I was recently unlawfully arrested, abused, and had false charges pressed against me by officers who mocked me and said I could do nothing about it because no one would believe me. I refuse to let this injustice happen to anyone else.

The Oso Slide on March 22, 2014 took dozens of lives and wiped out the main road to Darrington. Hundreds of local volunteers showed up with heavy equipment and chainsaws to undertake the immense task of searching for survivors. The WSDOT is restricting reconstruction bidding to large corporate contractors, some from out of state. We want those local contractors and workers who rushed to volunteer after the slide to be allowed to participate in restoring the main road to Darrington. Please help us help our town! #530slide

As a customer of Muddy's myself and many other customers are frustrated with the treatment the township is giving to Muddy's Smokehouse BBQ.

The City is using code enforcement, and their sanctioned religious group "Cops and Clergy" and law enforcement to trample the people's 1st Amendment rights here in Lake Elsinore, California. They are abusive, discriminative, and prejudiced. They have taken our liberties, kicked us out of the park because we are low income or Christian. There is no longer representation for the people, they have become the criminals.

Change the mental health law -- as the law reads at this time, someone who is mentally ill has to either request help themselves or the court has to force them to go in response to an attempt to end their lives. But that's not enough. I'm asking for a change in that law that will allow a first-degree family member (parents, siblings, spouse, grandparents, aunts, uncles, or first cousins) to request a mental health evaluation for someone. This will allow an accurate assessment of someone who may not be in the position mentally to seek help when the family notices a critical change in their personality The average age of onset of schizophrenia is 18 in men and 25 in women. Schizophrenia onset is quite rare for people under 10 years of age. Persons with this mental disorder see and hear things that we do not (delusions). They believe they are real. They also are paranoid of pretty much every thing and everyone. Persons with this disorder don't know they are sick; they only believe their reality. So the probability of someone with this disorder walking in on their own is zero. And since this disease doesn't start in childhood, it cannot be detected and treated while under a parent's discretion. We (the adopted parents, and I, biological mother) started noticing our son was having delusions of crazy events and supposed conversations he claimed having with us in January. And he grew more isolated and paranoid over the weeks. One of his delusions had him threatening his grandfather's life, as he was afraid for his own life for no apparent reason other than what he believed. Soon he thought everyone that loved him was out to get him. We both tried to get him help but his paranoia and lack of capability to trust made it impossible . He even had contact with the Clackamas County sheriff's office, that he called himself (his cry for help). They called me and acknowledged his psychotic behavior and suggested he be seen, but couldn't do anything but hoped we could coax him into a mental health clinic because of the law. I called him in as a missing person April 20th 2014. April 22 2014, I got a knock on my door. My Baby, my only son who just graduated Helensveiw High school; Brandon Alex Mandeville committed suicide April 19th 2014 off Hwy 99 in Aurora, Oregon. He was all alone and believed he had no one; in the dark and cold, and all alone he hung himself. What we didn't know was that he beleived that every one that cared about him was setting him up for a bank robbery , murder, and rape. He made a video of himself telling about it. And he really believed it. That was only one of an unknown number of delusions he was acting out. He had no food except for 1 can of Pork and Beans and his wallet with his E.B.T food card wasn't on his person. His coat was drenched from the pouring rain, and he no longer had a cell phone. He was afraid of the dark and yet had no flash light with him. Also he told the Deputy Sherif that he was heading to California to be a telagrapher just several days before . Prior to the delusions he was trying to make sense of why he was hearing voices and was seeking help. I would not say he was able to make safe decisions for himself. This Petition is no way written to infringe on anyone's rights in any way, but only to get them the proper medical help they need and a fighting chance at beating this illness . Don't let his life be in vain. A law shouldn't have stood in the way of him living. We couldn't save his life, but we can save others This could be your son or daughter or mom or dad or you.

Mr. Ferrell acted unjustly and as a poor leader on April 26th, the prom night for Pinecrest High School. His leadership, or rather lack of leadership, reflects poorly on Moore County and the North Carolina education system. He ruined what is for most people a once in a lifetime opportunity- a Prom only comes around twice for most high school students and on April 19th many high school seniors were denied entrance into their final Prom ever. An irreplaceable experience. When reporters arrived, instead of taking up leadership of the situation and responding in a positive way, Mr. Ferrell only told the reporters that they were banned from Pinecrest's campus- now that is outrageous that he can act like a dictator and think that he has the authority to make a decision like that one in a such a sensitive situation. Mr. Ferrell- come down off your power buzz that you're on and resign, it's time to move on. You were hired by the Moore County Education System to be a principal, not a prison warden. More on Ferrell's dictatorship actions can be found here; http://www.aberdeentimes.com/index.php/local/item/1520-pinecrest-prom-ruined-for-dozens-of-students-parents-saturday-night

My petition is to take down the pro-Ana and pro-mia sites on the internet. They are harmful to the youth of the whole world. They teach people to starve and hurt themselves. My 17-year-old sister passed away from an eating disorder in 2010 and it's affected our family in every way possible. Please take these sites down before they affect another family.

To help my wrongfully convicted father seek justice

The audio recording that allegedly features LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling on a racist and sexist rant -- telling his girlfriend that she can’t be seen with black people in public -- is appalling. This is not the first time Sterling has been accused of such disgraceful prejudice and hostility. He has displayed repeated misogynistic behavior, and has been sued multiple times for racial discrimination. Meanwhile, the NBA continues to turn a blind eye and let the 80-year-old billionaire keep his esteemed position as a NBA team owner. Enough is enough.

All residents of BernardsTownship will be adversely affected if the Township Committee allows more fill to be dumped at the quarry. The World Health Organization declared in June 2012 that diesel exhaust fumes are a human carcinogen more dangerous than secondhand smoke. Aside from that irrefutable evidence, the trucks themselves pose a danger to the safety and welfare of residents. Passing the resolution will allow 1 truck every minute, 10 hrs. a day, 6 days a week.

Coal-powered electricity-generating plants are the biggest contributors of CO2 emissions. We have already exceeded the tipping point with CO2 emissions, and we cannot allow corporations to continue to pollute our air with fossil fuels.

People should have the option to choose their methods of medication; therefore, marijuana should be legalized for medicinal purposes.