A pioneer for humanity. A man who changed the world. Major League Baseball needs to designate a day during their season to celebrate and honor Branch Rickey. After all, if not for Mr. Rickey, a Jackie Robinson Day or a Roberto Clemente award may not exist today.

We are asking Congress to puts forth a law to cap doctor privileges as it has been affecting the well being of our nation.

His actions have tainted the good name of the State of New Mexico

We, the people, need to speak out LOUDLY about the irresponsible non-action of Congress to resolve the budget issues that threaten the economic recovery.

Our goal is to save the U.S. Postal Service from drastic cuts in service. We want the postal service to cease closing mail processing plants. We want the postal service to continue 6 day delivery and we want the postal service to stop closing post offices and cutting retail operating hours. Our goal is to see the dramatic pre payments into retirement accounts to stop and be returned to the postal service. We are proud of our postal network in Montana and want to keep it the way it is.

I am appealing to you, my contacts, to reach out and help me. I am asking you to please take out a moment, or two, to hear my request. As people, I feel that we are the goodwill ambassadors of our planet, for our non-human animals of the Earth. They do not have a voice, and when we abuse them, they have recourse.

We would like the mayor of Sunnyvale to join Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a national coalition of mayors working together to reduce gun violence by developing, implementing, and sharing approaches that help law enforcement target illegal guns. • Mayors Against Illegal Guns: http://mayorsagainstillegalguns.org/html/about/about.shtml • Statement of principles: http://mayorsagainstillegalguns.org/html/about/principles.shtml Note: If you are not a Sunnyvale resident, you can use Comments to state your connection to the city.

Did you know 46k non Smokers die each year from secondhand smoke? Sign a petitionto get college to pass a smokefree policies.

People should be personally concerned as the strategy of filibustering used by the GOP led congress has made them the least productive in history, and in my opinion the focus of congress is to bring about legislation that will better help their constituents, not plan the next election and how to sabotage current legislation and further damage bi-partisan support.

