, families struggle with available revenue to meet financial obligations. A practical wage will impact everyone in the state by putting more cash in circulation.

Birchbox has cornered the market when it comes to selling samples to women (and men). Their products are colorful, innovative, and helpful -- yet often those included come from companies that continue to test on animals even though reliable, safe methods have been developed so that this process is no longer necessary. We demand that Birchbox take a look at the bigger picture -- one that includes not only beauty, sales, and money but also the faces of the animals who suffer and die every day for the sake of developing that newest mascara or face cream. Alternative methods exist that can eradicate the need for these cruel tests, and Birchbox has the opportunity to show the world it's important to be compassionate as well as fashion-savvy. Please sign this petition to send a message to Birchbox that we will no longer sit back and turn a blind eye to the cruelty occurring in the makeup industry. Then tell them you will unsubscribe until they've reevaluated and retooled the way they do business going forward. Together we can make an amazing change!

Ongoing concern over reliability of the PARCC test due to insufficient time for field testing, in addition to inadequate technology to administer the test and lack of Common Core readiness in many schools across the state, support the view that this test is not yet ready for statewide, mandatory administration. Illinois is not alone in its opposition to this test in its current form. In fact, of the 23 states originally planning to use PARCC, only 8 states plus the District of Columbia are using both the elementary and high school versions of the PARCC. (Three additional states will use PARCC for some students.) ISBE needs to provide an appropriate education for all Illinois children; therefore, the PARCC test must be suspended for the 2014-2015 school year. We recommend the following modifications of the Illinois state 2014-2015 assessment schedule upon receipt of a waiver from the DOE: ---Delay the PARCC until the test is improved and validated through additional field testing ---Continue the use of other nationally-normed reading/math tests in 2014-15, such as NWEA MAP and ACT ---Move ACT high school testing back to its original date in April (currently early March) *************** Nosotros, los ciudadanos de Illinois, presentamos una petición a la Junta Educativa del Estado de Illinois (ISBE por sus siglas en inglés) para adquirir una exención del Departamento de Educación de EE.UU (USDOE por sus siglas en inglés) con el fin de aplazar la implementación de la prueba PARCC (por sus siglas en inglés) para el año escolar 2014-2015. Preocupación constante por fiabilidad de la prueba PARCC debido a la falta de tiempo en las pruebas de campo, además de una tecnología inadecuada para administrar la prueba y la falta de preparación de Common Core en muchas escuelas en todo el estado, apoyar el punto de vista que esta prueba todavía no está lista para por todo el estado, administración obligatoria. Illinois no está sola en su oposición a esta prueba en su forma actual. De hecho, de los 23 estados que originalmente planificaron el uso de la prueba PARCC, sólo 8 estados y el Distrito de Columbia han utilizado la prueba PARCC en las escuelas primarias y secundarias. (Otros tres estados utilizarán PARCC para algunos estudiantes.) ISBE debe proporcionar una educación apropiada para todos los niños de Illinois; por lo tanto, debe suspenderse la prueba PARCC para el año escolar 2014-2015. Recomendamos las siguientes modificaciones de la programación de evaluación de Illinois estado 2014-2015 a partir de recibir la exención del DOE: --- Retrasar la prueba PARCC hasta que se ha mejorado y validado a través de otras pruebas de campo. --- Continuar con el uso de otras pruebas de nivel nacional de lectura / matemáticas en 2014-15, como las pruebas NWEA, MAP y ACT (por sus siglas en inglés). --- Mover la prueba ACT de las escuelas secundarias a su fecha original para Abril (actualmente principios de Marzo)

The Minto West project in The Acreage could bring benefits to the community. It will help create a new business district and provide jobs for the community. Development of public parks and improvements to road and water network will help the Western Communities.

Why would a (supposedly unaffiliated news source) endorse a ridiculous religious nut like Cory Gardner? Is it because they checked with their church of choice before stating their position? There is no room for religious intolerance in our country's elections. It's time to rally support behind the women of our country and stop the overbearing control of women supported by the republican right wing nuts!!!!