Recently many children's short lives were taken from the, during a tornado. Not because of the building collapsing, debris, or any other typical reason, but from drowning. What is the life of a child worth?

Student loan debt reduction and elimination to maintain our country's competitive edge in the new global economy. This petition would bolster the economy through new home purchases, increased number of college graduates, and increased community service.

This petition is to get more sidewalks along side west broadway avenue that runs through crystal. There are sections that dont have sidewalks and are very close to the street.There a majority of people who walk into town and are at risk of being hit.

Please create a federal law to protect our children, give them a safe place in the school, underground so that when severe weather strikes, or if the school is somehow threatened by nature or other forces, that the children and their teachers have a chance to remain safe! Schools in Tornado Alley Must have safe places underground to protect the children, the teachers and the community around them. This must be a federal law and funds must be made available so that poorer communities have the same protection. Make this law now so that no more lives are lost.

The US Dairy industry wants the FDA to pass a rule to allow adding artificial sweeteners such as Aspartame and Sucralose to milk and 17 other dairy products, UNLABELED. Their claim is to make dairy products taste better for obese children/people and dairy products are a good part of a healthy diet. The Dairy industry also wants to be allowed to add these chemicals secretly, without any package labeling, claiming that adding diet connotations make things less appealing for young people. This is a travesty on so many levels. Adding chemicals that some people deliberately choose to avoid to target food groups in order to make them more palatable unknowingly, hiding the additive by avoiding proper labeling, the chemicals themselves have been shown to be worth avoiding in studies. Food labeling should be transparent, and whole foods should be encouraged and not shaded with phony sweetness.

I have been working to make Puerto Rico a state for about two years now.

State representative and candidate for Congress Carl Sciortino supports the Grayson-Takano letter, pledging to vote against all cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Please sign onto this important letter today! You can meet Congressman Takano at a house party for Carl Sciortino in Jamaica Plain on May 28 https://www.facebook.com/events/586632114703175/

We are proposing that Allen High School remove the junk food machines from campus and replace them with HUMAN Healthy Vending Machines. Having healthy vending machines on campus would provide nutritious healthy snack options vs. junk food for the staff and students. It also will help the school make more money to better fund student programs and staff support. HUMAN also donates 10% of profits to charities that fight the causes of childhood obesity – a rapidly growing national epidemic that negatively affects kids’ learning, health and (unfortunately) self-esteems.

Congress has voted 37 times to overturn Obamacare, but most members of Congress get premium, federally subsidized health care benefits via the Federal Employee Health Benefits plan (FEHB).

Subsidized early care and education programs in California have been reduced by over $1 billion since 2008, eliminating spaces for almost 110,000 low-income children. Support a COLA and the elimination of family fees for part-day state preschool programs.

I am finished with your greed and exploitation of workers. It's bad enough that you pay us – many of whom are adults with children – $7.25 an hour. But you also STEAL from us? You should be ashamed. It's time for fast food companies like yours to do the right thing. You can start by paying the men and women you employ like me enough to support our families. And then stop stealing from us. Stop bouncing paychecks. Stop forcing us to work unpaid and off the clock. And stop illegally deducting money for things like uniforms and trainings. Stop preying on us and help get the economy moving again.

As can be seen by examples in Saratoga, Arkville, the Adirondacks, and many other areas of New York, a scenic railroad can be successful. We want the rail to be saved for a scenic railroad. The Catskill Mountain Railroad has the ability to maintain its own line and has NOT been a burden on the county or taxpayer. We believe that a fully developed scenic railroad will provide added variety to the area for tourism. It can provide additional unique entertainment and linkages to other merchants and recreation, boosting the local economy.