To ask the Town of Hounsfield to include Knobby Knoll Cottage Cooperative Association in the proposed Water District 6. We also are willing to give the town the right of easement to access Knobby Knoll property to install and maintain said Water District.

Every US Corporation that does business here should pat taxes and not base their so called headquarters in foreign countries

The US government finances drug dealers in the context of national defense. Ironically, the government incarcerates Americans for the same drugs their allies produced. Leaders that sell illegal narcotics are sometimes better than rulers who oppose American business. For example, from the 1950’s until the 1970’s, America’s friends in Indochina produced 50 percent of the world’s illegal opium.[1]Then again, as rival expansion threatened US profits in the Middle East, America's allies in the Afghan/Pakistan region produced 70 percent of the world’s heroin. [2] In a similar fashion, as communist expansion threatened South America, the United States aided anti-communist forces in Nicaragua.[3] These were the same individuals responsible for America’s cocaine problem.[4] This controversy was highly publicized in the media as the Iran-Contra scandal.[5] To help the Contras export their product, US allies in Mexico facilitated the cocaine into America.[6] These operations set the precedent for Mexico's current state of affairs.[7] The gangs acting within this system of complicity are responsible for half of the 65 billion dollars’ worth of drugs entering the United States. [8] [9] [10] Lastly, US allies in the Afghan/Pakistan region are being accused by major news circuits for being involved in the Heroin trade.[11] Modest estimates claim that 70 percent of the world’s heroin comes from this region currently.[12] When you juxtapose the facts listed above with the actualities of the War on Drugs, a paradox is observed. The War on Drugs targets the small time dealer but never attempts to go after the king pins, and in summary, the war never ends. While the people who should be targeted are: paid informants who act with impunity, allies in foreign countries, or criminals who have paid off the oval office. These entities are allowed to escape justice because their objectives align with American foreign policy. We are demanding equality in the judicial system. The civil forfeiture laws that apply to everyday citizens should apply to appointed officials. All funds generated from these asset forfeitures will be awarded to the Americans who were unfairly incarcerated. *** More Research***The Great American Paradox: Drugs and Capitalism*** Approximately 1 hour reading time ***** https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-Lc-8DPDlPXZjY2X1pwYzROb0U/view [1] Alfred W. McCoy and Leonard P. Adams II, The Politics of Heroin in South East Asia at druglibrary.edu/library/books/McCoy/mccoy.pdf/ 86. [2] Peter Dale Scott, “Drugs, Oil, and War: The United States in Afghanistan, Colombia, and Indochina( Oxford: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2003) 45. [3] Committee on Foreign Relations United States Senate, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics and International Operations, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics and International Operations, December1988, (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1989) 36. [4] The Office of the Inspector General, B. OIG Investigation Regarding Support of the Contras by Blandon and Meneses, THE CIA-CONTRA-CRACK COCAINE CONTROVERSY: A REVIEW OF THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT’S INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS http://www.justice.gov/oig/special/9712/ch04p2.htm [5] “IRAN-CONTRA HEARINGS; The Testimony: On the Boland Amendment and the President” New York Times.com: Archives, 17July1987, http://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/17/world/iran-contra-hearings-the-testimony-on-the-boland-amendment-and-the-president.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm [6] William La Jeunesse and Lee Ross, “US Intelligence Assets in Mexico reportedly tied to murdered DEA Agent,”Fox.news.com, 10October2013, http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/10/10/us-intelligence-assets-reportedly-played-role-in-capture-dea-agent-in-mexico/ [7] Aimee Rawlins, “Mexico's Drug War.” Council on Foreign Relations, http://www.cfr.org/mexico/mexicos-drug-war/p13689 [8] Jason McGahan, Chicago Magazine: “Why Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel Loves Selling Drugs in Chicago”, http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/October-2013/Sinaloa-Cartel/ [9] Susana Vera, “US Govt Struck Deal with Mexican drug cartel in Exchange for info-report,” Reuters News, http://rt.com/usa/sinaloa-drug-cartel-deal-dea-551/ {10} Richard A. Serrano and Washington Bureau, “Drug Lords Targeted by Fast and Furious were FBI Informants,” Los Angles Times.com, 21March2012, http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/21/nation/la-na-fast-furious-20120322 [11] James Risen, “Reports Link Karzai’s Brother to Afghanistan Heroin Trade,” The New York Times.com, 04October2008, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/05/world/asia/05afghan.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& (accessed 02February2014). [12] Rod Nordland, “Production of Opium by Afghans is Up Again,” The New York Times.com, 15April2013, http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/16/world/asia/afghanistan-opium-production-increases-for-3rd-year.html (accessed 29June2014)

I am starting this petition to support the students at Simeon High School in Chicago and join the fight to save a program leading to JOBS...

There is a push to close mail processing plants, slow down mail delivery and stop six day delivery of mail. This is a move in the wrong direction for the post office and the people of this country.

I'm sick that my government, against all civilized norms, compels its citizens to participate in war crimes and crimes against humanity. No longer in my name. No longer with my taxes.

We, the alumni of Amelia Love Johnson are concerned about its possible closure. We are actively united to help keep the doors of our dear Alma Mater open for future generations. We urge you to do your job in making sure that our desires are a reality.

In the opinion of many, this "poor door" is a slap in the face to lower income people, symbolizing a growing divide in a city where affordable housing dwindles daily and in a country where wealth is being consolidated to an historic degree. It also shamefully recalls Jim Crow-era policies which we know to be dehumanizing and degrading. While politicians have come out against the allowance of such housing, we must motivate them with our actions and our passion to stop such building immediately: no equivocation, no exceptions.

Meet the Free Storage Venice Program! Copy and paste this link into your browser for the video: http://vimeo.com/100468839 What would you do if you had no place to put your important paperwork (birth certificate, social security card, etc.), all of your clothing, bedding, personal items, and other essentials, and must carry these items with you throughout the day or leave them where they may be stolen or taken by city employees? That is what the unhoused people in Venice deal with everyday. A lack of storage space prevents them from accessing social services, employment, libraries, public transportation, and the ability to address personal needs without risking the loss of everything they own. Venice Community Housing, with the cooperation of the City of Los Angeles, has provided a successful solution, Free Storage Venice. By simply providing a secure place to store belongings, this program has improved the lives of 60 people. We desperately need to expand it. We have a waiting list of over 100 unhoused people. -The Venice Neighborhood Council (VNC) identified several locations as possible options for Free Storage Venice program (FSV). - At that time, Councilman Bonin promised to investigate and identify a permanent location for this program. - Free Storage Venice currently provides storage for 60 individuals, with a waiting list of 100, we are making a difference but we need the opportunity to grow and continue to provide this life changing service - we need a permanent home.

I am disgusted by the civilian death and destruction in Gaza caused by Israel firing our weapons into the most densely inhabited place on Earth, and the world's inability to stop it.

Tenants of the housing complex, including myself. have suffered through poor living conditions; examples being mold and wet carpeting in my unit. I've reached out for help in the township and no one will take any action to help us.

Over a year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act. Now states and localities around the country are making changes that will discriminate against voters based solely on the color of their skin or the language they speak. And voters will feel the impact of these changes this November. Congress must protect all voters by passing the bipartisan Voting Rights Amendment Act (VRAA), enacting modern, nationwide protections against discrimination at the ballot box. Since the VRAA (HR 3899/S 1945) was introduced this January, the Senate has held one hearing on the bill, and the House has failed to act. Inaction is not an option. Every day Congress fails to live up to their constitutional obligation to protect the right to vote, it gives a free pass to voting discrimination. Sign the petition to make sure your member of Congress hears from you about your support for voting rights.