I, Jesse Collens, had a mountain biking accident in 2009 that left me paralyzed from my neck down and completely dependent on a ventilator. At the time I was 21 years old, going to college for a BS in biology and chemistry, the assistant kitchen manager of a very popular restaurant, and a very athletic and outgoing person. Currently I live in a private residence with my elderly mother and because I cannot be left alone she takes care of me when there are no other caregivers around. When my mother or a single nurse is taking care of me it's nearly impossible for me to leave the house; my mother cannot physically do it and the nurse is not allowed to drive me anywhere although they may accompany me if someone else is driving. If and when my mother is no longer able to take care me at all the only option for me would be to go into a skilled nursing facility where my independence and ability to live life every person is entitled to would be taken away. As a 25-year-old male I am continuing my college education and I still have goals and aspirations as much as anyone else and I would like to see them through.

Threats are not protected speech under the First Amendment, and as a bicyclist, it scares me that we let people publicly post such threatening speech. This sign must be investigated properly, and removed if it is not protected free speech. Furthermore, a "Bikes May Use Full Lane" sign should be erected to replace the "Share The Road" sign currently at this intersection. Since "Share The Road" is unclear, and is apparently interpreted to by some to mean that drivers don't have to slow down and wait to safely pass bicyclists, the sign should be replaced by one that more clearly explains the traffic laws as they are currently in effect.

Over the years Congress has voted itself lifetime health care and its own lucrative pension fund. No more! Thy should be participating in the same programs that average American citizens participate in.

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This case presents legal issues of extraordinary national significance and contains questions of first impression for which the input of “WE” the People is necessary. This case challenges the legal significance of the Fiduciary duty of the Judiciary System of the State of New Jersey towards its fellow residents and American citizens. Let's not forget that among these citizens are many American soldiers who have served, suffered, bled and died to defend the Freedom, Liberty, Justice and the Pursuit of Happiness for all the American People who believe and trust in the rules of law of Our Land and in the integrity of our Legal Justice. The Constitution of the United States of America is the “Supreme Law of the Land", as per Article VI, clause 2. Thereon, today, I invite all, "WE" the People, to Sign this Petition on such matter in order to bring my Complaint of “Crime” to the attention of the Federal and State authorities, so that it can provide an Empanelment of Special Grand Juries for organized crime under Title (18 U.S.C. § 3331) and (18 U.S.C. § 3332). My family and I are victims of Local Government "Corruption," a Domestic enemy of "WE the People". Herein, for your information, are my two recent videos that shows some of the “criminal” actions inflicted on Petitioner’s family that must be investigated by Special Grand Juries. For a better understanding of this petition, you must watch both videos Please go to link: youtube Tyranny exposed in Somerset County, NJ. (Gage vs. Warren Twp.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ2Eaw_28yo&feature=youtu.be And Judiciary Corruption exposed in Trenton, New Jersey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsCvf6i9pm8 Whose duty is it to help and protect the “Rights” of a US Citizen if not a Government? "Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself, it invites anarchy." It is the duty of “WE” the People to be watchful of the actions of our elected Government Officers, so that they will not become lawbreakers, but they will abide by their duty to protect the Constitutional Rights of the Citizens and void any stealthy encroachments that violate these Rights. In this case, “WE” the People must protect the dignity and integrity of our judicial court system of the United States, as well as that of New Jersey. The judicial court system of the United States must serve the unprotected and the powerless, like myself, a Pro-se in this case, in the achievement of justice and in the preservation of human rights. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Respectfully, Thomas Gage

President Obama endorses a minimum wage increase to $10 an hour. His announcement came just days after New Jersey voters passed a minimum wage increase at the ballot box and the city of SeaTac, WA approved a $15 an hour minimum wage for area airport and hotel workers. Now, a vote on a $10.10 minimum wage is anticipated in the U.S. Senate in the first week of December. The message is loud and clear: Congress, vote to increase the federal minimum wage to at least $10 an hour.

In Louisiana there are many rural residents who are being offered zero mental healthcare because of things like lack of facilities. Our governor has made budget cuts across the board on mental health provisions the state offered and now there is very little to none for rural residents. People need access to mental healthcare and their medication. With Psychicatric Telemedicine a new innovative way to do mental health therapy sessions and prescribe medications via computer but face to face in real time. Many states are using it for their rural citizens with great success. Mental health should be a priority for the oppressed, underserved, restricted residents living in at or below the poverty line, just as much as it is for people who can afford through insurance their mental healthcare maintenance. This is a great solution to the problem La. is facing due to conservative budget cuts that eliminated the mental health programs the residents used to rely on.

