US time zones were established by the railroads in 1883, and were officially adopted by Congress in the Standard Time Act of 1918. Based on the location of the sun, Indiana’s geographically correct time zone designation was, and still is, the Central Time Zone. Changes begun in 1961, kept 12 counties (20% of the population) on Central Time and moved the remaining 80 counties to Eastern Time. This situation is divisive and causes confusion in transportation of goods and people, confusion for customers, missed deadlines and meetings, inconveniences with communications, etc. These inconveniences increase the cost of doing business and discourage commercial and tourist interaction with Indiana businesses. Reports show that 61% of Indiana’s exports go to time zones west of Indiana. The year-round, 3-hour time gap with the Pacific Time Zone causes significant inconveniences in communications and travel between Indiana and West Coast businesses that discourage commercial interaction. Restoring Indiana to its correct Central Time Zone would improve commerce between Indiana and its customers by reducing time gaps. My business places a high value on the well-being of my community, its students, and my employees. Excessive amounts of morning darkness caused by Eastern Time create safety hazards for Indiana’s students and its adults as they travel to school and to work in the dark. Abnormally late sunsets diminish summer darkness experiences that are part of our cultural heritage – July 4th fireworks, youth and family camping, bonfires, summer concerts, seeing the nighttime sky, catching lightening bugs. It makes bedtimes difficult for children and adults. It is a scientifically recognized fact that humans (adults, students, and my employees) biological clocks dictate alertness and productivity and that these are impaired when biological clocks and civil clocks are out of sync with correct time zones. Today’s communications have negated the reasons for Indiana to be on the same time as New York’s financial and TV broadcasting centers. The Eastern Time Zone designation for Indiana is obsolete, is creating inconveniences for Indiana’s businesses and is detrimental to the safety of Indiana’s citizens, especially its school children who comprise 21% of Indiana’s population. In the meantime, keeping Indiana’s clocks in sync year-round with the world economy by observing daylight saving time has proven to be beneficial to Indiana’s economic health. Now, therefore, my business supports restoring Indiana to its geographically correct Central Time Zone. Specifically, we support observing Central Standard Time during the winter months and Central Daylight Time during the remainder of the year. Name of Business or Indiana Resident: Address (street, city, zip): Printed name of owner/representative Signature of owner/representative, if applicable: Email address:_____________________________ Date:______ day of _____________, 2011 Mail to: Sue Dillon, 507 Cornwall Ct., Carmel, IN 46032 Fax: 317-844-2529 [email protected] Phone: 317-844-3558 www.hoosiersforcentraltime.com

We are writing this letter to ask for your help in the remediation and cleanup of Kirkwood Lake, part of a larger Super Fund Site. We need your assistance to expedite the EPA to provide a clear, more aggressive schedule for the whole site that accelerates the restoration of the lake. Kirkwood is a small community within the township of Voorhees, NJ. The beautiful Kirkwood Lake stretches from Lindenwold and into Voorhees. In its glory days, the lake was enjoyed by many residents of Philadelphia and Camden who enjoyed Kirkwood as a summer escape from the cities, and many Kirkwood homes were originally built as vacation homes. Sadly, our lake is dying. It is suffering from long-lasting effects stemming from pollution caused from Lucas Paints and then Sherwin-Williams. In 1983 high levels of lead and other volatile chemicals were found in ground water, soil and sediment. The EPA designated this a large Superfund site from this contamination (EPA ID#: NJD980417976): “The Sherwin-Williams/Hilliards Creek site’s origin is located in Gibbsboro, Camden County, New Jersey. The Sherwin-Williams/Hilliards Creek site includes, but is not limited to, contaminated soil and ground water on the former Lucas Paint Works Plant (Lucas plant) and contaminated soil, sediment, and surface water associated with Hilliards Creek. Hilliards Creek, also known as Millard Creek, flows southwesterly ….and continues west to Kirkwood Lake.” (EPA Website) It took 25 years before EPA finalized this site in 2008 for the Superfund National Priorities List. Since then, to us, as residents, the word priority does not really mean much. What it has actually meant is years of testing, delayed deadlines, frustrations, and being told that it could be another ten years, even twenty, before our lake is even considered for remediation. In the meantime, the lake suffers from very shallow waters and heavy growth precipitated by a new dam placed at the end of the lake in 2008 to prevent down-stream contamination. The lake is inundated with Spatterdocks, an invasive species that grows in slow moving waters. Homes in the area have lost value, and do not sell, because the land they are on is tainted with lead and arsenic. And no one DOES anything except us, the citizens. In 2012, a small group of local Kirkwood residents lead by Alice Johnston formed the Kirkwood Lake Environmental Committee (KLEC). We have started a Facebook page (www.facebook.com/KirkwoodLakeCleanUp), held cleanup events and Naturalist-led nature walks of the surrounding wooded areas, held educational events and meetings. We have paid for posters, flyers, business cards (all with our own personal money) engaged the media and citizens alike. With assistance from our local Mayors and Freeholder Jeffrey Nash, we have been introduced to other officials and are organizing meetings with leaders to try to resolve this issue, but all goes back to the EPA. Camden County and Municipalities cannot do anything without the aid of the EPA and Sherwin Williams. What we need now-from you- is action. We ask that you contact the EPA and Sherwin Williams and pressure them to provide a clearer, more aggressive schedule for the entire site that accelerates the restoration of Kirkwood Lake, i.e., move the timeline up! This timeline is unacceptable to the residents not only of Kirkwood Lake, but to the residents of all the areas affected by this Superfund site.

