The Arctic is an amazing place, home to whales, polar bears, and other amazing creatures. We need to act now to protect it for future generations.

My child, along with many other children, has very dangerous and deadly allergies. Going to the school system and fighting them at the administration level seems to give me the impression they are resistant. I'm not sure why. Maybe it requires a little extra work? Regardless of the reason. My child's safety is just as important as the next. And I will NOT allow my child to be a statistic !

On Wednesday the 14th of May, 2014, my fiancee, Nancy Gale Smith was involved in a serious multi-car accident. I witnessed the tragic event. I was at our car in less than a minute. While she was not responsive to my voice, I observed her chest rising and falling. Two other men also checked and found a pulse. She had a pulse for approximately 3 minutes while I was on the phone with 911. I informed the 911 operator that the doors were jammed and she was not breathing. When EMS arrived, they did not drive up to the only vehicle with serious damage, instead they stopped 50 to 75 yards up the road. I ran towards them pleading for help. They responded in a casual manner. They did not carry any medical equipment as they slowly walked to the car Nancy was trapped in. The only thing they did was check for a pulse and then call a signal seven (it's a code used to officially pronounce someone dead.) When I saw an EMS put a towel over Nancy's head, I asked them repeatedly to just remove her from the car and at least try to revive her. The lead paramedic answered every plea to help her with the same generic line, "she's suffered too much trauma." The only wound that I could see was a slight cut to her upper shoulder. I pleaded again and again for the paramedics to just try. Again and again they refused. I have since tried to determine what trauma Nancy could have suffered that was so obvious to the paramedics, buy county officials will not cooperate. We are seeking petitions to give to proper authorities so that the response of this accident can be investigated and the lead paramedic be called upon to answer specifically why he refused to offer any medical aid to Nancy Gale Smith. We also must know how many other car accident victims have been refused aid due to such a vague and incompetent EMS response protocol. If these serious protocol errors are not investigated and justice is not rendered, the next time it could be your wife, husband, daughter, or other loved one that lies helpless in a car while Polk County Rescue members refuse to help and never have to answer for their inaction

To make the Empire State Building tell the world kids get cancer too and it must stop!

My name is Elmer Ovando. I have 3 daughters; two of whom are U.S. citizens. I do not have a criminal record, but I am still facing possible deportation. I pay my taxes and have strong ties to my community. Since arriving here, I have been an active member in my church. As a member of Familias Unidas, I have been working to help other families that are facing the same situation as my own, to keep their families together. My dream is to stay here and see my beautiful daughters grow up and realize their dreams. I would like to continue contributing to this country that has given me so many opportunities. With your help I hope to stop my deportation so that I can stay with my family. Thank you for your support and may God bless you.

Community Call To Action! In response to the execution style murder of Mike Brown in Ferguson, MO on Saturday, August 9, 2014 and the overzealous police who teargased and injured innocent protestors, we are requesting the removal of Police Chief Thomas Jackson of Ferguson. During an interview he declared that no one was hurt during the protest. Indeed, people were hurt, tear gassed, and shot with rubber bullets. In fact, a young girl by the name of Mya White was shot in the head from rubber bullets and was hospitalized! People are suffering from rubber bullet wounds & psychological damage from their neighborhood being turned into a war zone. We are asking for people to call the Ferguson Mayor James Knowles III and sign this petition requesting the immediate removal and termination of police chief Thomas Jackson of Ferguson, St. Louis Missouri. I will be calling this am. Pass the word please and share with groups. Office of Governor Jay Nixon https://twitter.com/govjaynixon Mailing Address P.O. Box 720 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Phone: (573) 751-3222 Mayor James Knowles III City of Ferguson 110 Church St. Ferguson, MO 63135 Ph: 314-521-7721 St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay Address: 1200 Market St #200, St Louis, MO 63103 Phone:(314) 622-3201 Tweeter: MayorSlay.com @MayorSlay

Community Call To Action! In response to the execution style murder of Mike Brown in Ferguson, MO on Saturday, August 9, 2014 and the overzealous police who tear-gassed and injured innocent protestors, we are requesting the removal of Police Chief Thomas Jackson of Ferguson. During an interview he declared that no one was hurt during the protest. Indeed, people were hurt, tear-gassed, and shot with rubber bullets. In fact, a young girl by the name of Mya White was shot in the head from rubber bullets and was hospitalized! People are suffering from rubber bullet wounds & psychological damage from their neighborhood being turned into a war zone. We are asking for people to call Ferguson Mayor James Knowles III and sign this petition requesting the immediate removal and termination of police chief Thomas Jackson of Ferguson, St. Louis, Missouri. I will be calling this A.M. Pass the word please and share with groups. Office of Governor Jay Nixon https://twitter.com/govjaynixon Mailing Address P.O. Box 720 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Phone: (573) 751-3222 Mayor James Knowles III City of Ferguson 110 Church St. Ferguson, MO 63135 Ph: 314-521-7721 St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay Address: 1200 Market St #200, St Louis, MO 63103 Phone:(314) 622-3201 Tweeter: MayorSlay.com @MayorSlay

"The Arctic is an amazing place, home to whales, polar bears, and other amazing creatures. We need to act now to protect it for future generations."

