The City of Arvada plans to give away land valued at over $1.1 million for only $10. In return, the City allowed the developer of a large, rental apartment building to receive an additional $1,000,000+ in tax incentives and other financial benefits. To enable this building, the historic Masonic Lodge will be demolished. The City is violating its own design guidelines for Olde Town, requesting waivers on 30 counts, including: limiting buildings in Olde Town to two stories, incorporating building design that complements the architecture of Olde Town, and minimizing the impact on historic McIlvoy Park. Sign our petition, learn more about this issue and join the effort to save our heritage: www.SaveArvadaNow.info www.facebook.com/SaveArvadaNow Or call us at 720-412-7482

I teach at City College of San Francisco, the best school I've ever taught at. The ACCJC, the accreditation commission, has fatally and unjustly revoked our college's accreditation (to take effect in July, 2014) for reasons that are politically and ideologically motivated. This outrageous attack on City College of San Francisco - one of the largest and best in the country - is an attack on all public education.

The sale of John Denver's "Windstar foundation" has upset many of John 's susporters including myself. we need "Windstar, to educate on the importantance on the environment. protection and conservation for future generations to come."

Unlimited, often secret spending from billionaires and multinational corporations has hurt this country and our election process. If this continues, this corrosive system can result in a government for the highest bidder, rather than of, by, and for the people.

Right-Wing legislatures around the country are turning back the clock on women's rights by restricting access to birth control and necessary medical procedures, including abortion. Gov. Haley must show where she stands on women's rights by making it clear that she will not infringe on these rights for all women across our great state.

Many Virginia state residents are affected by drivers that get away with causing accidents merely because a lawyer can prove there MAY have been a fraction of a percentage of fault on the victim. This happened to me when I was rear ended while riding a motorcycle. An inattentive driver hit me from behind and because I wasn't going fast enough even though the truck was speeding, I get nothing more than $15,000 in medical bills, a loss of my mode of transportation, and unpaid time off work. Let's stop this from happening to others and make sure those causing accidents are held accountable. It's time to remove a law that only 3 states have been holding on to and move into a day and age that holds people accountable for paying attention to the machinery they operate. Time to make our roads a safer place or make those that don't want to be safe pay for their negligence.

Senate Bill 1 is designed to tell women what is right for them to do with their own bodies. Women are very capable. No man can tell a woman how to take care of her pregnancy and her health. The bill assumes women are not only monsters, but willing murderers of the fetus in her body. The bill penalizes women - especially the poor - by keeping them from getting the healthcare they need. Stop this bill, because it is wrong for all women. It will cause the unnecessary deaths of women in Texas. Allow public hearings on Senate Bill 1 before voting.

I have held public office several times in my life. Now as a retired small business owner, I can be overwhelmed by big money with no disclosure coming into my Tier 1 community and "buying the media". Complete transparency and full disclosure of all monies and resources to a person and/or political party every 30 days should become normative.

The decision by the Obama Administration, giving employers an extra year to offer insurance coverage, is yet another time the President has caved in to Republican Party rhetoric and threats. President Obama needs to follow through with his campaign promises of change. After electing President Obama twice and with almost five years in office, I’m still waiting for this change to take place. President Obama needs to stop caving to Republican threats and intimidation and to push through with Democratic Party principles. I thought elections matter? As Governor Patrick Duval articulated while speaking at the 2008 Democratic Convention, "Democrats need to grow a backbone". Mr. President you need to listen to Governor Patrick and lead your party by example. We’re getting killed out here.

The City of Santa Fe currently has a minimum wage of $10.51 an hour. This wage helps working families to provide for themselves and their children and to be stronger parts of their communities. Now we have the chance to expand this $10.51 minimum wage to the rest of Santa Fe County. Will you sign the petition to the Santa Fe Commission now?

Congressman Daines recently accepted a $10,000 contribution from Citizens United for his 2014 campaign. Last November, in the same election that Montana voters sent Steve Daines to Congress, Montanans called on our elected officials to overturn the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision when we passed Initiative 166 with 75% of the vote. But instead of heeding the will of the voters, Daines is aligning himself with the very group leading the assault on our clean election laws. Please join me in demanding that Congressman Daines return the Citizens United money.

My son Jake was a victim of a drunk driver on Sunday, June 30, 2013 in Mt. Pleasant, MI. Jake is 9 years old and with the daughter (12 years old) of his father's girlfriend. Both children survived with minor injuries, thankfully! The man who struck them was a second offense drunk driver, thus making it his third offense. Additionally, he had illegal possession of narcotics, adding to his charges. News reports told the man stated in his video arraignment that he was not working in his career and only made so much a month 'as a referee for high school games'.