There is a great desire among the residents of the the Ritz Residence to be able to cook (grill) outdoors on our individual patios. We would also like to petition the Board for the construction of a large outdoor gas grill which can be used by the Ritz community at large. Our living experience at the Ritz would be greatly enhanced with the outdoor grilling capability.

I am a veteran who has been denied my education benefits. I have been in the military since 2004 and have served overseas. The Veterans Administration has denied me my hard worked education benefits due to their interpretation of the law. Even the representatives at the Veterans Administration have stated that my individual case is unfair and does not make sense, that i am being wrongfully denied. The Department of the Army, Human Resource Command has also stated that they feel like "i am being punished" because of a wrongful interpretation of the law. I am fighting to correct this unfair interpretation of the law. I have worked and fought for this country, under the impression that I would have benefits that are earned through serving the United States. I have put my education on hold to go overseas and fight. I know I am not the only Soldier that has been screwed out of education benefits. When they changed the education benefits back in 2009 and added the Post 9/11 any service member that used chapter 30 and continued to serve after that was denied or given a lower amount of months to use chapter 33 benefits which is the Post 9/11. The Veterans Administration purposely does not inform the Service Member what the best option is for using education benefits. Many Service Members have lost money and time for their schooling because the VA does not assist the member. they try to keep as much money as possible. The VA is not our friend. They do not care. I am asking for help in making this unfair action address and corrected. Military Service Members should have their education benefits corrected. We put our life on the line 24/7, to serve and protect this wonderful country. Please help me get all of our education benefits back.

If Elliot Cutler runs for Governor, with Michaud and LePage on the ballot, there is a chance that LePage would win as he did in the last election for governor. The state of Maine cannot stand another 4 years of LePage. If Cutler drops out, Michaud would definitely win the election and be a great Governor for the state of Maine.

We the citizens of Roosevelt believe that the location of this facility in a residential neighborhood is detrimental to the health, safety and quality of life of the nearby neighbors, schools and businesses.

My name is Sarah Harvey and I live in the Wyatt at Presidio Junction. Three weeks ago I decided to display the American flag on behalf of my country and my husband who serves in the United States Marine Corps. After serving 3 tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and 13 years years and counting it is the least I can do to show my love and support for all our brave soldiers. On October 28, 2013 I received a notice not only demanding the flag be taken down, but also fining me for having it up. I went to management and argued my case to no avail. I received the owner's email and have since emailed them with no response yet. So I am coming to you all for help. I followed the lease provisions involving not damaging the building or any structure on the property by zip tying the flag onto my railing. There is a clause regarding what should and shouldn't be on our patios. As it states on the lease clause only outdoor furniture is allowed. My stance is the American flag is an outdoor product and if, as management has stated to me, things like; plants, BBQ pits, bikes, and other typical outdoor products are allowed on the patio even though they are not considered outdoor furniture than the American flag should be allowed as well. The management team explained the reasons behind the denial of my American flag in terms that it could end up leading to someone claiming discrimination if someone else tried to fly another flag and they also tried to reference the "only patio furniture" statement but then agreed that they verbally agree to other items. I am coming to you, fellow residents, to get you all's approval and support so I can continue to fly my American flag in support and honor of our country and our soldiers. Please help me fight this injustice. I am asking nothing more than a signature to show management and the owners that no one is offended or against my family flying the American Flag. I also would like to point out that we all have a federal legal right, regardless what the company considers outdoor furniture. As per the Freedom to Fly the American Act of 2005 which was officially put into law July 24, 2006 section 3: SEC. 3. RIGHT TO DISPLAY THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES. A condominium association, cooperative association, or residential real estate management association may not adopt or enforce any policy, or enter into any agreement, that would restrict or prevent a member of the association from displaying the flag of the United States on residential property within the association with respect to which such member has a separate ownership interest or a right to exclusive possession or use. So I feel I am justified and supported in my right to fly the American flag, however I think everyone should have a right within our complex to fly the American flag without being hassled by the management team. I am not trying to cause any undue stress to anyone. So please help me keep my American flag up and allow others to have to ability to fly their American flags as well. Thanks for your support and have a wonderful day. Sarah Harvey

Congress has gone back to work, but they keep shutting down Immigration Reform with a Path to Citizenship for 11 million families. We are tired of waiting! Speaker Boehner, the House Republican Leader, is in the position to Clear the Path NOW by bringing immigration reform with a path to citizenship to a vote at the House of Representatives. There are enough votes and enough bills that include a much needed path to citizenship. The SAFE Act is not a path to citizenship, it is a path to deportations.

