Fishing licenses sold in Oregon should be valid for one year from the date of purchase. As it stands, if an Oregon resident was to purchase an annual fishing license on say December 2nd, this "annual" license would expire on Janurary 1st.

Paypal has shut down a collection of over $5000 to help over 200 children/families in need across the US. Their reasoning is trite and insane, and now these children/families will not know the joy of Christmas this season.

Occupy Wall Street, having been violently evicted from Zuccotti Park, is desperately searching for a new home in Lower Manhattan. And Trinity Wall Street Episcopal Church has a vacant lot just a mile away that could be an ideal location. As a group of occupiers put it in an open letter, "We have asked the Church time and time again to grant us political sanctuary on their unused lands. It is time for Trinity to decide whether it is a Church or a real estate company. " The group began a hunger strike on the site over the weekend, and Trinity responded by calling the New York Police Department and having the protesters arrested. We've launched this petition to send a message to Trinity: It's time to offer sanctuary to Occupy Wall Street!

Seattle Parks has awarded the concessions contract at Seacrest Park in West Seattle (site of the King County Water Taxi dock) to Marination over current tenant Alki Crab & Fish. This petition is to show support for this decision.

Virtual manager petition to make the Devs listen to the customer in regards to the new stadium 'Editior'

Testing again, again again.

This is a test. It is only a test.

The Governor has slashed funding for schools, roads, healthcare, and first responders, and with another billion dollar shortfall he may try again. However, there is a better way: a balanced approach that includes bringing in new revenue by closing ineffective or inefficient loopholes will save jobs and protect our economy. We're calling on the Governor to take a balanced approach to this shortfall!

Seattle Parks and Recreation has decided to give the lease of what is currently Alki Fish and Crab Company and Alki Kayak Tours and Adventure Center to an "undisclosed recipient'. <edit: the recipient of the lease is Marination> This simply won't do! Eric Galanti has been there for us with great food, hot chocolate, ice cream, and even just this year the new "Dive Bar" (since its one of the most popular scuba diving sites in the Seattle Metropolitan area.. Yvonne and the other owners of the business were very helpful and supportive in the placing of an AED for shoreline & diving emergencies in memory of a diver who passed away a couple years ago. (a project spearheaded by local diver Doug Marcoux and his dive buddies) We have printed a paper copy of the petition and dropped it off at the register at Alki Crab and Fish Co. There will be blank pages for signatures for folks who don't want to sign online petition. We can't let this place be shut down! Thank you for your support!

Recent Front Page of New York Times presented article in a series regarding unreported dangers of hydro-fracking for methane gas 2 miles under the surface of populated areas. In the "gold" rush to shatter the bedrock of Pennsylvania and New York to gather tiny pockets of gas, the industry is risking the destruction of human habitation above. Money cannot trump life...again.

The National Defense Authorization Act would allow the military to indefinitely detain SUSPECTS of terrorism without trial or legal representation. The military would be authorized to operate domestically within US borders to potentially detain US citizens without trial.

Our constitution grants all Americans equal opportunities to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. As a member of Congress, your exceptional rights to medical care and your ability to support tax loopholes crafted primarily to benefit the very wealthy are at odds with the fundamental premises of our democracy. Congressional representatives who vote against making those benefits equally available to all Americans should disqualify them as true representatives of their constituencies.