Even when we try to buy foods that are in biodegradable packaging, it is difficult. Plastic bags encase almost all frozen foods, and even fresh produce is placed into plastic bags. For consumers to have choices in supermarkets and specialty stories, we need manufacturers to phase out plastics and move towards containers that are not toxic and will biodegrade. Recycling helps, but not enough. We need a better world, and it will start with no plastic!

The Paycheck Fairness Act, introduced last year, would make it easier for women to sue for sex discrimination in wages, and prohibit employer retaliation against workers for discussing how much they make. This would go a very long way in closing the wage gap that has persisted between men and women for decades. Currently in North Carolina, women who are employed full time lose a combined total of approximately $9,801,729,458 every year due to the wage gap. Families, businesses and the economy suffer as a result. These lost wages mean families have less money to spend on goods and services that help drive economic growth. We must do more to help equalize the pay between men and women in the workplace, and this is a great place to start. Call on Senator Richard Burr and Senator Kay Hagan to vote in support of the Paycheck Fairness Act and help all North Carolina families get ahead.

Tennessee's wages have not kept up with inflation. The current minimum wage is $7.25, which is not enough for anyone to live on, especially those who are trying to raise a family. Let's ask our state officials to raise the minimum wage to $10.10.

The reason why we are staring this petition is because many post office box holders are not receiving their mail on time, as well other important packages, we have had various people in town lose everyday utilities, cut off (ex. electricity, water, cell phones, etc..) we need to stop this. We hope service gets better and improves in many ways, either by reprimand or an official USPS change for a new worker to service this area.

It's time to reverse Reaganomics!

We are starting this petition because we believe that all children should get the best chance at success. Education should determine a person's future, not a youthful mistake in judgment.

I had booked a vacation which was cancelled by celebrity because their ship broke. I simply want a refund on the $730 plane ticket I bought. They "don't have my money anymore" and refuse to refund me for the ticket I was unable to use due to them canceling the trip. I just simply want my money back.

We, the owners and renters of properties on Fairchild and Berwick Avenues (Fairfield, CT), the same roads of the property that is the subject of this zoning case (the proposed 33-unit building by Berwick Fairchild and Associates, LLC), oppose the requested zoning changes, most importantly the following: -The addition of Sec. 10.16.13, which will increase the population in excess to the current density, it also being quadruple the bedroom density of the 54-unit affordable housing project called Fairchild Apartments, across from the proposed Berwick Fairchild Site. -The addition of 10.9.3, which in its vagaries, could allow for any building in a Residence B neighborhood to be converted into a multi-unit facility, even if the building was designed as a single-family residence. -The modification of 10.11, which will increase the building height to four stories, far in excess of any housing in the neighborhood. -The modification of 10.17.3, which eliminates the minimum number of affordable or market units, thereby violating the spirit of the affordable housing program within the town. -The modification of 28.6.1, which would allow the project to have one car spare per unit, far less than common sense indicates that the development needs.

When the Creator put all of the creatures out through our Sacred Spring on Bohem Puyuk (Mt. Shasta), Salmon gave her voice to Human. In return we are committed to use our voice to always speak up for Salmon. We are the people of the Winnemem (McCloud) River watershed on the South side of Mt Shasta, in Northern California. In our language Winnemem Wintu translates to Middle Water People as the McCloud River is bounded by the Upper Sacramento to the West and the Pit River to the East. We were born from water, we are of the water, and we fight to protect it. We continue to pray and hold ceremony at our traditional sacred places that remain accessible to us. Our lands were taken, without compensation, when the Shasta Dam was completed in 1945 and flooded our beloved river home. www.winnememwintu.us

There are certain rules fishermen must abide by, such as, people only being able to catch six Striped Bass at a time or there being a certain size fisherman can catch. By removing these restrictions the number of Striped Bass in the Delta and San Joaquin River will be reduced. Since Striped Bass mostly feed on Salmon, after removing many of them from the water, Salmon population will be able to expand. Considering that Striped Bass is the most abundant predator, Salmon will be able to increase the size of their population after restrictions on Striped Bass are removed, therefore, bringing more Salmon to the San Joaquin River and Delta. Environmentally, this will benefit the Delta and San Joaquin River’s population of fish. There will be reduction of the amount of Stripped Bass in the Delta however, there will be an increase of Salmon. Economically, there will be more jobs for fisherman. There will also be more fish making the cost of Salmon decrease as well as the cost of Striped Bass.

AB 1513- a proposed bill that would change the way evictions happen in the state of California, making it faster and easier for landowners to remove residents from our homes. AB 1513 allows property owners to initiate an extrajudicial eviction of residential property by submitting a written declaration to law enforcement. Under current law a property owner has the ability to request removal of trespassers pursuant to Penal Code section 602(o), and law enforcement has the discretion to determine if probable cause exists to remove such occupants. Property owners would no longer have to take people to court or give meaningful notice to have us removed from our houses. This law is extremely unconstitutional and anti-tenants rights! There is no need for this law because current trespass laws provide adequate protection to property owners! The bill goes up for a vote by the Judiciary committee April 29th!

The proposed student housing project would displace 200 people living in the Arrowhead trailer park. Without the low income housing to absorb newly displaced people, their lives will be completely pulled up from under them. If rezoning is approved, the large developer wants to negotiate one-by-one with the homeowners, leaving these families in a position to be taken advantage of. This type of behavior is unacceptable in the community of Flagstaff, and we need to stand up for the most vulnerable people of our community.