The mound of dirt that has been sitting for more than a half a decade is becoming more and more of nusense. By opening the road emergency vehicles and home owners would have easier access into and out of Indian Creek, Nolensville Road, shopping and response from emergency vehicles.

New Mexico has taken the lead in promoting public safety measures for all by allowing immigrant families to obtain driver’s licenses regardless of immigration status

This is a MP test, please ignore.

The casualty rate for women and children each year in America is far higher than all the victims of the 911 terrorist attacks. Police responses are arbitrary, sometimes they follow the law and charge or even arrest the perpetrator if there is evidence of domestic violence; but all too often the man is told to leave for a few days, they don't call it domestic violence even though the circumstances meet the legal definition, they charge both parties even though the man is almost always the primary aggressor, if the woman scratched him, etc. in defending herself they charge her with domestic violence too and on and on. Also protective orders are often hard to get and/or aren't enforced by the police when the perpetrator violates one. The message being that the man still has the right to harass/threaten his wife and children, 'visit' her or the children and to take the children for visitation. I'm a clinical social worker and have had many women clients whose ex/husband had a documented history of DV but was still able to have unsupervised child visitation and one who even got cucustody of the children. She killed herself in her despair.

Montgomery County Public Schools (MD) use disposable styrofoam lunch trays. The Young Activist Club has researched and identified problems with styrofoam (resin #6, polystyrene), including that it is made from styrene, a carcinogen that can leach into food. The Club has raised more than $10,000 to pilot a tray washing project in one local county school, Piney Branch Elementary School. The pilot will assess whether the extra labor and water costs of washing trays can be offset by the costs of perpetually buying single-use disposable trays. But the local School Board and Superintendent have rejected the students' idea. Please help us convince the Superintendent to support this student-led initiative, which has the potential to save the public school district money at a time when it most needs it.

When congressmen and women do not do their job, they should not be paid their salary. If they do not vote, they are not working and they should not be paid.

MORTGAGE FRAUD & CORRUPTION

Our representatives should not be allowed to put riders on bills, thereby, hiding spending and special interests.

Immigration laws has affected alot of families including the hispanics and more. These people are being torn aprt from deportation of their families. Many are losing their families and leaving the children behind. Please stop all deportation, house raids, and more.Leave these families alone.

Tough Gun laws are needed in New York State and all over the country. I am very proud that Governor Cuomo has taken a stance. People do not need assault weapons. Let's fight to keep them banned and off our streets. 40,000 signatures have been collected against the new legislation. Where are the other 20 million who support the new law? Our voices count too!

I pay thousands of dollars every year for health care insurance. Since I rarely meet the annual deductible, I am essentially throwing away money. I am blessed to have health care insurance through my employer. Nevertheless, I would like to have a more affordable option. It is time to rein in insurance companies and force them to be more competitive. A public option plan would achieve this.

Fracking threatens the health of central and southern Illinoisans, and their water, land, air, livestock, wildlife, national forests and important industries such as tourism and farming.