Crowell & Moring represents Crosley Green in his fight to prove his innocence in the 1989 murder of Charles “Chip” Flynn Jr. Mr. Green has served more than 30 years in prison, including 19 years on Florida’s death row, while maintaining his innocence. Crowell & Moring has represented Mr. Green pro bono since 2008 on referral from the ABA Death Penalty Project. On September 5, 1990, an all-white jury convicted Mr. Green of first-degree murder of Mr. Flynn, a 22-year-old man in Titusville, Fla., and sentenced him to death. In 2009, Crowell & Moring won Mr. Green’s release from death row. He is currently serving a life sentence. On July 20, 2018, the firm secured a critical victory in the case when a federal court in Orlando, Fla., granted Mr. Green’s petition for habeas corpus. The court found that Mr. Green’s constitutional rights were violated when Brevard County, Fla., prosecutors withheld key exculpatory evidence of Mr. Green’s innocence in his 1990 trial for the murder of Mr. Flynn. The state of Florida is appealing the ruling, arguing that Mr. Green should not be granted a new trial. The case is currently pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. As Mr. Green’s case awaits a ruling from the appellate court, Crowell & Moring filed an emergency motion at the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to request Mr. Green’s immediate release due to an outbreak of COVID-19 at the Calhoun Correctional Institution in Blountstown, Fla. The motion was denied.

The education of our children should be the upmost importance. CFSD had time to implement and train staff/teachers and should have been prepared to go to “virtual learning”. Giving supplies to parents for parents to teach our children is not acceptable. We want our children to be given the education that they deserve and that we pay for via taxes.

This is an attempt by the city to divide the Westside by removing a key neighborhood (El Rio Acres or Barrio Subaco) from Ward 1 and placing it in Ward 3, which currently has no council representation. Tucson's westside has a history of unity in struggle against the city plans (like privatization of public parks) and this is an attempt to dilute the strength of the neighborhoods. Their stated plan is to redistrict these neighborhoods and afterwards to notify the residents that they have been moved. Barrio Hollywood Neighborhood Association and the El Rio Coalition and others oppose this underhanded move. Please support the westside and oppose the city redistricting plan as proposed.

Two U.S. companies — Pfizer and Moderna — have reported that their vaccines are 90%+ effective in providing immunity from COVID-19. This is groundbreaking, game-changing news for people here in the United States and all over the world — but only if everyone can access these treatments. NOW is the time to demand these treatments be free and accessible to EVERYONE. We have a tiny window to pressure President-elect Biden's COVID-19 task force to ensure PEOPLE come before PROFITS. A Biden administration must not only immediately rejoin the World Health Organization (WHO) — the United States has got to go further. Add your name now to urge President-elect Biden's COVID task force to support the global COVAX initiative AND ensure that any FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine is made COMPLETELY free and fully accessible to everyone, as quickly as possible.

It is important because the Trinity Management Council guides the multi-million dollar Trinity River Restoration Program that is designed to restore Trinity River fisheries. Liam is uniquely qualified to serve as Trinity County’s representative to the TMC. Few people know the Trinity River and its citizens more than Liam. He and his wife have owned and operated the Douglas City store for 23 years, never closing for even a day. He has been a licensed, bonded and insured guide on the Trinity River for 30 years running Trinity River Outfitters Fishing Guide Service. He has guided over 3,000 river trips, with over 20,000 man hours on the river. Liam was president of the Trinity River Guides Association and represented fishing guides as a member of the former Trinity Adaptive Management Working Group (TAMWG) to provide public input to the Trinity River Restoration Program (TRRP). Liam is working hard to reform the TRRP and its funding priorities through the newly formed Friends of the Trinity River in order to improve our decimated salmon and steelhead fisheries. Liam has been meeting with the current TRRP Executive Director and his staff on a regular basis over the last several months in order to improve communication and understanding. District 1 Supervisor Keith Groves has served as the Board representative on the TMC for several years. While we respect Keith’s intelligence and opinion, we do not feel that he adequately represents Trinity County’s interests in restoring the Trinity River. Keith is very knowledgeable on water issues, but it is clear that he does not have a passion to see the Trinity River’s fisheries restored. We have not seen him as an agent of change for the TRRP. The Board or the public rarely if ever hear reports from him on what the TRRP is doing or how the Board might take positions on water issues of concern to all of us. To the best of our knowledge, the Board of Supervisors never even protested the dissolution of the TAMWG and the end of public involvement in the TRRP. At the September meeting of the Trinity County Fish and Game Advisory Committee, Keith chastised the Committee for being concerned about issues such as the Delta Tunnel and Sites Reservoir, suggesting that they work instead on restoring yellow legged frogs in the Trinity Alps. This is the kind of argument that we hear from the Westlands Water District. It does not demonstrate a collaborative attitude about protecting and restoring the Trinity River. This effort is not intended to undermine the Board Chairman’s prerogative, but is of such great concern to us that we feel it is appropriate to inform the Board of our desire for Liam to represent Trinity County. Therefore, we respectfully support appointment of Liam Gogan as the primary Trinity County representative on the TMC.