Across the country, payday and car-title lenders extract billions of dollars a year from people who are struggling to get by. They do it with deceptive, triple-digit interest loans that trap people in a cycle of debt. Now, at long last, there’s a chance to do something decisive about it. That chance lies with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the new agency proposed by Senator Elizabeth Warren and created by the Dodd-Frank financial reform law of 2010. After extensive study, the CFPB is getting down to the task of writing new rules for payday and smaller dollar loans. Please join us in urging the CFPB to write effective rules to end the small-dollar debt trap once and for all.

Without the Arctic, we could lose so many amazing creatures, like polar bears and whales, that have as much right to live as we do. This is why we need to protect it.

On the evening of October 24th, 2000 Edward Blankenship and Gordon Baker Jr. who had been long time friends met up during the day and spent the day working at Gordon's trailer home in Manistique Michigan. Also present was Jennifer Johnson and several other friends they spent the early part of the evening drinking and visiting. Early in the evening Gordon and Edward went into town to get more beer and met up with Cheryl Baker (Gordon's mother) at a local bar (Christy's) they spent the evening drinking in Christy's bar at one point Cheryl made remarks and an attempt to go after the bartender Candace Resmussen Gordon stopped his mother and they had a knock down drag out fight to the point they moved the pool table. After the fight they continued to stay at Christy's and drink. Gordon and his mother were later seen behind the bar having a words. Cheryl was seen at some point giving the two drugs believed to be LSD. At bar closing there was some issue of not being able to find the car keys. Gordon after fighting with his mother several times that night and knowing his mother was going to kick Jennifer out of the trailer decided to go to his dad's house a few blocks away leaving Edward to go with his mother out to the home. When they arrived at the trailer Cheryl and Jennifer had some words leading to a physical confrontation and Jennifer being hit. Jennifer then left looking for Gordon. These are the known facts and where the story changes depending on who you talk to. Edward went into the back bedroom to lay down and at some point Cheryl came in the room and attempted to have sex with Edward and there was some issue as to if they started to have sex or if Edward could perform. At some point they had a small scuffle resulting in Edward being hit with a small board and or pushing Cheryl away from him. When Edward attempted to go outside and leave this is when we believe Gordon and Jennifer showed back up. Jennifer had met up with Gordon at his dad's house after speaking to him on the phone. They were supposedly heading to Katrina Marks home and stopped at the trailer because Gordon wanted a pack of cigarettes he had left out by the fire pit. We believe at this point there was another third fight between Gordon and his mother Cheryl that got way out of hand leading to Cheryl being hurt. We believe Cheryl was hurt bad and both Gordon and Edward went into a panic about what might happen if she wakes up. At ten to five that morning Gordon went next door to the McKinney home and said his mother had been violated and he needed help. 911 was called and they returned to the trailer. When the officers arrived they could not gain entry into the trailer as Cheryl's foot was against the door. Gordon at one point picked up an ax and was swinging it around claiming the tree's were attacking him. He admitted to the officers he had been taking LSD and was not in his right mind, that if it wasn't for the drugs he would be flipping out. He was in and out of control during the time they were at the scene. The officers asked Gordon and Jennifer for their cloths for forensic testing and they were taken next door to the McKinney home to change into cloths Jennifer had in her car. The officer made the observation the cloths were wet like they had been washed but not dried. At this point the police began looking for Edward for questioning. Edward had left the scene in Cheryl's car and gone to his mothers looking for money. Edward's statement to his mother was "Me and Gordy are in some trouble." He asked for 40$ which she said she did not have then went to use the bathroom at this point Edward took her work apron and left. Edward got part way down state when Cheryl's car broke down and he then hitch hiked to Detroit and was arrested. At the time of his arrest Edward was wearing the same cloths he had been wearing all day and been seen wearing in the bar that evening. His cloths were tested for blood and the only blood found on them was a few small splatter on his pant leg and on his one shoe. At his first questioning Edward denied any knowledge of what happened, then he told them they needed to speak to Gordon about what happened. He made several calls to friends and family telling them all that someone needed to speak to Gordon about what happened. Officers from the state police in Manistique traveled down to Detroit to transport Edward back to Manistique. It is during these interviews that the officers are telling Edward they don't believe that Gordon is involved that Edward first states he must have killed her but doesn't remember. That he blacked out. His version of the fight outside and the attack on Cheryl changes several times based on what they are telling him and why they are telling him they don't believe him. The officers notes state they told Edward he needed to drop the smoke screen and just tell the truth. When asked why he didn't just tell them about Gordon from the beginning Edward tells them he was afraid of what might happen to him or his family if he talked about Gordon, they told him that was not a realistic reason. There is several inconsistent statements from Gordon starting with his first interview when he tells the officers he got to his mother, held her then realized she needed help and went next door for help, to him telling the officers that they could not get the door open but could see her. The responding officers noted several scratches and red marks on Gordon's stomach when they arrived on the scene but his shirt was never found or tested for blood evidence. In the end of October in Northern Michigan at 4/5 in the morning no person would be running around without a shirt. Our question is where is Gordon shirt and why the changes in his story. There is also the question of time. From Gordon's dad's to his mom's in not more then a 15 minute drive. What happened between 3:20 when everyone states Jennifer picked Gordon up from his dad's to 4:50 when they went to the McKinney hom...

American police forces have become increasingly militarized since the attacks of 9/11. Incidence of SWAT responses has increased markedly since that date. There have been numerous recent incidents of excessive use of force by American policemen, including shooting of unarmed children and battery of elderly people. This can be dealt with effectively only by a special independent commission constituted to study the issues and produce guidelines for effective and humane policing.