The National Center on Elder Abuse has declared elder abuse, including elder financial abuse/exploitation, an under-recognized problem with devastating and even life-threatening consequences, and encourages dynamic involvement from not only the aging services and affiliated networks, but also from the public at large to recognize elder abuse and take action in preventing it.

We demand that Oregon's minimum wage be increased to a living wage of $15/hr.

Act NOW! Join us in our fight to get President Obama, the House and Congress to reconsider the deep cuts made to the PELL Grant program in the 2012 Transportation Bill.

Inmates are people too. Help me help them and familes of the incarcerated so they may continue to recive photos of loved ones.

We demand St. Gabriel Consolidated Schools wipe the suspension from our son's record. No child should be suspended from school for playing the staring game with a classmate. End of the criminalization of childhood behavior and let kids be kids!

I am writing in support of Manuel Juarez Cortez (A#205-208-677), and ask that Manuel be allowed stay in the United States with his family. On May 30, 2012 Manuel Juarez Cortez was returning home from work when his car broke down. When pulling off to the side of the road to check the vehicle, a policeman stopped to help, but then arrested Manuel for driving without a license. Although he has no criminal history, Manuel is facing deportation and the reality that he may be separated from his family after living in the US for over 12 years. Manuel’s three US citizen children - Hariana (11), John (9) and Eunice (1 ½), and his loving wife Claudia, depend on Manuel as the sole provider for their household. The family is very anxious about the possibility of their separation. They are especially anxious for little John who suffers from scoliosis, a condition of the spine that must be treated and monitored every 6 months. John is very depressed due to what is happening with his family and since his father’s arrest he cries a lot. John is very close to his Dad and very dependent on him to help him understand his medical condition. Both Hariana and John attend therapy to deal with their anxiety, and Manuel’s wife Claudia has no idea how she will care for the family if Manuel is made to leave. I urge you to take action and allow Manuel Juarez Cortez (A#205-208-677) to stay with his family. His family should not be made to suffer in this way.

Teachers support Bill de Blasio for Mayor. It's time for our union to support him too.

WE, the undersigned registered voters, feel that the City of Chicago should have a school board elected by the people NOT appointed by the Mayor.

It is time for an Intervention, Insurance Companies who are in a contract with Medicare for Part D services have managed to find a way to rip off the beneficiaries who are now being blindsided with $350 deductible, high premiums and outlandish inconsistent prices for medicines. Unless we stop it now, it is just going to snowball out of control and buying medicines at your local drugstore will soon be in the past and mail order will be the only option.

Give all South Dakota students a 21st-century science education that includes climate science. Adopt the South Dakota Science Standards!