I'm an 43 year old adoptee who has medical issues, and my autistic son may have more medical issues in the future . I need to know my birth family's medical history. I have found my birth mother and I have personally contacted her on the phone, but she has denied that she is my birth mother; she wished that one day i find my birth mother. So the only alternative to get my family's medical history is by changing the current state law. We are about 6,000,000 adult adoptees in the U.S.A. and most of us have no access to our birth family's medical history, or even our own medical history from before our adoption. Candice Inglezos

Wild animals are becoming extinct due to their largest predators, humans. In circuses and traveling zoos they live a suffering, tortured, sad life. Circuses "train" the youngest vulnerable wild animals by torture and forced horribly into unnatural positions until they are old enough to perform. They eventually perform out of fear, and so they can get food and water. Food and water are withheld in training and to prevent them from relieving themselves during performances. Circuses with wild animals are an ancient, horrible attraction by ignorant uncivilized people. All evolved, supposedly civilized, human beings, should open their eyes to the truth and ban together to put end to this atrocity.

Fans have been waiting decades for a remastered Dead Or Alive catalogue. Their debut album 'Sophisticated Boom Boom' just turned 30 last month and there is a treasure trove of single b-sides, single versions and remixes that remain in the vaults for that album and all their others. At the very least, make these tracks available on iTunes.

Fluoride is most hazardous to our children let alone the rest of the population as a whole. There is absolutely no reason why any human being should ever consume fluoride. It's time to stand up and end the fluoridation of our water.

A 4 way stop on the corner of Summit St. and Spring St. would cut down on speeding and car accidents. Would also save the city a lot of money with emergency services.

Whether one supports Genetically Modified Organism food growing or not, is not the issue here. The issue is that we all have a right to know. I can see when sugar is in my packaged food, or if my fruits and veggies were grown organically or conventionally, so that I can make the choice that makes most sense to me in what I put in my body and the bodies of my children. We should all have the same right to know when our food is being Genetically Modified, so that we can at least make a choice as to whether or not to ingest it. The only reason we don't is because Big Food is dumping tons of money into political pockets to keep that choice from us. Greed is currently winning over ethics. We must turn the tide.

Myself and my siblings have had many health issues. We shouldn't have to have a court order to see our father's Birth Certificate. Adoptees and their families shouldn't have to have a court order to open files. We have the RIGHT TO KNOW OUR HISTORY.

Koch Bro's dream of dismantling renewable energy in Maine just got real!! Their think tank, the Maine Heritage Policy Center, attacked Maine's membership in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - a clean energy program that has created hundreds of green jobs, reduced the impact of climate change in Maine, and contributed $51 million to the Efficiency Maine Trust. Maine Senator Diane Russell calls the RGGI "a highly successful, regional cap-and-trade program that has contributed more than $92 million to the state’s economy and more than 900 new jobs between 2009 and 2011." (BDN 6/7/2014) If Maine legislators declare that they'll defend clean energy in Maine and won't bend to the Koch's demands, we can keep Maine's energy economy clean and politics clean of the Koch's money and influence.

It's important to make sure that people are fairly represented instead of districts being drawn to protect incumbents. People need to be represented instead of politicians.

The University of California (UC) system was built by Californians to serve Californians and should continue to prioritize Californians. The UCs have been turning away record numbers of qualified California high school students in favor of out-of-state candidates who can pay a greater price -- “full freight” -- for tuition. Meanwhile, California families are struggling as income inequality hits record highs, and tuition at the University of California has increased more than 300% since 2000. Despite all this, the Governor refuses to prioritize increased funding for higher education. While we recognize that including students from all over the country and the world is valuable to enhance diversity, the University of California must prioritize California families who have paid to support the system all their lives. Further tuition increases for in-state students is not the answer. The state, led by the Governor, must increase funding for higher education so the UC system can once again provide an affordable, world class education for all qualified Californians.

It is time to stop career politicians and the resulting corruption from the "Good Ol Boys" club. A politician in office for 40 years loses touch with what it means to be an average person working a job. If we can get the legislatures of 34 states to sign off, a Constitutional Convention can propose just such an amendment and Congress can't do anything to stop it. This starts the ball rolling in New York.

"To date, Maine has received $51 million from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative — the vast majority of which goes to the Efficiency Maine Trust, which invests in programs designed to increase energy efficiency and lower costs for Maine’s ratepayers. The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative also helps to reduce toxic air pollution that contributes to climate change and results in increased hospital visits and even deaths for the state’s most vulnerable, such as children and seniors who suffer from asthma. In other words, Maine’s residents have reaped the rewards of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative’s success. Still, the Kochs and their vast network of corporate-funded front groups, such as the Maine Heritage Policy Center and Beacon Hill Institute, are doing everything in their power to dismantle this successful program in order to cater to their own self-interest. " Quote from http://bangordailynews.com/2014/04/20/opinion/how-the-koch-brothers-greenback-influences-green-jobs-clean-energy-debate/.