Tell right-wing billionaires our Universities are not for sale! (Corrected Link) The education of our youth and the shaping of our democracy should not be an "investment opportunity" for billionaires! Superpacs and dark money have already infiltrated our election process, as we've seen time and again in the wake of Citizen's United. Now, if that wasn't enough, right-wing billionaires like the Koch brothers are attempting to buy the hearts and minds of college students by investing tens of millions of dollars in donations to major universities in exchange for programs promoting their political agenda. That's why I signed a petition created by local MoveOn member Lesley Lillywhite to University of Arizona, President Ann Weaver Hart et al which says: "The University of Arizona (UofA) must be held to the highest standards. Compromising UofA's integrity—by accepting any money from the Koch brothers and/or their affiliated organizations—would make the UofA a hostage to these billionaires. Accepting dark money obligates universities to sanction the Dark Ages of the Koch brothers' agenda." Will you sign this petition? Thanks! Click here: http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/keep-koch-money-out-of

400,000 people in the Toledo area were without water the first weekend in August, and factory farms are the culprit. Lake Erie is the source of drinking water for 11 million people. Like most areas with large factory farms that apply huge amounts of manure to farm lands, the soil in Ohio is supersaturated with nutrients. And when rains come, that excess is carried away by the water and ends up in Lake Erie. There, the nutrients feed algae, creating large algae blooms. The algae can produce powerful toxins that can cause everything from rashes, to gastroenteritis, to neurotoxicity. Clearly it’s a major problem — a public health hazard. Earlier this year, when Ohio lawmakers had the chance to fix the problem, they passed a bill that fell dangerously short of meaningful reform. In lieu of setting up clear, enforceable standards that would address the overabundance of phosphorous in the soil and rein in runoff from factory farms, the law simply creates a fertilizer certification program that exempts manure, which is a huge source of the phosphorus that is causing the algae blooms. The law also includes a voluntary, not mandatory, nutrient management plan program. We know why false solutions like this keep being offered — the corporate interests that benefit from creating large amounts of fertilizer in the form of animal manure refuse to take responsibility for the pollution that manure creates. Instead, they seek to give the appearance of action while residents bear the burden of unclean water: drinking water bans, aquatic dead zones and lakes closed to swimming. Tell Governor Kasich to pass sensible legislation to protect Ohio’s water from factory farms!

Lake Erie is the source of drinking water for 11 million people. Like most areas with large factory farms that apply huge amounts of manure to farm lands, the soil in Ohio is supersaturated with nutrients. And when rains come, that excess is carried away by the water and ends up in Lake Erie. There, the nutrients feed algae, creating large algae blooms. The algae can produce powerful toxins that can cause everything from rashes, to gastroenteritis, to neurotoxicity. Clearly it’s a major problem — a public health hazard. Earlier this year, when Ohio lawmakers had the chance to fix the problem, they passed a bill that fell dangerously short of meaningful reform. No surprise, it was a bill championed by Big Ag. It’s a story we see across the country — waterways in trouble and agribusiness offering false solutions. We know why false solutions like this keep on being offered — the corporate interests that benefit from creating large amounts of fertilizer in the form of animal manure refuse to take responsibility for the pollution that manure creates. Instead, they seek to give the appearance of action while residents bear the burden of unclean water: drinking water bans, aquatic dead zones and lakes closed to swimming. It has never been more apparent that the state needs to update standards for disposal of animal waste from factory farms, which is a huge source of the phosphorus that is causing the algae blooms. In lieu of setting up clear, enforceable standards that would address the overabundance of phosphorous in the soil and rein in runoff from factory farms, the new law simply creates a fertilizer certification program that exempts manure. The law also includes a voluntary, not mandatory, nutrient management plan program. This must change. Strong laws in Great Lakes states are key to protecting our water and agricultural resources, and new legislation could set the bar for our neighboring states. Tell Governor Kasich and the Ohio state legislature to pass sensible legislation to protect Ohio’s water from factory farms!

