The Spinning Monkey Bars on Fox Meadow's playground is dangerous for our children as more than one child has been injured badly on this equipment. Children falling from several feet in the air with centrifugal force and speed have no ability to control their fall when they lose grip and can and have been seriously injured. The child of a close friend was severely injured by a fall from this equipment. The safety and security of the lives of our children while at school on school property is the number one concern of parents when they send children to school. This piece of equipment severely compromises the safety of our children who are enticed to ride it by its "fun" appearance. Even when used properly, children's legs dangle at an angle such that a child who loses grip while moving with centrifugal force and speed cannot land straight on his or her feet and might instead land on one leg, an arm or even a shoulder or neck while moving in a circle which could result in a severely broken bone (which we have already seen twice) or a spinal cord injury or paralysis

Congress takes no responsibility for their actions. If their pay was tied to their irresponsibility, they might reconsider.

Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Defense of Marriage Act, Any Same-sex couple can now file joint tax returns, have the same names on their passports and Social Security cards..... The couple also wants their driver’s licenses to reflect their new last name and complete the same equal level of happiness in making a public statement about who they choose to spend the rest of their lives with. Please support me in letting our officials in charge know that this must change and we as equals support this, no I mean insist this CHANGE sooner than later.

SR 146 and Fox Run Rd is a dangerous intersection!

If 80% of Americans are pro-ACA, then who do these politicians represent? As Robert Reich so aptly put it: "What is the proper term for those who are determined to get their way by threatening to otherwise close our government or default on our nation's debts? They are not legislators because they eschew the normal processes of legislation. They are not statesmen because they are willing to sacrifice the governing institutions of our nation. They are not leaders because they cower to a fanatical minority. They have chosen instead to get their way through extortion -- holding the United States hostage to their weapons of mass economic destruction. What, then, are they? Would it be unfair to consider them traitors?--Robert Reich, September 28, 2013.

I know many people that can not afford health care and either just stay sick or go to the emergency room because they can't afford to go to the Doctor. It is unacceptable that we are one country that cares nothing for its citizens and thinks that people are expendable.

The supporters of Boyd Hill Nature Preserve and residents of Saint Petersburg have suffered a public loss due to a hunter coming in and illegally harvesting our biggest alligator in a park adjacent to the nature preserve. Naturalists, students, children, tourists and others will no longer be able to come to Boyd Hill Nature Preserve and enjoy looking at the largest alligator many would have ever seen. We believe it is unacceptable for this animal to only be remembered in record books when he could have been admired in person for years to come. In the case in question, the hunter's permit did not include his hunting in Saint Petersburg, therefore, he must be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Beyond this, we ask that new legislation be drafted to protect our city and state from a tragedy like this ever happening again. The hunting of an otherwise protected animal, whose well-being is cultivated throughout his life, is secondary only to allowing hunting within a zoo, and represents outright theft from a community.

Inappropriate actions and behavior towards members of the Association have made it clear that Mr. Goldberg does not represent the ideals of the community. The BOD passed a motion, 6-0-1, calling on Mr. Goldberg to resign in the best interests of the community. There has been no response to that motion, hence this petition to move the process forward. ONLY ONE SIGNATURE PER HOUSEHOLD

The VA continues to deny veterans health and compensation benefits that were exposed to Agent Orange outside of Vietnam. Many of these veterans can no longer work due to their diseases or the secondary effects of their diseases.

House Speaker John Boehner is threatening to shut down the federal government to block the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. If Boehner gets his way, millions of working Americans would be denied access to health insurance. Boehner's disciples call this "freedom," because they object "on principle" to helping to pay for the health insurance costs of less fortunate Americans. Meanwhile, however, we all have to pay for John Boehner's smoking habit, because he has taxpayer-financed health insurance. A recent study found that the excess healthcare cost of smokers, who have higher rates of lung disease, heart disease, various cancers and other illnesses, was more than two thousand dollars per smoker per year. Tell John Boehner to end his hypocrisy: quit smoking cigarettes or quit trying to defund Obamacare. Reference: "Smoking employees cost $6,000 a year more, study finds," Maggie Fox, Senior Writer, NBC News, June 3, 2013, http://www.nbcnews.com/health/smoking-employees-cost-6-000-year-more-study-finds-6C10182631

The proposal to base F-35 jet fighters at Burlington International Airport will not have any devastating impact on the surrounding communities or the people who live in them, as is documented in the Air Force's own Environmental Impact Statement. The Air National Guard also provides the air port services in the tune of $5 million a year on runway services/repairs. They have also been great tenants and provide great service to the state of Vermont. Being award the F-35 is a great honor and shows that the hard work and dedication by the unit has been noticed. On Monday, October 7th, the Burlington City Council will be voting on a resolution, forced on them by the opposition, to try to bar the F-35 from basing at BIAP. Please sign the petition urging city councilors to NOT support the resolution. And if you live in Burlington, please contact your ward representative today! http://www.burlingtonvt.gov/CityCouncil/City-Councilors

My disabled son and myself were denied the right to fair and impartial hearing. A judge refused me the civil right to represent myself in court, on multiple occasions. He also refused witnesses and evidence into the trial. He ordered my son to remain in the custody of a unfit parent. I was married for 25 years to an abusive man. We have a disabled son who is 22 years old. I was his sole caregiver from birth until he was 17 years old. My husband filed for divorce. Early in the divorce, the judge was notified by Social Services, that while in his fathers custody, my son was "traumatized, depressed, neglected, and abused". My cries for an immediate return of the custody, fell on deaf ears. Judge James Russell in Memphis , Tennessee, refused to allow any testimony, evidence into the trial regarding the dire situation that my son was now being forced to live in. My son has continued to endure six years of continuous abuse and neglect. When we were finally allowed to go to trial three and a half years later, the judge still would not allow evidence into the case. Two weeks before the trial, my son was brutally assaulted by persons unknown. This police report and pictures, were also not entered into the trial. I was suddenly declared by the judge as "emotionally unstable", which was done without the proper mental competency hearing. However, he still ordered that I was to have "unsupervised visitation". The judge then awarded my ex all of the marital property, which I had equally contributed to, including the home and all of its contents. There is a very large disparity in incomes, and as further punishment, I was awarded ten dollars in alimony. Most of all, I worry about the safety and well being of my severely disabled son. He is Autistic, has Cerebral Palsy, severe developmental delays, and is unable to speak. Injuries and lack of medical attention have hindered the small amount of sign language that he was able to do. If past history and recent activity is any indication of behavior, my son is in horrific shape. Drugging him up will not stop someone from raping him, or beating him up, cursing and verbal abuse, and simply shunning him. We were ripped from each other, just like they used to do in slavery days. The person or people who had illegally taken custody of him need to be held accountable for their actions. I am not a lawyer, so I cannot say for sure exactly what it is I need done. I ONLY ASK THAT THIS CASE BE REOPENED AND THAT ALL EVIDENCE BE PROPERLY SUBMITTED INTO THE COURT RECORD. I would also ask for a mental competency hearing, so that I can see my son without being physically harmed or retaliated against. I have not seen my son in THREE years. He is not able to talk or use a telephone, he is DEFENSELESS.