I am a victim of sex abuse by a family member. I only told about my abuse 3 years ago becuase I was scared, embassed and afraid to tell becuase he was a family member. I was always afraid of breaking my family apart by telling and when I did tell that is what happen. When I reported my abuse I was told it was to late to do anything. My abuser admitted to his criminal act against me and hides behind the laws that are in place. The laws today let my abuser continue to abuse children. This has got to change. My case has nothing to do with a church as many others victims. This crime affect 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys. When is this going to end,how many more children have to continue to be abused becuase we can not speak there names to warn parents. Do we not care about the safety of our children

MY SISTER, MISTY WAS MURDERED BY HER EX-BOYFRIEND, NOEL IN 2011. WHEN NOEL WAS ARRESTED FOR THE CRIME, IT WAS LEARNED THAT HE HAD SERVED 10 YEARS OF A 20-YEAR SENTENCE FOR ATTEMPTING TO KILL THE MOTHER OF HIS DAUGHTER, SEVERAL YEARS EARLIER. IF WE HAD ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION, MY SISTER COULD STILL BE ALIVE TODAY.

Torfaen Borough Council have done it again.....now in their infinite wisdom they've decided to do away with Lollipop Ladies/Gents as part of their cost cutting measures. I wonder if they'll sleep OK when the first child is knocked down!! Shelia along with all her other colleagues across Torfaen go above and beyond to make sure our children get to school safely. Whatever the weather they stand there day in and day out and their number one concern is getting our children to school safely. What will happen once they are all gone?

The people of the Republican party who sign this will not vote for Governor Chris Christie in a general election period. The people are tired of the same establishment republicans.

The Kentucky Student Environmental Coalition wants to build a thriving green economy in Kentucky to provide jobs and a bright future for the state. Through the creation of renewable energy and energy efficiency jobs, Kentucky can continue to be an energy producing state while transitioning to a clean and healthy economy.

The fate of Ten Mile Creek in upper Montgomery County, MD is of utmost concern to 4.3 million people in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. This creek feeds our backup water supply and is in imminent danger of being seriously polluted. John Muir said, "Nothing dollarable is safe," and that is certainly true of the Ten Mile Creek. Several developers want to build a huge number of homes and businesses (such as outlet malls) in this watershed. The science - see the reports on the Save Ten Mile Creek Coalition web site (www.savetenmilecreek.com) - says that ANY development in the Ten Mile Creek watershed will pollute Little Seneca Reservoir. The Ten Mile Creek watershed feeds the Little Seneca Reservoir which is the emergency water supply for 4.3 million residents in the Washington, D.C. area. Following are the water authorities and people served by this reservoir: -Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) serves about 1.8 million people in Montgomery County and Prince George's County. -Washington Aqueduct serves about 1 million people in Washington, D.C., Arlington County, the city of Falls Church, and part of Fairfax County (particularly McLean). -Fairfax County Water Authority (FCWA) serves about 1.5 million people in Fairfax County, Alexandria, Prince William County, and Loudoun County. A public hearing will be held on Dec. 3, 2013 after which the Montgomery County Council will vote on how much development to allow in the Ten Mile Creek watershed. Please see this Post Op-Ed: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/montgomery-county-rolls-the-dice-with-the-regions-water-system/2013/11/15/e5da68c2-4d64-11e3-9890-a1e0997fb0c0_story.html

For more than six decades the Azores has hosted a U.S. military presence at Lajes Air Force Base, which has bolstered the U.S. and its allies’ control of the Atlantic. Lajes is a valuable military asset that enables for the rapid deployment of warfighters, aircraft, ships and global communications for AFRICOM and CENTCOM’s joint, coalition, and NATO operations. In addition to being a globally strategic military asset, Lajes plays a pivotal role in U.S.–Portugal bilateral relations. Additionally, the base plays an important economic role in the Azorean economy. It is estimated that the proposed reduction of force at Lajes would result in a 40% increase in unemployment on the Island of Terceira and lead to 1.5% reduction in GDP for the Azores as a whole.

Students from public high schools are not given the proper education. The Tenure Reform guarantees underperforming teachers the right to keep their jobs even if they place minimal effort on education. Tenure does not give the chance to hire new teachers with a willingness to teach and instead keeps unmotivated teachers.

This petition is about stopping the cruel animal slaughter practices done. This petition is about enforcing the rules and regulations the USDA already has in place for animal slaughter. This petition is about receiving better quality meat from the animals we slaughter.

The Problem: In New York State it is legal practice to withhold information pertinent to criminal cases from a defendant and his defense attorney until the very moment of trial. This is not because the information is unavailable; it is because the prosecution does not have to turn over such information earlier. For example, prosecutors are not required by law to hand over police reports, prior testimony, and any other evidence to the defendant until trial begins, and in some cases, not until the first witness takes the stand. A prosecutor does not even have to turn over evidence that might help a defendant or cast doubt on his guilt unless the prosecutor thinks it is important. This practice costs both taxpayers and the judicial system a great deal of time and money. The Solution: We request that New York State Senate Bill Number: S4089-2013 gets voted out of the Senate Standing Committee on Codes as new Criminal Procedure Law Article 245, thereby repealing CPL 240. As a result, CPL Article 245 would require that both the prosecutor and defense attorney provide the opposing party with extensive discovery early in a criminal case. In addition, CPL Article 245 would include a mechanism for prosecutors with legitimate concerns about the safety of their witnesses or with on-going investigations to withhold or redact any evidence or information covered by the statute and to move for a protective order.

People tend to look down on homeless people and even think of them as less than human. By you helping the homeless person it may encourage others to also help until there are more people helping homeless people then there are dehumanizing them.

We must fight to defend our rivers from pollution and degradation from gas drilling and fracking. Frack waste is so toxic that even the Coast Guard has recognized that its radioactivity and hazardous components warrant special limits on its transport. But they are trying to avoid public scrutiny and participation by a quick and dirty approval process that is riddled with loopholes that essentially remove any safeguard they propose, putting the water quality of all rivers and public health at great risk. Comment period has been extended to Dec. 6. If we all speak up, we can stop this.