The state of Oregon has been voting by mail for over a decade. Participation is about 80% compared with turnouts as low as 10 - 15% in regular elections in other states. The cost savings to communities is around 35% when voting by mail. The huge volume of mail from all elections in all states by adopting Vote By Mail would offset the loss of business to the Post Office by electronic mail.

Dana Loesch compared a forced trans-vaginal procedure to sex recently. This is not just an inflammatory statement about women with regard to sexual practices, it reinforces the underlying subtext that women subject THEMSELVES to forcible rape. In other words, it is blaming the victim. Dana Loesch should be FIRED.

Kool Herc founded the international phenomenon called hip hop. It was created to foster peace, respect, and unity in his neighborhood. The culture was to serve as an alternative to gang life that plagued his community, the South Bronx. Hip hop has been misused by corporate greed to sell products, promote violence, and self-worthlessness. We are here to take back the name hip hop, reinstate its original purpose, and honor its founder, Kool Herc.

I believe our best source of energy should come from the sun but to use the deserts is all wrong. Using the deserts destroys the open space and homes for the wildlife, not only the sites but the corridors serving them. This system has to bring the energy many miles from the desert to the cities that use it. The logical way is to create the power in the city on the roof tops of private and public buildings, the shortest distance. A good example is the Los Angeles county building in North Hollywood on Van Nuys Blvd. which has been there for years. There is no need to destroy our dwindling open space.

A large number of Congressional Republicans have signed an oath not to ever raise taxes for any reason. This oath has hamstrung our Congress from effectively dealing with the financial crisis that our nation faces -- there are a number of very reasonable revenue raising ideas that go nowhere because of this pledge. No matter what proposals come from Democrats, they are immediately rejected because Republicans can only support budget cuts, which is the primary reason that our Congress remains deadlocked on just about every issue.

This bill (SB 9) will institute combined reporting and require some out-of-state corporations to pay tax on their New Mexico income. The bill that passed is a greatly watered down version, thanks to pressure from lobbyists, applying the combined reporting requirement only to “big box” stores such as Wal-Mart. Gov. Susana Martinez has said she will veto it because it "raises taxes".

People should sign it because I am a general purpose, non-mathematical genius who would be a tremendous asset to any progressive organization

for comprehensive and updated information contact NRDC and Francis Beinicke. This is an unnecessary national environmental disaster waiting to happen. Big mining must be stopped at Bristol Bay.

Far too many Oregonians are sick and tired of being sick and tired. In light of our state’s Chemical Exposure Investigation now on hiatus, we urgently need a moratorium, and the Pesticide spraying due to begin as soon as weather permits, stop. In realizing 34+ citizens and their children have tested positive for Atrazine and 2,4-D in their urine, with the state’s investigation not yet able to determine how or why this is happening, surely we are not expected to endure more spraying. Not with the investigation now on hold and peak spray season about to begin? Oregon’s long history of chemical cocktails inundating populated neighborhoods and communities, and trespassing into our air, water, land, bodies and lives is well documented. Thus, the fact the states investigation is on hiatus, during peak spray season, is most distressing. We have exhausted all avenues in seeking help to prevent these toxic chemicals from trespassing into our lives. What we have discovered however is that Oregon’s laws, rules and regulations appear only to support those either promoting the chemicals, initiating or doing the spraying. Our last recourse is for our Governor to issue a moratorium to stop the spraying. However, our governor is ignoring our pleas for help, and all our efforts to communicate. He has not and does not respond to our letters, e-mails, or phone calls, or our requests for a meeting, including the pleas from the mothers whose children were poisoned. These toxic chemical sprays need to end, however our seeking, asking, and pleading has not worked. We now face little choice and therefore are demanding our Right to our Health. For these practices have literally taken away our Right to a healthy lifestyle, certainly our Right to the Peace, Safety and Happiness, afforded us in Oregon's Constitution. Governor, we need a moratorium and all Pesticide spraying needs to stop. At least, until the investigation can determine how citizens are being exposed and prevent it from happening, or best case scenario until these toxic chemicals can be proven SAFE ~ for our air, water, land and bodies, in particular safe for our children, and Oregon's future. Enough is Enough!

special interest groups are running the country. They are paying off our politicians so they can afford their costly ad campaganes. Should the canadate with the best add company win the election? Or should they win based on their views and beliefs. Lets replace the obnoxious and offensive adds with a series of debates and allow each canadate equal air time.

Garrett County Maryland is only one of hundreds of Counties across our Nation that is considered an Orphan County by the Federal Communication Commission. As an Orphan County, we do not have the opportunity to view Television Stations from our own State. Thousands of Garrett County residents would like to see local news and sports from the Washington DC and Baltimore MD area but because of the FCC rules, we cannot. Please help us by signing this petition and If you also are in an orphan county, you too should sign this petition.

While Medford's population increased a mere 3.5% in 10 yrs., its budget rose 51% from 2001-2011. The town officials have ruined our finances through terrible fiscal mismangement. We have had enough! We protest the proposed elimination of weekly garbage pick up. If this goes through, we'd have to pay an additional fee for private garbage pick up...this is outrageous !