Fireworks are no longer just used on the 4th of July, they are now being used to celebrate Memorial Day, Labor Day, Christmas and New Years Eve and they are used days and weeks leading up to and beyond the Holiday. The noise terrifies our domestic animals as well as local wildlife, they are a nuisance, a fire hazard and a danger to humans and other species. Local law enforcement is often unable to locate those violating the laws already in place or unable to respond to the number of complaints they are receiving.

On Monday, November 11, 2013, we, the members of the Shiloh Athletic Association elected the individuals we want to serve on our Board of Directors for the upcoming year. We are pleased with the outcome of the election and are looking forward to the new direction our organization is headed in under their leadership. Please help us restore Shiloh pride within the community and abroad by preserving the election results and only having a runoff for the position of Softball Commissioner.

It seems no one is listening. Bobby Jindal hears nothing from those in need. He hears what he wants to hear and it is usually people WITH MONEY. Bobby Jindal is the worst governor LA has had to endure and we are tired of him blocking what the poor and middle class need. Get out of the way Mr. Jindal and let the health program work. Stop destroying what little bit we have left. You have destroyed the education system, STOP YOUR DESTRUCTION NOW. Mary Landrieu is to be included. Do your jobs and help the people who elected you.

I think solar is one of the only things that individuals can do to make a difference with global warming. Living in an island state the dangers of global warming are acute. So I don't think we should let any business institution, interest group or person stand in the way of letting families convert to roof top solar.

Justin Lookadoo recently made national news when parents at a Texas high school protested his presentation at a student assembly. According to his website and numerous videos, Lookadoo's program is laced with outdated gender stereotypes (dateable girls "know when to shut up," and dateable guys are "real men" who are "stronger and more dangerous" than girls). He also promotes controversial religious ideas and has been affiliated with various Christian summer camps run by Exodus, a now-defunct ex-gay ministry. While the Dallas-area school has apologized and promised never to have Lookadoo back, he is scheduled to appear at a number of other Texas schools in the coming months. This ignorant, even dangerous rhetoric has no place in a public school.

My brother Dr. Albert A. Titus, MD. privileges to practice medicine at the Juan F. Luis Hospital have been suspended for superficial reasons and without due process given; he has been terminated from the Juan F. Luis Hospital. The best surgeon that we have on island and at the hospital that is needed in our community has been driven out for others own personal agendas. Re-instate Dr. Albert Titus' license and employment back to JFLH because the community needs him. Our communities health care is at stake and should be top priority for the citizens of St. Croix. Stop letting personal agendas cost us our lives and bring back Dr. Titus to our hospital.

The Texas Drought Project recognizes that Texas is moving to a period of much greater aridity, with increasing desertification, and that Texas farmers, ranchers and residents will suffer as the oil and gas industry tries to drain Texas dry. We realize that this is not the answer to the problems with shale fracking, but it's a necessary first step.

I am starting this petition because I want Ryan Tucker to move to Chicago.

Many states across America have pre-registration for young people. But others don't. In my home state of North Carolina, the opportunity for teen pre-registration was passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in 2009--and was enacted in 2010. But just three years later, pre-registration was taken away from us with the passage of a 56 page law that attacked voting rights in my home state. I’m determined to get this opportunity back by the time I turn 16 in four years--not just for myself, but for young people across America. The best way to make that happen is a federal pre-registration law for 16 and 17 year olds. But I can’t do this without the help of the current leaders in my government.

Fracking can not be done without destruction of the environment. We live in an active fault zone and class 2 water injection wells are known to cause earthquakes. No amount of money can fix the destruction wrought by the New Madrid Fault fracturing.

We are seeing an enormous number of attacks on a woman's fundamental freedoms across the country today. Anti-choice politicians are dictating ridiculous regulations about hallway width and grass length and parking spaces at abortion clinics with the goal of shutting them down. They interfere with doctors who know a lot better than they do. They force women to sit through mandatory ultrasounds and pointless waiting periods, as though women weren’t capable of making decisions on our own. They make us listen to lectures full of lies. But the fact is, the more roadblocks they put in front of safe abortion, the more they put women’s lives at risk. That’s why the Women’s Health Protection Act is so important. It puts a stop to pointless regulations and obstacles that keep women from getting the care they need and deserve – and it’s just the beginning. Call on your members of Congress to keep politicians out of our private decisions about pregnancy and health care and cosponsor this bill.

Attorney General Kathleen Kane is taking concrete steps to rein in a fracking company for their egregious illegal pollution. Earlier this fall, the Attorney General filed criminal charges against XTO Energy for releasing illegal fracking wastewater in northern Pennsylvania--more than 50,000 gallons laced with toxic chemicals. The pollution flowed over a local farmland and into a nearby pristine stream that feeds the Susquehanna River. In response, the drillers launched an all-out attack on the Attorney General in efforts to send a message to other elected officials who are willing to hold polluters accountable that they will be targeted. I'm proud of the Attorney General and she needs to know that Pennsylvanians support her actions and other elected officials who work to protect our health from fracking. Join me in standing with the Attorney General.