Sexual abuse/molestation occurs whenever one person dominates and exploits another by means of sexual activity or suggestion. Any sexual act, overt or covert, between a child and an adult through seduction or coercion. Numbers are disturbing when it comes to child molestation/sexual abuse cases here in Iowa that are not facing appropriate prison time due to the laws we have in place. We the citizens of Iowa are asking for our State legislators to put a bill in place to bring harsher punishment and stiffer penalties when it comes to these type of predators! laws that continue to require to register as a sex offender and require life long probation and ankle monitoring . as well as a life long no contact order in place for victim. My granddaughter was sexually molested from ages 2 to 6 years old. evidence was clear and founded by DHS as well as local law enforcement. and confession of guilt by her grandfather Dean Hilpipre under oath in Court. He was charged with two counts of sexual abuse 2nd degree. which is a mandatory sentence of 25 years each count. Assistant county attorneys negotiated a lesser charge that ultimately ended with 5 years probation and 5 years no contact order! This needs to change! NO MORE PLEA DEALS FOR CHILD MOLESTERS!

I have to drive 30 minutes every time I want cook-out

Mental health education is not mandatory in Florida schools in spite of the well- documented need. Educating our youth on facts and behaviors will encourage open discussion and promote a greater understanding of mental health.

Most of us use Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger. They’re important ways for us to communicate and connect with each other. But Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg have amassed a scary amount of power. Facebook unilaterally decides the news that billions of people around the world see every day. It buys up or bankrupts potential competitors to protect its monopoly, killing innovation and choice. It tracks us almost everywhere we go on the web and, through our smartphones, even where we go in the real world. It uses this intimate data hoard to figure out how to addict us and our children to its services. And then Facebook serves up everything about us to its true customers -- virtually anyone willing to pay for the ability to convince us to buy, do, or believe something. And it is spending millions on corporate lobbyists, academics, and think tanks to ensure no one gets in their way. Just this week, a whistleblower revealed what many of us have known: They Facebook executives prioritize profit over public good—whether the devastating results support genocides, lead to depression among teenagers, induce violence against people of color, spread disinformation about COVID-19, or incite attacks against our democracy. And on Monday, when Facebook's service was interrupted for 5 hours, it also took down Instagram and WhatsApp, which is a major network of communication in many developing nations—showing once again how the concentration of power in one corporation can have truly crippling impact on communities and the economy. Enough. The five members of the Federal Trade Commission, which is the part of our government tasked with overseeing Facebook, can make Facebook safe for our democracy by breaking it up, giving us the freedom to communicate across networks, and protecting our privacy. Congress can pursue investigations to expose the extent of Facebook's unchecked power and pass legislation to limit its power and protect our privacy. And the Department of Justice must pursue every avenue to reduce the concentration of power Facebook holds and abuses. Together, we will make sure that they do.

After the opening of The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, I was made more aware of how often lynchings still take place. I was baffled. How can someone be opposed to anti-lynching!? After making calls and sending emails, I have yet to get a response from my senators or representatives. The people want answers and solutions.

If we are to continue calling ourselves 'civilized', we must reduce/stop mass shootings in this country. We must also free our elected representatives at all levels from money 'tainted' by the blood of our children.

I am a college student at College of the Canyons and the reason I am sending this petition to you is that I, as a citizen of the United States am concerned about the constitutionality of this act and am worried about the ramifications this act would have upon peoples ability to have a choice in how they live their lives. Below are the signatures of fellow students of mine that agree with me.

70% of Chicago households have lead in their drinking water. There is no requirement for children to be tested for lead in their blood even though it creates a lifetime of mental and emotional damage. And out of 1200 public water fountains in Chicago parks, 750 have been cited with unsafe amounts of lead. The public needs to find out what problems there may be with our water, and the first step is City Council holding open hearings.

I think if we have the fair like others in our state, where you pay one price and everything except the food and souvenirs are included, it would be a lot better on us citizens and the board would make more money. Also, get rid of this fake music and having the same one every other year and get back good country like years ago. Also, have one day for the rock fans out there. But please stop the fake. With the prices of admission and having to pay for everything else and the fake boring entertainment, our fair has gone way downhill just in the last 10 years. Take a stand; help the community and make things better.

Timothy Ewing is currently in the appeal stages after being temporarily terminated based off a disagreement over whether or not he violated a cooperate policy. If you are in agreement that Tim should keep his job and is a wonderful employee and bus driver please sign the petition below.

March for Truth campaigns for urgency and transparency in the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and the role that Donald Trump, his campaign, family, and aides played in it.

The mass shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas was the 22nd school shooting of the year. [1] Again, we are reeling from news stories and images of dead, injured and terrified children who look too much like our own, of loved ones consumed by unbearable grief, and of another community broken by gun violence. There is one major obstacle in the way of stemming our country's gun violence epidemic and preventing such tragedies from happening again: The influence of the NRA and gun industry PACS. That influence is playing a major role driving our government's massive failure to even attempt to reduce gun violence. Politicians who continue to accept campaign contributions from the NRA and gun industry PACs implicitly support an all-types-of-guns-everywhere-for-everyone agenda, which history shows us points in only one direction: More gun violence. In the U.S. Congress alone, more than half of incumbents have gotten money and organizational help from the NRA, many with financial relationships with the NRA that date back years. Heading into the 2018 midterms, gun rights groups, including the NRA, are already far outspending gun safety groups by 40 to 1. [2] As of February, they had made nearly $600,000 in direct contributions and independent expenditures on behalf of congressional candidates as compared to the $14,000 from gun safety groups. [3] Even as our children are dying, Congress hasn't yet passed complete background checks for all gun purchases. [4] We still allow the open and relatively easy sale of military-style assault weapons with high capacity magazines, like the AR-15 that was used in the Florida mass shooting and many other massacres.[5] Bump stocks that make a gun into an automatic weapon remain widely available. [6] These are all big problems. By accepting NRA money, politicians are nothing less than complicit in the more than 100,000 shooting deaths and injuries Americans suffer each and every year.[7] We are sick and tired of fearing for the safety of our children. We're sick and tired of elected leaders influenced by the NRA, who do nothing to stem the tide of gun violence in our homes, in our schools, in our streets and in our communities. It’s long past time to draw a bright line in the sand and find out who stands with us, and who stands against us. Here's the plan: By taking the #NoNRAMoney pledge, elected leaders prove they prioritize the interests of children and families and not the gun lobby. Once they take the pledge, their names will be added to the public list at NoNRAMoney.org so moms, dads and everyone who cares about the safety of our children know exactly where they stand. [1] "The Santa Fe High School Shooting in Texas Was the 22nd School Shooting This Year," Time.com, May 18, 2018. [2][3] "Why the NRA is so powerful on Capitol Hill, by the numbers," CNN.com, Feb. 23, 2018. [4] "Experts and the public agree on how to stop gun violence. Politicians don't," The Washington Post, Oct. 2, 2017. [5] "In Florida, an AR-15 Is Easier to Buy Than a Handgun," The New York Times, Feb. 15, 2018. [6] "After Las Vegas massacre, Congress has failed to act on 'bump stocks.' But states and cities are taking the lead," Los Angeles Times, Feb. 12, 2018. [7] "Do 100,000 people get shot every year in U.S.? Facebook post says yes," Politifact, Jul. 23, 2012.