Did you know that MS is considering spending several million dollars to add armed police in every public school in MS? (SB 2659) Or that MS may allow school staff to conceal carry guns in public schools throughout the state, without requiring these people to undergo psychological evaluations prior to bringing guns into our schools? (HB 958) Did you know that schools are no safer with armed police/guards in schools (both Columbine and VA Tech had armed guards on the premises) and are in fact more dangerous and insecure? (see supporting evidence below) It's Up to You: You have the power to prevent this scary reality from being imposed on our children and school staff throughout our state by contacting your MS State Legslators (see www.votesmart.org for your MS State Rep. and Senator), Gov. Bryant, and Lt. Gov. Reeves(proposed SB 2659) and demanding they prevent more armed guards in our state's public schools. Our children and school staff deserve better. Act fast as legislation is currently pending before the MS State Legislature. Call, email, and visit in person, asking for no passage of two bills, SB 2659 and HB 958. MS cannot afford these costly, misguided programs and should instead be spending our very limited resources on improving public education and mental health services for all Mississippians.    The students, families, and people of Mississippi are opposed to reactionary responses to school shootings of adding more armed police in our schools with legislation such as SB 2659 (minimum cost of $7.5 million for armed police in schools) and HB 958 (school staff concealed carry). Ample evidence proves that armed police in schools do not make the students and school staff safer, but in fact result in exactly the opposite only furthering the unwelcoming and criminalized school environment where students and school staff not only feel unsafe, but are in reality more unsafe with the introduction of easy access to deadly force. There are better solutions to ensuring a safe and secure school environment than adding more armed guards to Mississippi's schools; we urge you to follow these solutions and not further endanger our state's students and school staff with legislation such as SB 2659 and HB 958. All students and school staff deserve to feel safe and secure at all times, but this misguided approach is not the answer. We ask that you not approve any harmful legislation such as SB 2659 or HB 958. MS cannot afford these costly, misguided programs and should instead be spending our very limited resources on improving public education and mental health services for all Mississippians.  Your Voice is Needed: Contact your MS State Legislators, Gov. Bryant, and Lt. Gov. Reeves to show your opposition to more armed guards in schools: Find your MS State Rep. and Senator here: www.votesmart.org (enter zip code in box) Gov. Bryant:  Phone: 601.359.3150 Online Contact Form: www.governorbryant.com/contact/ Lt. Gov. Reeves: Phone: (601) 359-3200 Online Contact Form: http://tatereeves.com/contact/ Email: [email protected] Serious Questions to ask Legislators proposing and/or considering armed guards/police in schools:   https://dl.dropbox.com/s/i2w0vdcj6rtxo2x/Questions%20to%20Ask%20-%20Post%20Newtown.docx?token_hash=AAGpuHEtmoMWGu_EmKXvwdg4gxwglZ5x55MC3rZ5UWRxpw&dl=1 Evidence and Resources Supporting the Opposition to Added Armed Guards/Police in Schools: See the recently released report on the very real consequences of police in MS's schools:             Handcuffs on Success: The Extreme School Discipline Crisis in MS Public Schools  www.aclu-ms.org/files/5713/5843/3850/Handcuffs_on_sucess.pdf Coalition Says Armed Police in Schools Wrong Answer For Stopping Gun Violence: www.advancementproject.org/news/entry/press-release-coalition-says-armed-police-in-schools-wrong-answer-for-stopp Summary to Issue Brief - Police in Schools are Not the Answer to the Newtown Shooting: http://b.3cdn.net/advancement/06b0d7e7baeb71779e_owm6b5o1j.pdf Education Under Arrest: The Case Against Police in Schools (Justice Policy Institute): www.justicepolicy.org/uploads/justicepolicy/documents/educationunderarrest_fullreport.pdf Fact Sheet: Dangers of Added Police in Schools (The Sentencing Project):  http://sentencingproject.org/doc/publications/jj_Police%20in%20Schools%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf Allies Opposed to Police in Schools: EDUCATORS National Association of Elementary School Principals and National Association of Secondary School Prinicpals (NAESP and NASSP) www.nassp.org/Content.aspx?topic=NAESP_and_NASSP_Comments_on_School_Safety_and_Gun_Violence_Prevention The principal’s first responsibility is to foster a safe, orderly, warm, and inviting environment where students come to school ready and eager to learn. To be effective, schools must be operated and perceived as safe havens. Research and countless studies have shown that the presence of armed school personnel, increased numbers of school resource officers (SROs), as well as the purchase of other visible school security equipment will not necessarily deter the kind of violence that took place at Sandy Hook. PARENTS National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) www.pwrnewmedia.com/2013/national_pta/gun_violence_prevention_agenda/ As the President conveyed in his remarks, our number one task, as a nation, is to protect our children. To achieve this, National PTA believes schools also must be completely gun-free.  The Administration’s recommendation to expand the school resource officer program therefore comes as a disappointment. JUDGES National Council on Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) www.ncjfcj.org/ncjfcjs-position-increased-police-presence-schools The NCJFCJ is concerned regarding the movement, as a result of the Newtown school shootings, to increase the security or police presence in schools. Many counties across the country experienced significant increases in minor school arrests when police began to be placed on camp...

I am a receiving social security now and it still is not enough to support a modest lifestyle. Medicare part B is still too expensive, so I must continue to work and use employer based health insurance. I have a heart condition and do not know how long I can continue to work.

Our goal is to save the U.S. Postal Service from drastic cuts in service. We want the postal service to cease closing mail processing plants. We want the postal service to continue 6 day delivery and we want the postal service to stop closing post offices and cutting retail operating hours. Our goal is to see the dramatic pre payments into retirement accounts to stop and be returned to the postal service. We are proud of our postal network in Oregon and want to keep it the way it is.