I am writing this petition on behalf of my son, Ben. He is 12 years old, in 5th grade, and he is deaf. There is technology and assistance that would allow him to have equal access to education, and he is not receiving it from his school district. He struggles every day. Imagine wearing noise cancelling headphones in a classroom and then be expected to perform on the same level as your hearing classmates. This is what Ben has to do, as well as others like him. We went to the school during the 2012-13 school year and made a request for captioning equipment as well as other ideas to make the classroom accessible, and we were met with skepticism and ignorance on the subjects of his disability and accessibility. As time passes, my child sits in a classroom desperately trying to keep up with lectures and student interaction, which is so important to cognitive development and education, but also leaves him fatigued, frustrated and with headaches. Even those of you who may not be familiar with deafness or any other disability, you encounter accessibility for the disabled every day. Ramps, railings and special parking for those in wheel chairs, Braille on ATMs and “beeps” at crosswalks for the visually impaired and alarm systems that can be seen and heard are all examples of everyday accessibility that we take for granted. These are some of the ways that people with disabilities are able to be productive members of our society. My son needs access to technology that converts the words spoken in the classroom into text and displaying them on a computer screen so that he can follow the teacher’s lecture, other students’ questions, class discussion or other oral information presented in the classroom. Captioning captures all pertinent oral information presented in the classroom. This technology would allow Ben to use his voice in class to participate in discussions which are critical for his education and for improving voice quality so that others will more readily understand his speech. Captioning technology will allow Ben to develop oral vocabulary and hone the ability to “listen”. As Ben puts meaning to sounds with the help of this tool he will be learning to communicate independently. Ben does not use sign language. He is in a very small percentage of the Deaf community that chooses the spoken word. This is the mode of communication that he has chosen. If Ben did sign, he would have an interpreter. Would it not stand to reason that the school district would allow him interpretation in his mode of communication? Even students who use sign language often prefer speech to text in an educational setting. Please help Ben achieve his dreams by giving him a fair and appropriate education. He is a loving intelligent young person, who without this technology has very little chance of achieving his potential.

To give Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to people from Ebola affected areas(Guinea,liberia and Sierra Leone),so that they can work and support their families,people and countries that are affected in the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).

To Whom it May Concern: First and foremost, we offer our heartfelt support to any victims and their families that have been hurt during these difficult times. The purpose of this statement is to briefly convey our support and appreciation for George Najjar. Although we as former players have graduated during different eras, we have witnessed the consistency of his character and dedication to uplifting the youth of the Sayreville community. In short, George Najjar defines our team motto of "Commitment and Character." We thereby respectfully ask the Sayreville Board of Education to take into consideration our comments when making a decision on Coach Najjar's future as the football coach of Sayreville High School.

Park Slope has no mass transit access for the aging and disabled. Therefore, the only way for residents to go to appointments in Manhattan, including doctor, family , educational and cultural visits, usually requires that they drive or take car service. This increases environmental pollution thus negating an important goal of urban living. In addition , it is an added expense to this population many of whom live on fixed budgets and must deal with the costs of living in New York ,one of the most expensive cities in the USA.

DEAR NEIGHBORS: WE NEED YOUR HELP TO STOP COYOTE KILLING CONTESTS IN GRAYSON COUNTY, VA Let's help Grayson County find a more ecologically responsible, effective way to deal with coyotes in the area, by promoting coexistence through education. Coexistence management plans work, as attested to by cities such as San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Vancouver, Denver and many others throughout the country. We ask officials in leadership positions to become proactive in stopping the trapping and in reaching out to the public with educational materials to promote a plan for coexistence. *Killing coyotes, especially so cruelly through killing contests, does not work because vacated niches are soon filled by newcomer coyotes, and when coyotes are killed, they reproduce more to make up the difference. Published research shows that indiscriminate killing of coyotes throws off their natural social structure which keeps their own numbers in check. *Killing coyotes, either through massive shooting or by trapping them is terrifyingly cruel to the animals and causes a huge amount of suffering and pain to individual coyotes and entire family structures. *Simple guidelines and education work in other cities, they can work here. These include never feeding a coyote, not leaving food out, securing garbage cans, protecting small pets by keeping them indoors when they cannot be supervised out of doors, keeping dogs leashed in coyote areas, learning how to appropriately shoo a coyote away if it gets too close. *Coyotes play a vital and natural role in the ecosystem, eating mostly rodents that can carry plague and hantavirus. Learn about their amazing close knit families, intelligence and survival skills even as humans have tried to wipe them out. We, the undersigned, want coyote killing contests in Grayson County stopped, and we want our leadership officials to become proactive in support of coexistence. We support a coexistence plan which involves management through community education programs, presentations and workshops, information websites and other communication forms such as flyers on doorknobs and information in water bills. PETITION BACKGROUND Please make your voice heard by signing the “Stop Coyote Killing Contests in Grayson County” petition to be delivered to leadership officials in the area. In addition, we would appreciate your contacting your city and county officials -- either by phone or by email, using any of the talking points in the petition, telling them you oppose not only killing contests, but also trapping, and you support a proactive educational approach to coyote coexistence. This is a native American species for which we all are stewards. The wild animals in the area belong to all of us, and no one has the right to kill them indiscriminately. Please visit the COYOTE COEXISTENCE website at www.coyotecoexistence.com for information and updates. If you are willing to help out more, please write us at [email protected] Thanks for your support!

