Last year, the Big Ten Conference decided to honor Coach Joe Paterno by partially naming the conference championship trophy after him. After Coach Paterno was fired, Commissioner Jim Delany decided to remove his name from the trophy. However, Coach Paterno met his legal responsibility and has not been charged with a crime. None of us can fairly judge what he should or should not have done in a situation which we ourselves did not experience. People are upset and want justice, but our country does not run on mob rule. Unless legal authorities find Coach Paterno to be complicit in the alleged abuse, his name should be restored to the trophy. This petition will be sent to Commissioner Delany on November 30th, a few days before the inaugural Big Ten Championship game.

Big spending on elections and lobbying is preventing meaningful action by Congress and state legislatures to address the urgent matters of severe unemployment, inadequate health care, and an alarming and growing disparity between the incomes and standards of living of the wealthiest 1% of our citizens and the remaining 99%. Under the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Citizens United case, spending by individuals and by corporations is constitutionally protected speech that cannot be effectively limited by Congress or state legislatures. The only way to undo the harms caused by the Citizens United decision is a constitutional amendment that removes the free speech obstacle to needed action by Congress and by state legislatures. Under Article V of the U.S. Constitution, at the request of the legislatures of two-thirds of the states, Congress must call a constitutional convention to consider the need for a constitutional amendment.

Remove talk radio host Rush Limbaugh from the American Forces Radio and Television Service

Much has been said in the last few years about the Founding Fathers and our constitution. One thing that is certain, however, is that the Framers did not forsee or intend the career politicians we are saddled with at this time. Serving should be a public service, not a chance to sell your soul to lobbyists while you forget that it is the American people that you are supposed to represent. We will have no true political change until big business, through their lobbyists, can no longer own our politicians.

Community members in Phoenix, and concerned parents and residents in the Alhambra School District are asking the district’s Governing Board to transfer its investments (which are paid by our property taxes) from Wells Fargo bank to a Community based bank. We are asking you, as members of this community, to sign our petition urging the board of Governors to consider closing the Alhambra School Districts accounts at Wells Fargo Bank and moving these investments to a Community based bank. Wells Fargo bank is an international Banking institution that in many ways drains our community resources by not paying their fair share in income taxes, foreclosing on over 55,000 homes in the Phoenix area, and reluctance to refinance mortgages to help people stay in their homes.

We, the undersigned residents of the Township of Portage, petition the Town Board to impose a moratorium on gas extraction using high-volume, slick water, hydraulic fracturing in the Township of Portage. The methods used and the intensity of industrial development threaten our clean air, clean water, soil, rural landscapes, and health, as well as our social and economic well being.

This open letter is addressing the laser cutter set up for the full-time students at South Campus. We currently have the laser cutter (two-thirds completed) set up within the Media Design Studio. From our understanding there are two key components that the overall set up lacks : a fume cabinet, for obvious safety reasons, and also a new card reader. Our main concern is getting the new laser cutter to be set up for the Grad Community of Media Design and Fine Art - that have been patiently waiting. We come to Art Center for the experience of working with advance fabrication technology in a studio environment with like-minded peers. You can view the unfinished set up here: http://bit.ly/ucLX9S

Florida Constitution Amendment - Article 10 Section 28 USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES. By December 31, 2020, 20 percent of the electricity sold by an electric utility at retail, in the State of Florida, shall be generated from renewable energy sources. Fossil and nuclear fuels and their derivatives are not eligible resources.

Mandate The Reading of Safety Literature before every meeting that states: No members should be sexual or financially harassed in any way. Make it policy from the top down to all meetings that there be a safety Poster on every wall in all meeting halls and that literature stating that there is a zero tolerance policy in regards to Sexual Harassment and Battery in all AA meetings, in line with all existing current state and federal laws.

The Finger Lakes must be protected from the hydrofracking industry. It is an area of fragile, rural beauty with its watershed vulnerable to pollution. Its roads are too narrow and hilly for the heavy industrial trucking that hydrofracking will bring.

The American government is falling apart. The two-party system is no longer serving the needs of the American people as a whole, which is causing the rise of stronger third party candidates and protests such as Occupy Wall Street. The American people need to know the platforms and names of candidates other than Republican and Democrat candidates to where they know that there are other options. This petition is to allow third party candidates from the Libertarian, Socialist Party USA, Green Party, and Tea Party to be included in national presidential debates. It will allow the American people to have an alternative to who they are voting for and give the third party candidates a chance to be known and heard instead of stifled because of the lack of corporate funding and support.

Coverage for enteral formulas was cut from the NY State Medicaid Budget earlier this year. The removal of supportive calories, protein, and micronutrients has put many malnourished HIV(+) individuals at heightened risk of infection, hospitalization, and even death. For the past 6 months, the Coalition to Reinstate Enteral Formulas Coverage has been educating key NY State government officials that removing enteral formulas coverage from AIDS patients who are losing weight significantly increases the cost of caring for these individuals. WE ARE NOW AT A CRITICAL MOMENT. There are 5 key decision makers who are currently reviewing this issue. Please sign this petition and urge the decision makers to REINSTATE ENTERAL FORMULAS IN NY MEDICAID. With your signature and a short message, your concerns will automatically be sent, and your voice will be heard. HELP HIV/AIDS PATIENTS WHO ARE LOSING WEIGHT. WE NEED YOUR HELP NOW!