Leo is NOT A CRIMINAL but ICE wants to deport him. Leandro Jose Frageri Carlos (A# 098-714-990) has lived in the United States and New Jersey for over 8 years. His fiance and their US citizen daughters would be devastated if he left. His family and community wants to keep him here!

To the Mother of Courtney Alexis,please agree on undergoing surgery for your daughter.Without. Courtney here it would largley affect the student body of her school and most importantly us,her friends and family.Everyone who sighns this petition cares about Courtney and would suffer if she were to leave life as we know it.Please atleast consider the surgery for your daughter.

To Whom It May Concern, I was the immediate supervisor for SPC Annzala Pitt at C.Co 225 BSB. In the time that SPC Pitt was part of my squad she encountered numerous difficulties which I believe were entirely due to being mistreated by her senior leadership. When SPC Pitt arrived at 225 BSB she had a medical situation that required attention prior to her deployment to Iraq. When she voiced her concerns to 1LT Riglick not only were her concerns dismissed but her private health information was erroneously released to multiple parties. SPC Pitt filed a complaint for the HIPPA violation against the offending party, 1LT Riglick. A few months later 1LT Riglick was assigned to C.Co as our Platoon Leader. This is undoubtedly the situation that caused SPC Pitt to be labeled as a problem soldier by C.Co leadership. SPC Pitt was not protected from reprisal and was treated badly for the duration of her time with C.Co 225 BSB. The result of filing her HIPPA complaint against 1LT Riglick was having a stigma placed on her by the very leadership that was supposed to be protecting her. She endured rumors, attacks on her character, and even attempts at discrediting her intellectual capacities. She was even accused of having inappropriate relationships with multiple senior Non-Commissioned Officers by our Platoon Leader 1LT Riglick. SPC Pitt continuously sought only to do her job as a mental health specialist and as her first line supervisor I pushed for her to be moved from the company to the Troop Medical Clinic. When SPC Pitt was sent to the Troop Medical Clinic to preform her duties as a mental health specialist C.Co leadership made sure to let the incoming social worker know what their impression of her was. SPC Pitt then worked with Major Ball, who had already been told she was a problem soldier, and was subsequently treated horribly to include having to undergo a mental health evaluation without provocation. SPC Pitt requested on numerous occasions to be moved from C.Co 225 BSB to another company, battalion, or division to get out from underneath the stigma placed on her. These requests were heard by our Company Commander, 1SG, Platoon Leader, Platoon Sergeant, Command Sergeant Major, and even Division Command team but nothing was done. Instead of helping the soldier 1LT Riglick and Major Ball ordered me to counsel her for their perceived insubordination. When I disagreed with these orders it was made clear that my military career was also in jeopardy. I was ordered by 1LT Riglick to counsel SPC Pitt for not properly using her chain of command to which, I informed the command that she had done exactly what procedures are outlined. The result of my not counseling her for this was to have my MEDPROS status changed to non-deployable by 1LT Riglick. This retaliation against me for defending SPC Pitt would have ended my career if I had not already been found deployable and fit for duty by the Medical Review Board in 2008. Despite her outburst which finally concluded her time in C.Co I would still recommend that she be retained by the United States Army. SPC Pitt endured being mistreated for months and still maintained a positive attitude. Her intellectual prowess combined with her willingness to work make her a viable asset. I believe that if SPC Pitt had been able to move to another command away from the toxic leadership of C.Co 225 BSB her military career would have flourished. SGT David Trapolsi

The gross display of militarized force during the recent Boston Marathon catastrophe has gone too far. Our rights as Americans are being gladly traded for what many think is "needed security" in the face of domestic and international terror. From being groped in a security check in the airport to the families that were in a mandated lock down in Boston recently- Americans should never have to look outside of their homes and see thousands of military troops riding around in armored vehicles, brandishing weapons, and telling you that you can't leave your home. We have reached a point where the wants of the government have become incompatible with the freedoms promised to us in our Constitution.

My father is a victim serving a life sentence for a non violent crime. In 2010 President Obama signed the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, which is excellent but it hasn't been made retroactive yet. Therefore, my father and many other inmates along the US are serving unfair sentences. My father hasn't been in my life for 15 years, I'm 19 now. I just need the support of anyone, so my father can come home, as well as your loved ones

Media Responsibility , Congress Responsibility to WE, THE PEOPLE It affects all of our everyday lives...

Food trucks are a great idea and already have had a strong presence in the area. They have been an asset in providing lunch services to those who would normally have to “brown bag it” due to their location and/or time constraints. The “founders” of the food truck industry provided hot coffee and simple lunch options to cunsumers unable to travel far from construction sites or industrial parks. In the past these trucks have had very limited regulation but along with the rapid growth of this industry must come guidance and regulations. Legislation must be put in place and enforced enabling these businesses to operate not only fairly and safely but also be forced to comply with the strict regulations their “brick & mortar” counterparts must adhere to.

Lions for sale: big game hunting combines with lion bone trade to threaten endangered cats. Stop hunting of lions now!

The U.S. Senate recently failed to pass legislation that would have closed most of the loopholes in the present background check system. It appears that many senators were pressured to vote negatively by the gun lobby and other organizations. Considering the outrage expressed by the American people, who are overwhelming in favor of this legislation, we want new universal background legislation to be considered as soon as possible.

Say no to President Obama's proposal to cut Social Security by lowering the cost-of-living adjustment for current and future retirees.

Bay Area commuter trains keep killing, as they speed through our communities on old, unfenced railroad tracks. Stop the the madness of this loss of human life, and all for the sake of a relatively few commuters. Tracks of high speed commuter trains must be secure!

Every few weeks another person dies when they get struck by a commuter train, traveling at high speeds through our densely populated communities, on old and unsecured railroad tracks. These tracks must be made secure, or the commuter trains must slow down, or stop running altogether. The benefit to the few commuters that use these fossil fueled trains is not worth the cost of human lives.