The Scranton Commuter Tax needs to stop.

We want clean tap water without fluoride. We believe that fluoride is bad for the brain and wish to have it removed from our water.

We cannot create an effective school board by undermining the local democratic control of our schools. Moreover, the proposed school board reduction: --Is not supported by a thorough review of business principles or typical business practices --Is not supported by practices of other school districts in Louisiana --Not one proposal reapportions the districts in line with the racial make-up of our school district --Has not been pre-screened by the Justice Department and leaves the school district vulnerable to legal challenges ◦ NAACP released statement of opposition --Increases the number of constituents each school board member must serve --Privileges candidates with more personal wealth or ability to garner support from wealthy contributors --Alters current map less than one month before candidates must qualify

The Santolina Master Plan is a massive 13,700 acre development that is being proposed to be built on the West Mesa. At build-out, it will have over 37,000 housing units with a population of over 95,000. There are many factors that should concern us regarding the Santolina Master Plan: • The hefty price tag that taxpayers will have to cover (schools and roads alone are already estimated at over $1 billion!) • It proposes an exorbitant level of water use - over 19 million gallons of water per day - these amounts of water required to support the Santolina Master Plan are concerning and are simply not viable in our times of drought • It would increase aquifer depletion in the Rio Grande Basin • It poses a subsequent de-watering of wells in both the North and South Valleys • The “retirement” or transfer of acequia Pre-1907 water rights from irrigated lands in the Middle Rio Grande Administrative Area (MRGA) to satisfy the conditions of approval for the ABCWUA ground water permit RG-960, thus if the Santolina Master Plan is approved, it is likely that Acequias who have ‘vested’ pre-1907 water rights would be threatened. • It would be built on a highly erodible area of large sand dunes • Bottom line, the Santolina Master Plan poses a threat to the cultural, historic and natural tapestry of our Acequias and our precious green belt along the Rio Grande. The Santolina Master Plan WILL negatively impact the well being and livelihood of our city and our communities.

I have supported Israel my entire life and I still do. However, I cannot support the occupation or the blockade of Gaza. And now the bombing of innocent people in Gaza utterly sickens me. And the United States can stop it because Israel depends on our aid money and our weapons. We must use our leverage to stop the killing.

We are a group of concerned citizens in Grays Harbor. This issue affects everybody who lives within the 1/2 mile "blast zone" and endangers our marine fisheries & environment.

In 18 months, Iowans, like myself, will help nominate the next president of the United States. We want a leader who will fight for real solutions -- not just more appeasement and political expediency. Right now, thousands of children are literally fleeing for their lives, as violence tears apart their communities in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Secretary Hillary Clinton believes these children should be immediately deported and sent “a clear message: just because your child gets across the border, that doesn’t mean the child gets to stay.” Governor O’Malley – another 2016 Democratic candidate— has a different idea: “We are not a country that should turn children away and send them back to certain death.” It's critical that we Iowans use our political power to tell candidates running for President, especially the front runner Hillary Clinton, that we want real solutions and real leadership – not just political expediency. Tell Secretary Hillary Clinton to listen to Martin O’Malley: Don’t advocate for sending children to their deaths.

The TPP, like its precursor the North American Free Trade Agreement, will harm the local economy. Leaked sections contain many troubling provisions: Reinstate SOPA and give unearned competitive advantage to legacy media companies. Privilege major financial institutions over credit unions and the emerging sector of public banks. Weaken current safety regulations including food inspections, and allow importation of food not up to American safety standards. Hinder renewable energy producers by blocking regulations and limiting deployment of smart grid and other infrastructure. Of greatest concern, the pact would allow corporations to sue governments in an international tribunal, and force the reversal of sound regulations. Please sign, and indicate in the comment section your private sector connection, so our legislators know that prosperity and security are only enhanced when each nation builds an economy that respects human rights, reflects local conditions, and supports small businesses. American Sustainable Business Council http://asbcouncil.org

I'm ashamed of the Americans who demonstrate against mothers and children who made a difficult, frightening journey to arrive at our door, the land of the free. We should make room for them as those before us made room for us.

The conflict between Israel/Palestine is unfair. The US supports Israel no matter what they do, how many children they kill.

The University is no longer a steward to the environment after knowingly selling imperiled rockland to a developer who plans a bigbox/strip mall complex. The signers of this petition ask that the University of Miami remove from its website and marketing any self-identification as a steward of the environment.

Hundreds of thousands of people have listened to the customer service call that Ryan Block recorded with a Comcast customer service representative. While Ryan and his wife tried to terminate their Comcast service, the representative aggressively pushed them for reasons why, and wouldn't let Ryan end his service without an explanation. Ryan and hundreds of others have pointed out the real problem here: that Comcast employee was certainly too aggressive, but he works at a company with a legendarily terrible work culture and, according to Consumer Reports, one of the lowest customer satisfaction ratings in the country. If we want to have real power over whether or not we're at either end of this kind of interaction in the future -- as consumers with little choice in our broadband provider, or as workers locked into a system that drains us of choices and of self respect -- we need to make sure Comcast doesn't fire this worker -- and we need to fight hard in Congress and at the Federal Communications Commission to block the proposed merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable that would expand Comcast's reach to tens of millions more customers nationwide. Comcast, don't fire this poor employee. Congress, hear this call as a warning -- a Comcast/Time Warner merger would be devastating for workers and consumers alike.