Hey Kansan, Do you feel like our state has become a testing ground for religious fundamentalists, racists, and the 1%? You are not alone. But let’s face it, the Republicans are here to stay. So if we can’t beat them, let’s join them. Let’s Occupy the Kansas Republican Party! By registering as Republicans we can influence their platform, pull them away from the right, and vote for moderate (Lesser of two evils or less likely to win) candidates in their primary. Of course we don’t have to vote for them on Election Day. We can still vote for any Democrat, Green, Libertarian, or Independent candidate of our choosing. Take action today! By signing this signon.org petition you are signing a letter that will be sent to Governor Sam Brownback every time 1000 new signatures are submitted! By clicking this link you can register as a republican today! http://ow.ly/bbhJC Don’t delay, registration for the primary is scheduled to end on 7/21.

U.S. Senator from Alaska Mark Begich is holding up the promotion deserving of Lt. General Herbert J. Carlisle for matters unrelated to this individual's dedication to serve our country.

According to the Austin American Statesman, Trammell Crow Co. have been OKed by the city of Austin to start construction on a planned " two towers- each at least 30 stories tall- with 826 apartments, a 17-story hotel, a 28-story office tower and 82,000 square feet of retail space." The city of Austin is NOT holding the company responsible for going through the formal process or getting permits for the cutting down of 7 trees on site that are greater than 24 in. in diameter. Besides the construction itself creating an enormous amount of waste, the destruction of these trees is a waste of the uniqueness that Austin is. If Trammell Crow Co. is going to build in Austin they need to take responsibility in respecting the land they build on.

Up until 2006, the United States Post Office has been making a profit year after year for the US government by simply selling postage and stamps. Ever since George W. Bush passed the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 (PAEA), which obligates the USPS to prefund 75-years worth of future health care benefit payments to retirees within a ten-year time span — a requirement to which no other government organization is subject. Thus, in addition to the weak economy and the diversion of mail to electronic means, the mandates of PAEA have had a considerable impact on Postal Service finances. As a consequence, it has been charged that the US Postal Service budget crisis of 2011 is, in essence, an artificial one. Sign to tell let the government know you see their phony ways to cause fully functioning AND thriving government services to be bullied into legislated financial extinction by private corporate entities like competitors: FedEx and UPS spent money to back this bill to help edge out some federal competition.

The term hydrofracking is misleading terminology. Since hydroelectric is the only hydro most people know about, the implicit harm and misleading nature of accidental logical connection of forms of power that are on opposite ends of the renewable energy spectrum shall be prevented. Hydraulic Fracturing has infiltrated many areas of the country already, many areas without hydroelectric opportunities. The scheme of paying certain people money to support this alleged clean technique, while stealing resources from states and neighbors, using methods which are unrelated to pure sand and water that people may infer, and a fracturing mixture that contains many chemicals to induce fractures in bedrock has many documented and undocumented harmful effects. No matter how many resources we scrape up using costly techniques such as this or tar oil sands, the resources will not last long enough nor will the environmental cost be justifiable in hindsight once the resources are gone. The costs will inevitably skyrocket and people will loose their ability to support themselves, taken once again by the entrepreneurial nature of such investments. It is no way to invest in the future, especially when safer cleaner techniques are available. We have enough resources already to build alternatives that will last into the future, tapping into what ought to be the final reserves of a dying species is avoidable and ought to be avoided. If we continue investing only in our selfish propellants we avoid addressing stability in our own futures on this planet.

The PMG has moved to consolidate and close many post offices and processing plants across the nation. He has also changed the delivery standards which hurts our bottom line and will cause the loss of many of our customers who will choose alternate delivery companies. You need to ACT NOW to help preserve the postal service. Reject HR 2309 which will destroy the USPS.

The United States BIG PROBLEM Today Is the lack of good paying careers. The reason behind this are the complete and utter unfair trade agreements with countries like China, and Germany. Let's bring all of our foreign trade agreements back to the table and equalize them for a huge boost in our economy. Anything else is unacceptable!

Our political system is dysfunctional. This is due in large part to too many extreme views and not enough in the middle. It is well known among those who study voting systems, that our "first past the post" system is almost the worst possible voting system. Preference voting would get us more candidates with moderate views, perhaps a larger voice to other parties, and would ensure that the candidate most desired by the population would be the candidate elected. (Our current system does not do this!) It might even save money, as it may be possible to do away with primary elections.

To make America succeed, everyone should be afforded a basic education, not just free but mandatory. Public Schools free and open to all should be available to all between the ages of 5 and 15. For-profit school corporations should not be paid for with public funds and should never compete with public education. Public funding should go to benefit all Americans and NEVER go to a system that benefits only a segment of Americans per the 14th Amendment.

Positions in Congress were never intended to be a lifetime occupation. Elected officials should spend all their time working on the peoples government. Re-election should be based on their performance not donations.

Kentucky's prisons are full and costing taxpayers an enormous amount of money. One of the ways of rehabilitating inmates and improving the rates of successful transition from inmate to productive citizen is good programs within the prison. The Night Visit Program is a special incentive program designed to promote positive behavior and strengthen social ties. The program allows for participation by Honor Dormitory, Firehouse, and any inmate meeting the criteria for honor housing.The visits are in the visiting area from 6:30 to 8:30 on Fridays. These visits have been ended at Kentucky State Reformatory.

This historic award winning structure can be preserved as a pedestrian-bicycle crossing (new bridge doesn't have one and millions of dollars are proposed to add such) Cost to remove it, millions. Logic, history, esthetics and Yankee values argues for it's preservation for future generations and a safety backup for crossing the Penobscot.