I was defrauded by Bank of America and congress when I believed in their Making Homes Affordable program. In order to apply, I was informed I had to already be behind in payments, therefore, BofA SAID to stop payments and then to apply! I was a prime candidate for the program under my circumstances. Fought for 2 years, lost my home, which was my inheritance as well, had to file bankruptcy, life has been HELL! I got a measley $400 from the review process. Now the government is suing them and winning $17 billion??????? I was defrauded and my life taken from me. Please tell me where did the $33 billion go that the government used to bail these banks and mortgage companies out!!!! Where was big brother then? Please, please people, sign the petition, these monster companies have financially raped thousands! Some of us want individual reviews, not lumped together.

Harlington is a lovely village, but really lacks a facility like this. It will help isolation issues (particularly for elderly residents), dietary needs not currently catered for, young families on a budget, students seeking an alternative to long-life processed farye, employ locals and will above all offer an unlicensed, non-religious place for the people of the community to meet and mingle.

these are the ppl destroying america

El 29 de julio del 2014 "Torito" un perro pug fue quemado vivo en las calles del municipio de Guadalupe Nuevo León. No existe Ley que sancione este acto de crueldad ya que los animales son considerados bienes como una silla. Necesitamos que esto cambie. Nuestros animales tienen nombre y apellido , forman parte de nuestra vida , nuestro hogar y son nuestra familia. Ayudalos a ser escuchados. Somos su voz , no más violencia , no más maltrato animal. On July 29, 2014 "Torito" a pug dog was burned alive in the streets of the town of Guadalupe Nuevo León. There is no law to punish this act of cruelty because animals are considered property like a chair. We need to change that. Our animals have names and surnames, are part of our life, our home and are our family. Help them to be heard. We are their voice, no more violence, no more animal abuse

the time is long overdue to award the black people in America the monetary entitlement they're due. this is sinister to pay out reparations to the jews of wwll, the Japanese of wwll, the aborigines of Australians and neglect the slave decendants in America as if we don't count. the bias laws in this country that allowed white people to treat blacks lower than the animals, the ruthless lynchings, the job discriminations, housing discriminations, skin color discriminations, the illegal killings from law enforcements, the racial profiling, the illegal statues of limitations on murdering black people that we have put up with for more than 400 years has to be rectified with an upgraded identity acceptance that have never been practiced to this very day. reparartions is what is needed to help restore black people to a level of acceptance of being human being of one race: the human race.

Not once, but twice in the last year, legislation aimed at removing control over non-metallic mining for the sake of “regulatory certainty” was introduced by legislators who do not live in frac sand country. This legislation was clearly written by the industry and was, in fact, so sweeping that it threatened to eliminate police powers altogether. It was a breathtaking power-grab by the State that would have left local municipalities with only zoning ordinances for any control over land use. Un-zoned townships would have lost the decision-making power that forms the basis of our democracy. Fortunately, thanks to strong push-back from engaged citizens, municipalities, and the Towns Association, Wisconsin's tradition of strong local control prevailed and neither of these disastrous bills even made it to a full vote. However, we are already hearing rumblings from Madison of plans to pass similar legislation under the radar through riders to the 2015 budget. This underhanded tactic has been successfully used before in the case of new rules that came into effect this July making it harder for local citizens to challenge the DNR’s high-capacity well permits. We have good reason to suspect that a similar maneuver will again be used to invalidate the great work being done by local governments to regulate non-metallic mining in Wisconsin. It is not the place of the state to undermine local municipalities by setting regulatory ceilings, limiting their options for deciding how best to promote the health and welfare of their constituents, economies, and ecosystems. One-size-fits-all state regulation will not work for our diverse communities in regulating this new and booming industry. We urge you to stand strong for local control and do everything in your power to oppose any measure that would reduce local municipalities' ability to regulate frac sand mining as they see fit.

My petition is about saving Yazidis from ISIS genocide.

The Chicago Tribune has a history of publishing pieces that attack teachers while ignoring positive stories on the great things that happen in classrooms in Chicago and across the state of Illinois. The Tribune is running a series that manufactures a scandal around teacher licensure that simply does not add up. Here is more information on the series --> http://ow.ly/A2y0Y

Seven of the top 10 most costly medicals conditions are controllable through lifestyle choices, with 1 in 3 Americans having heart disease, making it the most costly preventable medical condition (WebMD, 2013). Sadly, only the wealthy can afford to use ongoing services provided by exercise professionals. Congress should allow medical billing for access to health coaching because poor health literally destroys lives and costs jobs.