Just like so many families, our kids love the popular toys made by Fisher Price, Hasbro, & Mattel. When they play, we want them to have fun, use their imaginations, and learn. But as their parents, we can't ignore the fact that each & every plastic toy is (in a few short years) bound to spend the rest of it's life in a landfill. These toys will not be recycled because they are not designed with that in mind. They will remain on the earth forever. It's time to change.

Not able to afford Cobra

Judge Jacqueline Hatch would dare blame the victim of a sexual assault for the attack, and declined to give the police officer convicted of assaulting her a jail sentence or have him register as a sex offender. As an individual who worked in a rape crisis center as part of my internship while obtaining my bachelors degree in social work, I heard statements similar to those of Judge Hatch by nurses and others in professional positions that indicated their belief that "had the victim not been dressed like that, or been in that place at that time" she wouldn't have been raped. Judge Hatch's statements are no different and no less outrageous and demeaning to victims of sexual assault everywhere. Governor Jan Brewer appointed Judge Hatch to the Arizona Superior Court in Coconino County and should be called upon to censure her!

Rep Steve King compared immigrants to dogs and said that they should have taken that as a compliment. I am not okay with this. People are people no matter skin color or anything else. He should apologize!! NO EXCUSE

Wyomissing Area teachers are starting their second year without a contract and have had their salaries frozen for many months. In spite of this the Wyomissing Area Jr.-Senior High School was ranked the fifth best high school in Pennsylvania by U.S. News and World Report and all buildings have received numerous other accolades. They deserve to be treated fairly and with respect by the school board.

Since the Citizens United ruling by the supreme court, super-pacs and wealthy individuals have the ability to pour large sums of money into political advertising. Many ads contain lies and distortions that can wrongly influence elections. An example is the TV ad featuring a Canadian woman who came to the United States for medical treatment because she thought it would take too long in the Canadian system. She tells us she would have died if she hadn't received the prompt treatment given to her here. In fact, it was reported that instead of a life-threatening tumor, she was diagnosed with a benign, non-life threatening cyst. The purpose of this ad was to cast Obamacare in an unfavorable light by suggesting it is like the Canadian health care system. The truth is that the woman would have received timely, appropriate care in Canada, and there is no comparison between Obamacare and Canada care. Join me in calling for TV networks to do a better job of screening these political ads for the truth, and rejecting those that fail the test. Also, join me in calling out participants in these ads to back up their claims with facts, such as medical records.

The new voter registration legislation designed to "eliminate voter fraud" is a sham. Low income and elderly citizens who typically vote democrat are being excluded from the polls thanks to this discriminatory legislation. We must not let this happen.

Grover Norquist, a man never elected by any constituancy, is controlling the Republican majority in the House of Representatives and a large portion of the US Senate. Where does he get his funding?

The citizens of Detroit are requesting that the Detroit City Council and mayor not lease Belle Isle to the State of Michigan or any other entity. It is a travesty for the citizens to lose complete control over the management and operation of Belle Isle. We believe strongly that the citizens can assemble a strong and effective strategic plan for the both the operation and financial support of the Belle Isle so that it will remain the people's jewel and a leisure time location for all.

Bring back vocational programs into high schools. Help create apprenticeships that coordinate with trade unions to bring industry back to America.

When my daughter was 6 years old she saw an ad on a television commercial for a drug for "restless leg syndrome" and thought she had it from the symptoms they described. She is a normal kid who tossed and turned when she slept like most of us do occassionally. It was not "restless leg syndrome" (if that is even a real condition). They should not be able to put snipets of conditions, and the magic pill to fix it on television commercials. It is brainwashing everyone to think their is a pill for everything, and that they are possibly sick when they are probably not. That is for a doctor to determine. I am sick of being bombarded with this stuff, and we are becoming a nation of over medicated people. Let the drug companies put stuff on the internet where you have to do a search on a topic, not on public television where we have no control over what topic is popping up in front of our kids during commercials.

THIS PETITION IS REQUESTING DISTRICT NINTH TO ESTABLISH A (PPD) PREFERENTIAL PARKING DISTRICTS FOR SURROUNDING RESIDENTS