My wife Nathalie and I were approached by a local mother, Brooke Scharfstein, and her daughter said "sometimes kids don't know who to play with in the playground" and we were torn up. As parents of three children who are in the Westport public school system, we are acutely aware of the modern challenges of being a kid these days. If we have an idea that is so basic, yet so inclusive in nature, how as parents can we NOT act on it? We read the Buddy Bench article in the Huffington Post last December, and like so many, we were touched by Christian's story. Let's bring his story and message to our community. (www.buddybench.org)

It’s as if Republicans haven’t learned one thing. Last year Rep. David Valadao voted with his party to deport DREAMers. He kept saying he supported immigration reform and even cosponsored H.R. 15, the House immigration bill, but that was his only vote. Last week, Valadao doubled down. He voted again to gut deferred action programs for DREAMers and military families. This so-called ENFORCE Act would do away with the programs that protect immigrants from deportation and would block President Obama from using his executive authority to fill the vacuum left by Republicans' own inaction. House Republicans like David Valadao had a real chance to build on the immigration principles they introduced just a few weeks ago. It was a step in the right direction. But instead, they claim they can't move forward on reform because they don't trust the President to enforce the law. This is the same president who has deported nearly 2 million immigrants. So instead of advancing reform for DREAMers and their loved ones, Rep. Valadao and House Republicans have chosen to double-down and blame their inaction on Obama. We're tired of the double-talk. Tell David Valadao he can’t have it both ways – either he supports immigration reform or he wants to deport DREAMers. Which one is it?

How is Colorado going to pay for flood damage repair, upgrading mental health care or improving our schools? Well, we can start by looking at the Cayman Islands. Corporations dodge taxes by booking profits made here to offshore tax havens that levy little to no tax. It’s about time that these corporations start living by the same rules as the rest of us. It’s time to close these loopholes and invest in an economy that works for everyone. And the best part is, we don’t need to wait for Congress -- but we need Colorado legislators to act. Montana and Oregon have already passed laws recoup money stashed in offshore tax havens. If we enacted the same policy here in Colorado, it would generate $15.3 million dollars. It's a simple step that could be done in a month if we could convince Colorado legislators to push this forward. But to convince them to take on the big corporations and their lobbyists, they need to hear from you.

Schools are becoming educationally insolvent as well as fiscally insolvent.

Due to the cabotage laws, the goods and materials imported to Puerto Rico in USA vessels are much higher in price than those transported in foreign vessels. All the residents of Puerto Rico are greatly affected by these higher prices which do not help the economy to develop, specially in a economic crisis such as the one being suffered by Puerto Rico. Moreover the common citizen in Puerto Rico is suffering from this situation on a daily basis since they can't pay these higher prices to feed themselves. The legislature of Puerto Rico has requested the USA government to end this discriminatory treatment. Please sign this petition to make justice to all of the residents of Puerto Rico.

Getting permission to do a small home repair is absurd. Paying $75 for a permit for a Job that only costs $150 is Absurd. The county's proposal is overstepping into the personal business of our citizens. Lets Stop the Permit Fees for home repairs!

When our mothers, sisters, wives and daughters rights are attacked our entire society suffers. The Far Right Is Way Wrong!

Over the past years we have seen increasingly violent police brutality and also law enforcement trying to violate personal rights! Please sign this petition to let Gov. Mary Fallen that we will not have our rights violated anymore. This has worked in California by decreasing numbers of complaints on officers to around 60 %. This should be introduced in Oklahoma immediately.

This is our town. Businesses are leaving and taxes are going up. We are at risk of losing our schools. We will NOT improve unless we attract business and families. We cannot attract business and families with the arrogant and self-serving acts of Councilmen Molnar and Polsinelli making Springdale out to be a bunch of fools. We are better than that. Time for us to take a stand, together, and allow our collective voice to be HEARD.

We are asking the NC Utilities Commission and Duke Power to improve our delivery of electric power to modernize the electric power grid for the 21st century.

Now, under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, "exempt" or "salaried" workers can be forced to work unlimited amounts of overtime (OT) without being paid for it. * Pres. Obama wants to change the law for some workers. Information Technology (IT) workers should be included because often they work the longest amount of hours. * IT workers have to make up time for laid off workers, and for consultants who legally have to be paid for over-time. * IT workers are on-call evenings and weekends. * IT workers have to meet project plan targets for which management get bonuses. * IT workers frequently have to work around-the-clock, and 60 to 80+ hours per week. * The salary of IT workers is being driven down by Green Card employees and by the off-shoring of jobs. * Comp time is not the answer -- when available, it is often not allowed to be collected. * IT workers often have to sign contracts stating that they will not take paying part-time jobs, so that they can be available for non-paid overtime work. * On their own time, IT workers have to continually take classes to keep current with ever-changing technology. * Limiting OT hours would allow for more paid workers to be hired. * Paying for OT and/or for more workers would mean that more income tax money would be collected to help run the government. * The overly long work hours required could lead to health hazards.

We endeavor to use kindness as a catalyst to cultivate value for our communities. Acts of kindness creates a healthy social environment for people to inhabit. Kindness improves our quality of life both individually and collectively. We call upon the Illinois Legislature to authorize HR0900! The context of the House Resolution link: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HR0900&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HR&LegID=81450&DocNum=900&GAID=12&Session=