Earlier this summer, my neighbor found a dead doe in her woods. Soon, she heard the crying of two, days old fawns. She was told that if the Fish and Game Department was called they would shoot the fawns, so she listened to them cry of two days. When she told me, I went into the woods and was able to bring one fawn out. My neighbor and I cared for her for a week while I tried to find a safe rehabilitation center to bring her to. At the end of the week, just hours before transporting her to a safe place, a Fish and Game Warden arrived at my home while I was away, searched my property (without a search warrant), found the fawn on my back porch, seized her and shot her. This kind of cruel and traumatic behavior will continue each spring in Vermont unless people speak out and strongly object to this policy. Please help.

Did you know that the U.S. Constitution excludes "women" from participation? Did you know the U.S. Constitution never says, "she" once, but it says "he" 27 times? The Constitution never says "her" or "herself," but it definitely says "him" and "himself." The very amendment (19th) which is about women having the right to vote. . . does not even mention the word "women."

Around 3:00 a.m. on March 24, 2012, Molly Young was called to the Carbondale apartment of a former boyfriend, Richie Minton (a dispatcher for the Carbondale Police Dept.) with a plea of "Help me." He had been drinking the night before. She was killed by a gunshot wound to the top left side of her head (Molly was right-handed) shortly afterwards. Her former boyfriend's father and lawyer were at the scene before Illinois State Police were able to arrive on scene, and the Carbondale Police allowed her former boyfriend to wash his hands and change his clothing before evidence was gathered. He also refused to submit to any forensic testing or to even be interviewed. Molly was left to lay in his bedroom floor for 7 hours after the 911 call until search warrants were signed. There are many more inconsistencies and errors in the handling of this case by local police. The Jackson County State's Attorney made no charges after his investigation and a coroner's jury decided the cause of death as undetermined. Information pertaining to this case can be found at the Carbondale Times website. http://carbondaletimes.com/021413young

Innocent people are being wrongly convicted without sufficient evidence. This is a big problem in the USA. Not everyone can afford a good attorney and you have your public defenders who are suppose to protect you, but because they are overwhelmed with so many clients they don't even remember your case and will do anything to move on to the next case. We as the people should help the innocent. Why is it so easy for information to be falsified to hurt the innocent? For example football player (Brain Banks) who was innocent, he was convicted and did time in prison. All for what because of a lie. We need to defend the innocent.

On February 1, 2013, My brother took me out to a bar for my birthday, during which we were accosted by police. They beat my brother unconscious, and wrote on the report that he was hostile and needed to be restrained. My brother suffers from a disorder where he is incapable of violent behavior, and I have notified the FBI about the criminal behavior of the police, but it is not enough. Our story is one of thousands.

Our Immigration System is broken and must be fixed. The Senate has passed Comprehensive Immigration Reform Legislation that "Provides a Pathway to Citizenship that Keeps Families Together". Now it is up to members of the House to act in the same moral spirit.

We need your immediate help. During the August congressional recess, lasting from August 2 to September 3, we are escalating the pressure to urge Republican U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the House Majority Whip, to stand up for real immigration reform. We need McCarthy to oppose all piece meal immigration bills that do not feature a path to citizenship, including the bill by GOP House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, H.R. 1773. McCarthy needs to vote for commonsense immigration reform that includes a roadmap to citizenship. As Majority Whip, Rep. Kevin McCarthy is a top Republican leader in Congress. His leadership gives him the ability to influence other Members of Congress. Sign the petition today telling him that his responsibility to his district and this nation is to vote for a real solution – comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship. The House Judiciary Committee has passed four piece meal bills. One of those measures includes H.R. 1773, sponsored by Rep. Goodlatte. Goodlatte’s bill does not include a new immigration process. His bill is a farm worker guest worker bill that bears much closer resemblance to the infamous 1942-1964 bracero guest worker program than it does to the immigration changes needed in the 21st Century. House members cannot take a vote on proposals that do not fix our broken immigration system. We urge Rep. McCarthy to use his leadership to defeat the Goodlatte bill and give us a vote on citizenship. All through the August recess we will continue holding actions throughout California until House GOP lawmakers and leaders like Rep McCarthy take a stand on immigration reform with a path to citizenship. Take action today. Sign the petition to urge McCarthy on a vote for citizenship. We need to go forward, not backward.

I believe Public safety should be the Township of Denville's highest priority there fore I oppose Ord. 17-13 to amend Ch.19 land use, for Rehabilitation of 30 Estling Lake Road, which calls for 100 rental units on 7.2 acres on a dead end street with one point of exit & entry, which is blocked daily by New Jersey Transit Train Schedule being the Denville Train Station.

Violence aimed at athletes or anyone associated with the Sochi Olympics is unacceptable. The event is supposed to be INCLUSIVE and inspiring for all humankind. Gay folks should not be victimized.

Free Emilia Carr

Wall Street and the big banks engaged in predatory lending and pushed working families into mortgages they knew they couldn’t afford. The housing bubble and the subsequent foreclosure crisis, created by Wall Street, has destabilized communities and pummeled municipal budgets across New Jersey. We can no longer wait for action at the federal level to hold banks accountable. Our communities need to protect the public interest now. NJ Communities United is actively organizing homeowners in cities around the state to demand urgent action by local elected leaders to end the crisis, keep families in their homes and protect the public good of our struggling communities. Specifically, homeowners and advocates are urging New Jersey cities to pursue principle reduction strategies for homeowners whose mortgages are underwater - including the use of eminent domain. Historically, eminent domain has been used against working-class communities to make way for large development projects that profit investors and banks. Angry that this tool is being used against the banks, Wall Street predictably filed a lawsuit against the city of Richmond, CA calling the use of eminent domain “unconstitutional,” even though there are multiple court rulings that support its use in similar circumstances. We are certain that Richmond, CA – and other cities considering eminent domain – have the constitutional right to seize underwater mortgages from banks that are unwilling to work with homeowners. More than this, we believe in that the power of the people cannot be defeated! Thousands of homeowners are actively engaged in campaigns across the country to save their homes from greedy banks – and YOUR voice is central to this struggle! In solidarity, Trina Scordo NJ Communities United

Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2013 - Allows federal employees to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay available for either the: (1) birth of a child, or (2) placement of a child with the employee for either adoption or foster care.