The 2014 charter amendments to the New York State budget put an unfair burden on NYC taxpayers by requiring that the city house privately run charter schools in existing school buildings (“co-location”) or use scant education dollars to pay their rent. All of our districts have overcrowded, co-located schools, with some schools educating students in temporary trailers for years and many students deprived of gym, libraries, art rooms, and a proper lunch time. The charter amendments pit public school needs vs. those of the charters—with the charters all but guaranteed to win. One example of many: it was determined last spring — without any community input — that a new Success Academy Charter School would be granted use of the beautiful campus of Mother Cabrini Parochial High School in Washington Heights. This is one of three Success Academies for which the city is now paying for leased space; other Success Academies are co-located in public school buildings, rendering those buildings far beyond capacity. Yet, Success charters have over a $30 million surplus and, on one night in April alone, raised more than $7.5 million. What’s more, Success says it is a “public” school when convenient (i.e. when staking a claim to public space or money), yet when asked to reveal details about its finances and operations, it has argued in court that it is not a public entity and therefore not subject to public disclosure laws. We also call for a moratorium on all charter approvals unless and until a full audit of existing co-located charters and their compliance with the law—including marketing, enrollment, student retention, and disciplinary policies—has been undertaken by the New York City Comptroller and the New York City Council. We demand that all decisions about the siting of new schools occur in the context of a process that involves community voices and reflects community desires.

Over 1,800 landowners and farmers in Northeast Missouri have been informed that Ameren Corporation plans to build a 345,000 volt power transmission line through our land and near our homes. We are greatly concerned for our health, our livestock, and our farms. Why should a profit-driven corporation be allowed to take away our land?

Charles Erickson was wrongfully convicted and is an innocent man. He lost his twenties while incarcerated in Missouri maximum security prisons. His co-defendant Ryan Ferguson's convictions have been reversed and he has been released. Charles is 30 years of age now and should also be exonerated and released. Then, law enforcement officials must reopen and re-investigate the murder case in which Charles was wrongfully convicted so that the real killer(s) can be brought to justice.

Facts: Bottled water costs 300 to 2,400 times as much as tap water; 1 bottle costs as much as a year of tap drinking water; bottles are petroleum products; producing bottled water consumes up to 2000 times more energy than tap water and produces annually as much CO2 as 475,000 cars; 80% of the bottles go to landfills. We should discourage the purchase of bottled water.

Current and future students of Cielo Vista Charter School should have the opportunity to continue their education in an environment with proven success. The Cielo Vista Charter School community has created a culture that enhances the social, emotional, and intellectual growth of its students. Cielo Vista Charter School parents have been advocating for expansion to 8th grade for 4 years. It is time for the Palm Springs Unified School District to secure a suitable facility to expand Cielo Vista Charter School, which will support the continued success of students into middle school.

Due to budget cuts, Cabrillo College has decided to decrease the funding of The Dental Hygiene Program. The detrimental effect to students, patients, and staff is significant. This cut will affect many parts of the program. Not only will it cause the tri-county community to lose a high quality, low-income dental hygiene clinic, it will also alter the program so it is only able to accept one dental hygiene class once every two years. Admittance for students on the wait list will be postponed from 2 years to 4 years, and the students will not have the benefit of shadowing upperclassmen that will also serve as their mentors. The Cabrillo College Dental Hygiene Program has one of the highest job placement percentages on campus. On average, Dental Hygiene graduates move onto positions that make an annual take home wage between $83,750 and $100,000 per year. The student population enrolled in the program is approximately 50% belong to a minority and 90% are female. The Cabrillo College Dental Hygiene Program is the only community college program in the tri-county area. Without this program, students would have to travel as far as Los Altos Hills to obtain a comparable education. Additionally, approximately 10 staff members will lose their jobs. Many of those being dedicated faculty and staff who have been working for the program and devoting their lives to it for over 10 to 25 years. As for the community, the limited hours of the clinic will cause patients to wait between 9 and 18 months for an appointment. The decrease in instructional hours will limit the amount of time the students spend with instructors and with the patients. Help us save this vital program by signing the petition and urging Cabrillo to reinstate the funding.

Life Line telemarketers are driving me crazy and I am paying AT&T to do it. I tried to talk to them and tell them I am not interested, but usually they hang up and call the next day, and the next day, and the next day. A few times I was cussed at, called a dumb ass, and was told I had shit for brains. AT&T says I should change my number. Why should I? Can't this harassment that I consider elder abuse be stopped?

The closure of the Northbay Petaluma DDC building will greatly delay all of Northern California coast's mail. All residents will be adversely affected. For example, customer who receive their medicine by mail may have to wait longer to receive prescriptions. There will also be a large environmental impact due to the extra transportation needed to move the mail. This will effect over 200 jobs and will impact the community greatly in lost revenue as well. We urge you to save our Postal Service.

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I want Saint Louis Park to be the healthiest and safest place to live and raise kids. A healthy and safe community thrives and achieves great things. As a citizen, parent and/or employee living and/or working in Saint Louis Park, I want our entire community and environment, including and especially schools, parks and recreation, and childcare, to support better eating and active living. To accomplish this, I request our community: 1. Educate the community about better eating and health. 2. Align school, recreation and childcare environment and policies to support better eating, promote physical activity, and minimize sugar-sweetened beverages and recreational screen time. 3. Place a city-wide focus on gardens, how food grows and where food comes from. 4. Develop a city-wide food council to create policy to provide guidelines and look at best practices for food and beverages served in public settings across our city to all citizens and city- based gardens and gleaning. 5. Work with STEP to maximize the health of food donated and distributed. 6. See health through nutrition as an investment. In places where food or beverages are served to kids: a. Involve our kids, parents and citizens in the choice selection and menu development process. b. In addition to adherence to USDA school food and Smart Snacks standards, work to: •Serve: o more fresh food served as part of meals, snacks, vending, and catering. o foods with no high-fructose corn syrup, added trans-fat or artificial coloring o hormone and antibiotic-free meat and dairy • Minimize food and drinks with added sugars, pesticides, antibiotics and growth hormones • Avoid using food as reward • Avoid food-based fundraising that does not meet school food standards

Nobody is prepared for the sort of devastating impact being in a war can cause. My brother Jacob has been serving time in the San Luis Obispo county jail, specifically in solitary (for three months), and I don't believe he deserves such treatment. He suffers from PTSD, depression and traumatic brain injury from an IED, and, at the very least, for his service and sacrifice, he should be given the treatment he needs to reintigrate with society and be with his family, who hopes and prays for his well-being as his situation seems to make him worse. Please sign today to help not only him, but thousands of other lost heroes throughout the states.

See Full Story at www.fightingforzoie.com Reunification with Zoie and her biological family. Adoption was denied. In 2007 the courts found the potential adoptive couple to be unfit to adopt and in 2014 CPS has found that the house is not fit for the child placement but the AZ Family Court felt that since they have had the child for 8 years they should be allowed to keep her. Guardianship was based on a forged document that the courts said is irrellevant because a consent to adopt was signed in 2006 but again the couple was found unfit to adopt. The courts are not protecting our children nor are they upholding the sanctity of the family unit. In the state of Arizona there is no time limit for the validity of a consent to adopt which allows for unfit potential adoptive parents to still keep the child as a guardian.