As an active parent with children in K-8 public schools, I am outraged by the damage that has been done at the hands of the Regents Chairwoman Tisch and Commissioner King, people who have virtually no experience with public education either as educators or as parents of children in the public school system. The Common Core implementation dreamed up by the Chairwoman and Commissioner has destroyed interest in learning by children who have been identified as children both gifted and with special educational needs. The Chairperson and Commissioner need to be held accountable for the damage they have caused. As parents of the children who have been harmed by their incompetence, we deserve to have our voices heard in the removal process and have an active voice in selecting their replacements.

Pensacola is a town of incredible attractions with a growing economy. Pensacola has a strong population of young professionals, Military men and women, new and growing businesses, Blue Angels, sugar white sands and good family fun. We have a great nightlife scene too. We're hoping we can be put on the map based on our support to keep our integrity, not selling it to a show that exploits 8 people for $500 an episode.

OpenNI is a critically important technology for artists around the world who have leveraged the power of 3D cameras like the XBox Kinect and XTion Live to create innumerable works of interactive art. Apple Computer bought Prime Sense, the creators of OpenNI, and will now shut down the OpenNI web site on April 23rd. Removal of this key technology will profoundly affect the community of artists who have used it to both inspire and entertain. This is your chance to tell Apple to change course, and keep OpenNI available so that we may all continue our path of artistic innovation.

I am a labor attorney representing workers nationwide and I am seeing the tragic effects of this law as workers are denied access to the courts to challenge discrimination, harassment, wage theft. Scalia and Thomas allowed the Federal Arbitration Act in to the work place and the only way to undue their mischief is by legislation repealing the Federal Arbitration Act.

It's not fair to have liquor legal when it is just as worse as marijuana and I believe we should be fair to all people and what they want. Marijuana could also help our economy so much more than we know!

The dealership engaged in morally and legally questionable behavior in recent dealings with the Boles family. They took advantage of a customer suffering from a neurological disorder, improperly retained a 3k down payment, and have generally treated the family with disrespect and disdain. Please join us in letting them know that we will not stand for it! Please join our community to see how you can get involved: https://www.facebook.com/groups/oakridgeraw Your support is greatly appreciated!

Direct TV thinking they can do anything they want to customers. I am a victim of attempted theft via direct tv.

This law is a violation of First Amendment rights. If Federal law allows one organization to be lawfully discriminated against, other organizations can be added to the list. An injustice to one is an injustice to all.

THE GOVERNMENT APPEARS TO BE TURNING A BLIND EYE TO THE DEVASTATION THESE PIPELINES ARE CREATING; IN PART THIS IS DUE TO THE LACK OF AWARENESS AND/OR ACTION MANY AMERICANS ARE TAKING REGARD TO THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE. JUST BECAUSE FOSSIL FUELS ARE IN DEMAND DOES NOT MEAN COMPANIES HAVE A FREE PASS TO RUN RAMPANT ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH LITTLE IF ANY REGARD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND AMERICAN CITIZENS

Dallas ISD School Board members will meet to vote on a proposal to turn two closed-down schools in Oak Cliff and South Dallas (Julia C. Frazier Elementary and N. W. Harllee Elementary) into early childhood education centers. This would be a big win for Dallas ISD parents living in these neighborhoods, but as of right now, there aren’t enough votes on the school board to pass it!

Exactly two weeks after the sudden death of our father, my brother made a terrible mistake. He entered an empty house, took a shower, ate their food, put on clean cloths, and moved some furniture around. You see, my brother has suffered from drug addiction through out his adolescence and young adult life and the grief of losing his father took this affliction to a new low. Homeless, hungry and high, his brain imagined a person had asked for his help moving. Life is not a fairy tale and he is not as cute as goldilocks. For this mistake he is facing 8 years in state prison. I was told by the district attorney that with a good lawyer, he could receive felony probation and rehabilitation but with the Public Defender his fate was all but sealed. Two months in jail has sobered him out and he wants nothing more than a second chance. However, our system only affords second chances to those who can pay for them. Public Defenders are assigned upwards of 500 felonies and 600 misdemeanors each year whereas a busy privately paid attorney generally limits his or her caseload to between 50-100. It is impossible to give each case the attention and care it requires to provide competent representation doing 10 times the work of a private attorney. The Sixth Amendment to the Constitution clearly guarantees every defendant has the right to counsel in criminal proceedings, Gideon v. Wainwright established the Public Defender Office as a fundamental right necessary to a fair trial. Through under funding we have a separate and unequal system of representation. Innocent people are being sent to prison and poor people are getting longer sentences than more affluent people committing similar crimes. Sign here to demand the legislature adequately fund the Public Defenders Office!

The history and present political consequences of the death penalty have become fully manifested in Missouri. The callous disregard for its impact on families, the social concerns, and legality under the law. Thumbs up or thumbs down when those trusted with social authority summarily decides who live or die, all of society suffers from their Imperial egos'. Here in Missouri, in the United States of America, our politics on the death penalty have become criminal. Criminal politics arises when politicians pursuade the people that they have the right to break the law to enforce the law. People are being executed and murdered with disregard for innocence or guilt and the laws of the court. 60% of citizens in the state of Missouri are against the death penalty, but the state keep killing more people than the law allows. It is illegal to kill anyone while there are any appeals pending, yet Missouri have been putting people to death as appeals are pending on lethal injections. Every executions since February, 2006, have been illegally carried out. Some of those executions have been murders of people that did not kill anyone. There is no law or constitution analysis that allows for the murder by execution of people who have not killed anyone. Without lawful rights, Missouri have murdered "Roy Roberts," "Marlin Gray," "Dennis Skilicorn," "Tony Murry," plus many more and now plans to kill Michael A. Taylor, even though he has appeals pending. The state of Missouri know that Michael A. Taylor have not killed anyone himself, the state is planning to murder a human being by execution. Under (State v. Isa), the Missouri Supreme Court recognized that it is not legal to kill or murder someone by executions who have not killed anyone. If a person is not the principal perpetrator that dealt the killing blow or act of murder, the law and the constitution says that person is actually innocent of the death penalty and can not be executed. If state officials do not follow the law when killing their own citizens, then what else are they willing to break the law for? Time after time, innocent people have been proven to be wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death. No officials conscience will let their ego consider the fact that "Larry Griffin" was innocent when the state of Missouri executed him. Even the victim that was shot along with the person that was killed said, "Larry Griffin" was innocent. If he was still alive he would be exonarated, but the victim did not know he was convicted until after he was murdered by execution. If you think they are more concerned about the welfare of the people then the life of one person. The welfare of the people is in the land from, which we draw our food, but like lethal injection they have poisoned the land, water, and air for their friends to profit. Criminal behavior does not stop once the crime is over, it starts with small animals, pets, girlfriends, wives, boyfriends, and husbands. Before you know it, they are killing us all one by one regardless of the law and will of the people. Like they did with "Emit Foster," when the execution drugs did not work. The Missouri Department of Corrections allegedly closed the curtains, turned off the lights, put their hands around his neck and choked him to death. Now they say trust them with our lives, while they violate the law to carry out executions secretly, as they kill the innocent and guilty alike without regard. "Our lives matter as much as Michael A. Taylor and his life matters as much as ours. I do not feel safe under a criminal government, if my vote do not count, my opinion does not matter! Please consider petitioning against Missouri death penalty by voting out everyone that supports the death penalty. God bless America!