The CEO and board members of American Crystal Sugar (ACS)—the nation’s largest sugar beet processor—have blocked me and hundreds of my co-workers from our jobs for more than a year, denying us incomes and health care benefits to support our families. What’s worse, ACS made record profits last year and paid CEO David Berg $2.4 million in compensation. All this while we struggle to make ends meet, small businesses in our communities—that rely on us to keep the doors open—have been forced to close, and sugar beet farmers are being forced to “turn under” their crops and are seeing significantly lower payments for their beets compared with what they get from other sugar producers. Sign our boycott pledge to let CEO Berg and ACS board members you won’t stand for their corporate greed. American Crystal Sugar products being boycotted include American Crystal Sugar bags of sugar labeled Crystal Sugar and “Market Pantry” sugar sold in Target stores in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin.

As a former broadcaster, I have felt for some time there is a need to restore the "public" in the public airwaves. It began in 1996 when the Communications Act of 96 went into law. It was sold to the American people as a necessity for the broadcasters, but a bad deal for the public. At present, the law stipulates that a media company can have unlimited ownership of broadcast properties in a single market. This needs to change. Before this law went into affect, communities across the country enjoyed a varity of programming options: Competing news stations. Competing music stations. Competing talk stations. The broadcasters claim there is competition in the marketplace, but it has been squeezed into a compact homogenized corporate cluster. Since the Act became law, diversity has taken a back seat. The multiple voices that once graced the airwaves have disappeared. Broadcast ownership rules stated (prior to 96) that a broadcast company could cover no more than 25-percent of the market share. Now it is at 35-percent. This applies to both radio and television stations. This is purely a monopoly of the worst kind.Independent radio or television stations are not able to fairly compete in a market. Prior to the 1996 law, broadcast companies were only allowed to own no more than 12 of each broadcast property--nationally. Twelve radio (AM or FM, combo's), and twelve television stations. This was known as the "12/12/12 rule". This rule was later adjusted upwards to fifteen(15/15/15). Additionally, In a summary from Museum TV.com the manner in which an owner renews their license has also changed. "Terms of license for both radio and television have been increased to eight years and previous rules allowing competing applications for license renewals have been dramatically altered in favor of incumbent licensees. New provisions under the act prevent the filing of a competing application at license renewal time unless the FCC first finds that a station has not served the public interest or has committed other serious violations of agency or federal rules. This provision will make it increasingly difficult for citizen's groups to mount a license challenge against a broadcast station." The previous period for comment from the public on a license was prior to the end of a three (3) year term. This 8 year term for holding a license is blantely unfair to the public and communities everywhere. Terms of a license must be pushed back to the original three-year term. Prior to this legislation, there was diversity in the airwaves. Especially on radio. There was diversity in music, talk, and educational programming--allowing free-form formats to exist and thrive on college campuses across the country. Finally, there is a jobs component to this. After this legislation took affect, various broadcast publications (Broadcast and Cable) estimated that approx. 75,000+ jobs would be eliminated as a result of this bill. Repealing this legislation would restore jobs for writers, producers, reporters, camera operators, and technicians. We must restore the sanity and diversity that once existed on our airwaves. We must undo this legislation so our First Amendment can once again have meaning. I urge President Obama, and FCC Chairman Wheeler to reinstate the "12/12/12 Rule" for radio and television. Set market share back to 25%, and Reinstate license renewal regulations back to every three years(3) instead of eight(8) years. Our communities deserve better.

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Homeless shelter for indigent people. Mentally ill person I made homeless so he could get help hasn't gotten any in 6 months. Only given citations that cost money out of his SSI check.

In light of news stories exposing individuals on the U.S. House of Representatives Science Committee delivering scientifically inaccurate statements, like Rep. Paul Broun's claim that the earth is only 9,000 years old, I believe that it should be necessary for a member of a congressional committee to have to pass an aptitude test on the subject matter covered. For example, a senator vying for a spot on the Finance Committee should have to pass an exam on economics at the level one would expect a committee member in that standing to have.

This election has proven how informed we must be to elect a candidate. We have a wealth of information in the world that's already conflicting, but we should not and cannot accept candidates from either party that tells falsehoods or misleads those empowered to vote. It's vital and should be a REQUIREMENT that their stances be true, true shifts in views changes, not for political reasons. We need to make sure we ELECT the best person for the job based on truth and credentials so we do not endanger our future or our right to vote. We are calling for the requirement of fact checks for political ads before running and during debates to help educate and protect voters and our country.

This election has proven how informed we must be to elect a candidate. We have a wealth of information in the world that's already conflicting, but we should not and cannot accept candidates from either party that tells falsehoods or misleads those empowered to vote. It's vital and should be a REQUIREMENT that their stances be true, true shifts in views changes, not for political reasons. We need to make sure we ELECT the best person for the job based on truth and credentials so we do not endanger our future or our right to vote. We are calling for the requirement of fact checks for political ads before running and during debates to help educate and protect voters and our country.

This election has proven how informed we must be to elect a candidate. We have a wealth of information in the world that's already conflicting, but we should not and cannot accept candidates from either party that tells falsehoods or misleads those empowered to vote. It's vital and should be a REQUIREMENT that their stances be true, true shifts in views changes, not for political reasons. We need to make sure we ELECT the best person for the job based on truth and credentials so we do not endanger our future or our right to vote. We calling for the requirement of fact checks for political ads before running and during debates to help educate and protect voters and our country.

Our Democratic institutions are being undermined and destroyed by big multi-national corporations through this secret organization which lures politicians into accepting contributions and voting for legislation these corporations dictate, which have decimated public schools, undermined collective bargaining, and severely weakened environmental protection laws.

I would like the food industries to be required to inform the public of the use of genetically manipulated organisms (GMO's) in all our foods. This would be accomplished by labeling all foods and food products for the inclusion of any and all GMO products

TV ads for Prescription medications are bombarded onto the American public every minute, does this justifies the high price of medications in the USA compared with the rest of the world? Same prescriptions are about a tenth of the USA in Mexico, Canada or the rest of the world. Stop commercials, lower the cost of medications.

I am a registerd nurse whose employer is mandating the flu vaccine. Health care workers in the United States should have the right to choose whether they consent to medical procedures, medications, and vaccinations, including the flu vaccine, which is now being mandated for healthcare workers across the country. Health care workers should be able to opt out of the flu vaccine on the basis of their philosophical, religious or other medical conditions based on informed consent. As a patient, healthcare workers are entitled to refuse or decline medical interventions including, but not limited to, the flu vaccine based on informed consent. Now, health care workers are losing that right as employers mandate the flu vaccine. Many workers will be terminated from their positions by the end of the year if they fail to comply with the mandates.