It isn't often we get the opportunity to wholeheartedly support a bill in the U.S. Congress. We're usually fighting off taxpayer funding for new nukes, or some demonic radioactive waste scheme hatched in some nuclear lobbyists' smoke-filled room and brought to an embracing Congressional committee. So we're very excited to tell you about Sen. Ed Markey's first Senate bill: The American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act (S. 1627). This bill would set a national Renewable Energy Standard and a national Energy Energy Efficiency standard--both long overdue and both without nuclear power. Under the bill, utilities would have to provide 25% of the power from renewable sources by 2025. In addition, electric utilities would have to save the equivalent of 15% of their sales from efficiency measures by that date, while natural gas utilities would have to save 10% of their sales. Plus, the bill includes extra measures to support distributed generation technologies, like rooftop solar and small wind. Please support S. 1627, The American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act and ask your Senators to co-sponsor this important legislation. According to an analysis of the bill prepared for Sen. Markey's office, S. 1627 would: *Create more than 400,000 jobs *Lead to energy efficiency improvements that will save the average American household $39 annually. Cumulative consumer savings through 2030 would be nearly $90 billion *Spur more than $200 billion in new capital investments in renewable energy technology, leading to nearly a quadrupling of renewable electricity production by 2025 *Reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 480 million metric tons annually by 2025, the equivalent output of 120 coal-fired power plants. We hope you'll agree this is a rare bill worthy of your and NIRS' support, as we have joined other DC-based groups, like Sierra Club, UCS, NRDC, Environment America and more in endorsing this legislation. But since this is Washington, there are of course caveats. For one, it's not a perfect bill. A perfect bill would bring about a nuclear-free carbon-free energy system before mid-century. But no one has ever introduced such a bill, and S. 1627 is the best first step toward that goal that we've seen. For another, as we said, this is Washington, DC 2013. This bill is not going to pass this session, not through this dysfunctional, cynical, mean-spirited Congress. But things will change; they're already changing. The cost and deployment advantages of clean energy are becoming too great to ignore--even in the Halls of Congress. After all, depending on which poll you look at, anywhere from 70% to about 85% of the American people want more renewable energy. Right now is when we must lay the groundwork for massive and growing popular support for this bill. That's why we're asking you to take a moment to support S. 1627 and ask your Senators--no matter how neanderthal you think they may be--to co-sponsor the bill. Thank you, Michael Mariotte Nuclear Information and Resource Service

The thousands of people who live in North Amherst plus the 25,000 more who commute through North Amherst every day need better opportunities to buy fresh local food. We want Atkins North!

We are starting this petition because there is a proposal by the School Board to outsource the New Castle School Food Service Department. The School Administration should not need a private company to manage their departments.

When ordering a package over the Internet, many times you are not offered a method of shipment. Often if you specify a PO Box the shipper will send you an email "we can't deliver to PO Boxes" so then you give them your street address. If the package is sent via UPS Sure Post, the UPS will drop it off at the Arizona City Post Office, it will promptly be marked as undeliverable and returned. Previously we had a workaround, add our PO box to the zip code (+4) and the Arizona City Post Office would deliver it anyway. Now the Arizona City Post Office informs us that the USPS has a (+4) zip code system that makes the use of PO boxes as +4 unreliable and cannot be used. We are, all required to have our street addresses on file at the Arizona City Post Office as a condition of having a PO Box. The volume of mail/packages arriving daily do not allow the Contractors to deal with these and so they are returned to sender UNDELIVERABLE. The good people who run the Arizona City post office are private contractors and must budget and bid for the business. This would be a funding issue that would have to be approved by the Post Master in Casa Grande. If you live in Arizona city and want to get a pre-paid debit card, you will have similar issues. Pre-paid debit card companies will tell you that they are required by Federal Law to use your physical address and they will only mail the card to a physical address. So if you order a pre-paid debit card and you live in Arizona City, and you follow the law, you will never see your prepaid debit card. What we are asking the US Post Master in Casa Grande to do is allow/require mail sent to street addresses in Arizona City to be delivered to PO Boxes. This petition is NOT a referendum on PO Box delivery vs Street/Neighborhood Delivery. This is a Petition to add Street Addressed mail to the daily PO Box deliver in Arizona city

”It should be our choice as parents to keep our children at the same elementary school in the district or move to the middle school. Not all 4th graders are ready for middle school. To force a child who is not ready for middle school could really influence and impact that child on many levels, including academic and socially...We understand the challenges of the number of students to consider but a lottery serves as a very unsettling direction for the children and families.. Many of the children at Castlemont started as kindergartner’s g and have stayed within the school making it their home while establishing long lasting relationships with teachers and peers that encourages their confidence on all levels. Please consider adding another 5th grade class to support the need to allow the 4th graders who wish to stay the chance to do so.”