I am a parent of a student at Roosevelt Elementary and have been very involved within the building through the PTO for the past 6 years. A steering committee appointed by the Board is considering recommendations that might result in a consolidation from five elementary schools to four. The consolidation would close one elementary school. Roosevelt is on the chopping block. Roosevelt is a historical building and the marque of the district. It is short sighted not to see all the benefits that Roosevelt has to offer. The proposed renovations that were approved and voted on by residents in the latest bond have yet to come to fruition. Roosevelt is fully utilized and costs are low to operate compared to the other schools with fewer students. Roosevelt has that neighborhood feel and allows students to walk to school; enjoy a smaller, more intimate setting with friends from their neighborhood; provides working parents that commute efficiency and convenience; and serves as a cornerstone in the community. Roosevelt proximity offers a variety of housing options for a diverse student population. Abandonment of Roosevelt Elementary may lead to a decline in neighboring property values or vandalism. If Roosevelt is demolished, it may remain a vacant lot for years or be replaced with an undesirable new use. Moreover, consolidating our historic neighborhood school into a large anonymous “sprawl school” on the outskirts of town may strain the sense of community and add new costs. Tell West Bloomfield School Board to suspend their decision and keep Roosevelt as an operational school.

On December 2nd, 2020 the greater Quad City area was about to be treated to a rare, Wednesday afternoon broadcast of the undefeated Pittsburgh Steelers versus the division-rival Baltimore Ravens. This game was originally scheduled for broadcast on Thanksgiving night, which would have been a perfect cherry on top of a day filled with food, family, and football. However, due to concerns amid the Coronavirus pandemic, this game was delayed...multiple times. Ultimately, the National Football League decided on the date of December 2nd, at 2:40pm CST for kickoff of this highly anticipated game. On the chilly morning of December 2nd, KWQC made an announcement on their Facebook page regarding programming for the day. They announced that they would not be broadcasting this game, instead favoring regularly scheduled programming. With minimal notification about this network decision, the greater Quad City area was thrown into a state of panic when tuning in to watch the final game of Week 12 of the NFL Season. Instead of first downs and touchdowns, the community was subjected to the remainder of the Kelly Clarkson Show followed by Paula Sands Live. I do not believe Kelly Clarkson had any say in this decision to forego broadcasting the game, as I have many friends and relatives outside the Quad City Area who tuned into the game via their local NBC affiliate with no issue. I do believe, however, that Paula Sands selfishly refused to give up her show for the day to broadcast a NFL game. This move speaks to the types of evil that people in positions of power are capable of. During these strange and trying times, sports are one of the few things left as “normal” for a majority of people. Choosing to forego broadcasting this highly anticipated football game in favor of a show explaining recipes of drinks found on the internet was a massively selfish mistake by both Paula Sands and KWQC. I speak for majority of Quad Citizens in demanding that KWQC apologize for this gaffe and ensure that this won’t be fumbled by the network in the future, if ever presented this situation again. As the great Jeff Bridges stated in The Big Lebowski, THIS AGGRESSION WILL NOT STAND, MAN!

Teddi Alvey, a mother of five, grandmother of ten and retired nurse, has kept chickens as pets for 45 years; first in Utah, then Arizona, and in Missouri City, outside Houston, since 1998. Teddi along with many neighbors, including a FDC home have daily rituals that include these chickens. Children from this neighborhood all want to go to "Oma's" house to see these chickens on a daily basis. Neighbors taking care of neighbors and the HOA wants to destroy it. Not one neighbor has a complaint and the Alveys have had these chickens since they moved in this home in the 90s. The HOA back then said they were allowed to keep them as long as there were no roosters. 22 years later it is a problem with the new HOA.