This Petition is started to PROVIDE U.S. CITIZENS ONE FOCAL POINT WHERE THEY MAY STATE THEIR RAGE that an EXTREME CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS BETWEEN A NUMBER OF THE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES OF THE U.S.A. AND THEIR ABILITY TO TRUTHFULLY AND ADEQUATLEY PERFORM THE DUTIES TO WHICH THEY ARE BOUND.

The public Hearing on this matter has been delayed due to some of the concerns raised in this petition. This provides a little extra time to work with experts to prepare testimony for the hearing. Please make your voice heard - show up to the re-scheduled hearing dates or sign this petition or both.

The 2000 E Biddle Street vacant properties have been a hub for drug use, homelessness, and temporary dump site of materials. As our Mayor has requested, these sites are to be revitalized to support more green communities, with beauty and safety as the top priority. These buildings are not doing neither and should be demolished.

The City and County of San Francisco is directly harming the health and welfare of residents via the Department of Building Inspection issuing nighttime noisy construction permits to construction projects located within 500' of residential buildings. See this news video about this issue: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/San-Francisco-SoMa-Residents-Frustrated-Over-Construction-Noise-277983901.html Night Noise permits are recorded here: http://sfdbi.org/night-noise-permits There are many health, safety, and well-being harms created by the middle of the night harassment of construction noise that the City has been excessively permitting, such as (source: http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/excessive-sleepiness-10/10-results-sleep-loss ) 1) Sleepiness Causes Accidents 2) Sleep Loss Dumbs You Down 3) Sleep Deprivation Can Lead to Serious Health Problems, such as: Heart disease Heart attack Heart failure Irregular heartbeat High blood pressure Stroke Diabetes 4) Sleepiness Is Depressing 5) Sleepiness Makes You Forgetful 6) Losing Sleep Can Make You Gain Weight 7) Lack of Sleep May Increase Risk of Death 8) Sleep Loss Impairs Judgment OUR HEALTH IS NOT FOR SALE.

Dr. Gorbee Logan tried using LAMIVUDINE against Ebola . This News seems to have been ignored unintentionally because around the same time the US cases were being announced by the CDC. We failed to see that a local Doctor in Africa may have found a drug that was 93 percent successful (in his unit , out of 15 patients 2 died) So we are asking the US to move with the highest speed in order to contain this disease. 10000 people a week will have the illness out of control. The new Czar can get the Drug companies to lower its prices completely, then set up a place where everyone can donate even 10 dollars and with the 3000 US military and the many health care workers already on the ground we can beat this!! http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/27/health/ebola-hiv-drug/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamivudine

OUR SCHOOLS ARE ALREADY OVERCROWDED; MORE HIGH-DENSITY DEVELOPMENT WILL MAKE SCHOOL OVERCROWDING WORSE. Development at the proposed densities for Sub-units S1 and M2 would result in 72-96 additional houses or town homes to be served by Willow Springs ES and Eagle View ES. Willow Springs was built for 750 students, currently has 1000 students and is projected to increase by 15% by 2018-2019 without any new development. Eagle View is projected to be at 118% capacity by 2018-2019. Both schools feed into Fairfax HS, which is projected to be at 107% capacity by 2018-2019. (http://www.fcps.edu/fts/planning/maps/index.shtml) THERE IS NO PLAN FOR ADDRESSING SCHOOL OVERCROWDING; MORE HIGH-DENSITY DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT A PLAN IS IRRESPONSIBLE. The staff report calls for passing the buck to Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS): “To mitigate impacts of the proposed development … FCPS would look to the developer and support from the county at the time of rezoning.” Until citizens recently brought it to their attention, the School Board was unaware of the proposed change to the Comprehensive Plan, and has no plans to build new schools in this area. FIXED RESOURCES AT SCHOOLS MAKE MORE EXPANSION THROUGH TRAILERS IMPOSSIBLE. Both Willow Springs and Eagle View already have a semi-permanent network of trailers. Additional trailers are not an option because of fixed resources which cannot be expanded, such as gymnasiums, cafeterias, land, and parking. LEE HIGHWAY IS ALREADY GRIDLOCKED; MORE HIGH-DENSITY DEVELOPMENT WILL MAKE BAD TRAFFIC EVEN WORSE. This section of Lee Highway is already at a standstill during rush hour, and this impacts our quality of life negatively -- it makes it hard to get to our jobs, get home to our families, and drive our kids to school and extracurricular activities. Our school buses regularly have difficulty arriving on time due to traffic. For these reasons, we urge you to maintain the densities of the current Comprehensive Plan at this time. Thank you for your consideration of our petition.

I want to transfer schools but I can't due to overpopulation at vandeventer middle school. I'm having a hard time at my new school and I really want to go back since it's my last year of middle school.