"I took a pledge not to accept contributions from people who benefited directly or indirectly from doing business with the General Land Office. I've sent thousand dollar checks back to avoid any perceived conflict of interest. For sure, most if not all the oil and gas contributors to Bush do business with the General Land Office for leases or pipeline ROW" I am Now Reissuing This Pledge Whereas the Texas Land Commissioner is the fiscal trustee for $29 billion in State assets, we the undersigned do petition the candidates for Texas Land Commissioner to agree to take the following ethics pledge: “I will not accept campaign contributions from any individual who has profited directly or indirectly from doing business with the General Land Office of Texas and ; I will return of any such campaign contributions that may have been unknowingly accepted once I am aware of the ethical conflict of accepting the contribution from individuals or PAC’s that have benefited directly or indirectly from doing business with the General Land Office of Texas.” -John Cook Democratic Nominee for Texas Land Commissioner

I am a survivor of institutional abuse at a facility in Utah. I have been outspoken against the facility that abused me for many years. That program filed a SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) suit against me and my family for speaking out against the hundreds of abuses witnessed, reported, and experienced at that facility. That suit is ongoing and has not been resolved. I live in Washington and was a Washington resident at the time of my enrollment at that facility in 1989. The majority of my 300+ witnesses do not live in Utah and have never lived in Utah. Many of us suffer PTSD as a result of our experiences in Utah and find the very idea of traveling to Utah for any reason abhorrent. Multiple witnesses submitted affidavits and sworn statements. I and many others were and are willing to testify in court via satellite. We are unable to afford multiple trips to Utah for 100s of witnesses and due to our special circumstances (having been harmed in Utah and being residents of other States), we deserve to be heard in court and for our special needs to be accommodated. Recently, victims who reported sexual abuse at a facility in Utah were emotionally traumatized by the very idea of returning to Utah to testify and the prosecutor chose not to go forward to trial because of this. It is imperative that victims of abuse and sexual assault who are residents of other States be given the opportunity to be heard in court via satellite when financial and/or any special circumstances prevent in-person testimony.

Saving auto shop means providing high school students with an opportunity to develop automotive skills that would be useful in their personal lives, professional lives or in the military. There are lots of lucrative opportunities that the automotive industry has to offer graduating high school seniors. The 2014-15 school year will be the last school year to offer Auto Shop.

I want every single human being to know how breast cancer affective is.

I was at the natural springs in florida and watched wildlife struggle to get out of the plastic death trap. Our waste in this society is great & every earth inhabitant is paying for it.

WE WOULD LIKE THE PERFECT PUPPY STORE AT 1235 WAMPANOAG TRAIL IN THE FORBES PLAZA TO REMAIN OPEN FOR BUSINESS

Did you know that Portland Schools have decided to close the Pre-K program at Longfellow? Neither did we! Longfellow's Pre-K program has been a big success, getting some great results for students from all over the city. Longfellow & Hall School's area families are missing out on the possibility of a Pre-K education at their local school. Children across the city are being denied the opportunity to experience a Pre-K program at one of the leading schools in the state of Maine. Return the public Pre-K program to Longfellow School!

The POP Unit investigated crimes such as gang activity, drug related issues and gun violence. This cut will result in more crime in our community. "High Taxes, Less Safety"

Basic Premise (edited 05/31/2014): Any person employed directly by the state or federal government - or - any person employed by an agency or bureau which can be construed to be part of the state or federal government (i.e. IRS) should be prohibited from receiving any additional compensation above their hourly or salaried wage if such payments are derived from tax dollars, fines, fees or levies of any kind. Such person would be defined as persons employed by Federal , state or local governments and their appointed agencies which take its direction directly from the Federal Government, including all departments and their subsidiary offices subject to direction by the Executive Office of the President, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of the Interior, Department of Justice, Department of Labor (Including federal and state OSHA), State Department, Department of Transportation, Department of the Treasury and Department of Veterans Affairs. In light of the fact that current and past poor performance by certain agencies have failed to provide the services paid for by the tax paying citizens of the U.S (i.e. Veterans Affairs and Internal Revenue Service), it is clear that such practices do not provide added value to our tax dollar and in fact contribute to an environment of corruption. Service to the nation and it's citizens is a honor and privilege and in consideration of that, the government is not obligated to be an employer but rather a limited service provider as defined in the U.S. Constitution and a frugal steward of the peoples monies. Further, persons accepting positions working for the government do so with full recognition that the compensation for their efforts are directly derived from the revenue created from taxes of an already strained budget, it is unreasonable that such persons should be paid bonuses above and beyond their hourly or salaried wage, particularly when such employing agencies often create additional cost to the common citizen through fees, permits, levies and where poor performance causes a burden to those citizen who have paid for said services.

University Terrace East, LP is proposing to build a 27 unit addition to the existing 75 unit apartment complex located at 5205 – 5245 Genesee Cove, San Diego, CA 92122. This complex is located adjacent to Curie Elementary, 0.4 miles from Standley Middle School and 0.4 miles from UC High School. As such this complex provides an excellent opportunity for people that do not have the economic possibility to buy a house in University City, to send their children to the excellent schools in the local school district.

This is about the Dream Act. It is an act that will help undocumented students be eligible for federal economic aid. For example, because of this issue a lot of my friends couldn't get into college and they dropped out because they couldn't afford a large amount of money.

I'm starting this because we should make bans against bags.