Students receive the highest quality of education in school buildings with face-to-face contact with educators. In order to appropriately address students’ academic and social-emotional needs, the schools need to be consistently and fully staffed. For educators and children to be healthy and safe so they can be present in person, Covid-19 transmission and infection rates within Brookline’s schools need to be identified, monitored and minimized. While we understand that discussions are underway between the Town of Brookline and the Public Schools of Brookline concerning implementation of a program of asymptomatic testing of staff, an immediate and more comprehensive approach is urgently needed.

Rahm Emanuel‘s decisions and policies as mayor had a disproportionate and racist impact on Black communities, and his agenda aided corporations and the wealthy at the expense of working Chicagoans. To aid his re-election campaign in 2015, he suppressed video footage of the 2014 murder of a 17-year-old Black child, Laquan McDonald, by Chicago police. He made history by closing 50 public schools across Chicago, primarily in the majority-Black South and West Side communities of the city—the most school closures at one time in any school districts in the nation. During his first year in office, his administration shut down half of the public mental health clinics across Chicago. Soon after taking office, he eliminated the city’s Department of Environment, and as a result, environmental regulation dropped considerably. Communities of color throughout Chicago have borne the brunt of this decision, and thousands of people (primarily Black families) have been exposed to chemical hazards and irritants as a result. And while his administration was consistently slashing public services and utilities, the city funded the construction of a brand-new, $95-million police academy on Chicago’s West Side. The Department of Transportation has unions representing over 38,000 employees at the federal and national level. As mayor of Chicago, in addition to closing 50 schools, Emanuel repeatedly attacked public unions by supporting legislation that would make it harder for teachers to strike, laid off hundreds of school staff, and threatened to lay off hundreds of city employees in order to privatize some city services. Emanuel served big business and corporate interests throughout his time as mayor, and his decisions disproportionately harmed working families and communities of color. We have no reason to believe that he’d act any differently as a member of President-elect Biden’s Cabinet. President-elect Biden is taking office during a time of deep, overlapping crises. His administration will need to be bold, ambitious, and transformative and will need to speak to the needs of everyday people, and he needs to stand up for Black communities, as he said he would last month. His appointees must reflect that vision. Rahm Emanuel's track record is an affront to everything we voted for—especially to Black Americans—and he should have no place in the new administration.

Teachers need to be recognized. They are killing themselves to educate the future of our country and have not gotten an ounce of recognition.

I am a parent of two Denver Public Schools middle and high school students. My children’s health, happiness and social and academic successes are important to me as they are for all parents. Transitioning into the teenage years, their bodies naturally adjust to staying up later and sleeping in (when given the opportunity) yet they still need 8 to 10 hours of sleep each night.  The current early morning start times in DPS are detrimental to their success as students and threaten their overall health.   Quality and quantity of sleep matter at all ages, but sleep is especially critical for teens. Growth and development occur during sleep and adequate sleep leads to improved attention span, attitude and overall improved health and wellness. What’s more, lack of sleep or poor quality sleep can have detrimental effects on the immune system and are tied to higher levels of stress. According to sleep specialist Wendy Troxel, a behavioral and social scientist with Rand Corp., “Research consistently finds inadequate sleep in teens is associated with increased risk of mental and physical health problems, including depression, suicide and obesity. It also creates problems with their concentration, memory, and ability to learn.” I understand that transportation logistics propose a hurdle to making schedule changes. However, we know that several other large, metro-area districts, as well as large school districts across the country, have successfully transitioned to a later start time for teens. During this unprecedented time, we have the opportunity to work solve these logistical problems and to create transportation schedules that support later start times for our middle and high schools when they return in-person learning. This petition requests that DPS create a new schedule for middle and high school students by implementing later start times to begin in the 2021-2022 school year. The science and social benefits are well documented, but here some articles that highlight important aspects of changing to a later start time:     https://www.cdc.gov/sleep/features/schools-start-too-early.html https://www.rwjf.org/en/blog/2018/02/three-reasons-to-consider-later-school-start-times.html https://www.nationaljewish.org/conditions/health-information/multimedia/facebook-live/why-do-teens-sleep-later https://www.rand.org/blog/2019/08/im-a-sleep-specialist-heres-how-i-prepare-my-two-teenagers.html https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2015/10/among-teens-sleep-deprivation-an-epidemic.html Show your support to implement later start times by signing this petition!