I have a sunpass which is set up to automatically withdraw funds from my account, I received a letter from MDX not knowing that Sunpass and MDX were two different entity, so I trashed the first bill I got for $1.30, after a couple of months I noticed I was still getting this MDX letter wherein the fee was now $165.00, just to note my husband had the same issue, he took it to court they only deducted $10.00 from the amount. This is a Hugh RipOff for the people of Florida. The SunPass is set up to rob the people of Florida. I personally took a visit to the court house I observed that 95% of the people there were having financial issues because of the Sunpass system here in Florida. HELP THE PEOPLE OF FLORIDA THE SUNPASS IS A ROBBERY SYSTEM

Aloha fellow MoveOn.org Members, At the time this petition arrives in your In-box you will probably know that Hawai'i has become the 15th state to pass Marriage Equality. You should know that the Honolulu Council became aware of 3 separate petitions created AGAINST Marriage Equality in the middle of our state's Special Session, USING OUR OWN TOOLS! Because it was church-supported, it enabled the Opposition to reach thousands via their pastors and todays's social media tools. See for yourself: http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/rep-chris-lee-is-not http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/support-religious-liberty http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/let-the-people-vote-and The chaos and damage these petitions helped to create will now remain forever a part of Hawaiian history. Let us all work together to help the next state achieve Marriage Equality.

Because they aren't the sleeves the magic community deserves, but they are the ones we need right now.

Earlier this year, it looked as if we were on a collision course with Iran over its nuclear ambitions, but with the recent elections a few months ago, and a new president (Rouhani) and negotiating team expressing willingness to reach out to the U.S., we have what may be a rare opportunity to pursue diplomacy, possibly even improve relations and remove the threat of war. Just as this opportunity arises, many members of Congress (both Democrats and Republicans), being somewhat secretly and unduly influenced by AIPAC and paranoid Israeli warmongers, also Saudi Arabia, are attempting to torpedo the negotiations while they are barely getting started, passing bills calling for more crippling sanctions, and even calling for the use of military force (see bills by Sen. Lindsey Graham and Rep. Trent Franks). Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and members of Congress echoing him make statements that Rouhani is lying, trying to con us with a charm offensive, when they have no evidence to back up their claims; in fact, numerous reports from U.S. top military officials show that Iran has not yet even made a decision to weaponize or enrich uranium above 20%. Most of mainstream media goes in lockstep with Israeli warmongers and their friends in Congress who sell out to them, and reports overly alarmist propaganda, or outright lies and distortions about Iran's nuke program. It is time for this madness to stop. Congress needs to be asked the tough questions about the potential Iran conflict they are attempting to instigate and come clean with the American public about the sacrifices that will be necessary if we do go to war. Prepare for a massive disruption in oil supplies worse than the 1973 OPEC oil embargo, and our economy being in much worse shape than it was even at its lowest point in 2008; be ready for mass casualties worse than Iraq and Afghanistan combined, and given how our military is stretched thin with the two conflicts we are winding down right now, and actually stopping the Iranian nuclear program by force would require a massive ground war and occupation of the country, I don't see how we can pull this off without reinstituting the military draft. So to members of Congress, if you won't give diplomacy a chance, I hope you will at least have the guts to tell the American people honestly what to expect and prepare for, before we get into this conflict, and allow us to give our input as to whether this is really worth it, especially since, for many of us, our lives or our children's lives may be on the line.

You should be concerned because one day your child may come home hungry and upset because they could not eat at school all day and had to watch others eat. I have seen this happen and had it happen to a family member and I am a mother of a child that will be in school in a few years.

Post-Katrina, schools in New Orleans are disconnected and our city does not have a shared vision for quality schools for all children. We believe children learn to their fullest potential when we are uniting to ensure that all students receive a quality education. Public input from all New Orleans stakeholders in decision-making is essential to the success of our students and our schools. Let’s unite under a shared quality school vision to equip all students for a successful future. Please view the quality school vision here: http://utno.la.aft.org/files/utno_vision_statement_public_0.pdf