We the undersigned, ask Parole Chairman Dean Stenberg to affect positive changes that would free the over 2500 Wisconsin prisoners who were convicted of crimes committed before 2000, have long been eligible for parole and can prove themselves rehabilitated. These are our “old law prisoners” and although there have been new parole rules submitted which would affect the changes needed, we also acknowledge that these rules would not be needed if the current statutes were followed. They worked fine before 1994, when the prison boom was put in motion. Truth in sentence (TIS) nearly closed the system in 2000 when all prisoners were treated as if parole did not exist. There are three changes which would make the biggest difference and we ask that you set them in motion either through PAC rule changes or give written directives to your staff. Of course we would like to see all the proposed changes enacted but these are the most important. 1) For inmates sentenced for crimes committed prior to December 31st, 1999, the mandated 25% of their sentence, set forth in the statutes, shall be considered sufficient time for punishment. Afterwards, release on parole shall be granted, absent substantive extenuating circumstances or sentencing judge’s order, based on conduct and accomplishments while incarcerated. 2) The Parole Board shall have the widest possible view of the prisoner. In addition to allowing victims and victim advocates to testify at the hearing, prisoners shall be able to invite family members and advocates. Also, the prisoners shall be allowed to submit letters of recommendation by WIDOC staff and WIDOC volunteers who have worked with him/her. 3) The endless deferments for old law prisoners must stop. Most parole decisions contain the catchall provisions: “insufficient time for punishment” or state that release will “diminish the seriousness of the crime” which makes no sense since most old law prisoners have been eligible for parole for decades and are long past time when they are dangerous. Also there is no statutory requirement that a prisoner be transitioned to a minimum security institution, that he/she has a work release job or must work outside the prison before release from prison. Likewise, the use contradictory rulings between various departments and the excuse of lack of availability of programming must stop . All these “excuses” keep the old law inmates and their families forever in limbo and sap the system of any sense of credibility. Instead we demand that if parole is not granted, the Parole Board must state in written detail the specific requirements an eligible inmate must meet to be granted parole and if programming is the reason given, those programs need to be made available within 3 months, the prisoner needs to be allowed to complete the program in the community or the requirement needs to be waived. We ask Chairman Stensberg to reverse the 15 year old practice of using verbal rules and contradictory rules to keep Old law prisoners incarcerated. We are an evolving society and more and more people understand that people do change. Our Old Law prisoners, all incarcerated for more that 15 years, are not the same people who made those mistakes years ago and they deserve a second chance. We as taxpayers demand this waste of money and lives stop.

There is no place for hate in Decatur. After the horrendous display of racism, bigotry, and white supremacy in Charlottesville, we, the citizens of Decatur and DeKalb County, want to take a stand against white nationalism by removing one of its symbols, the Lost Cause Confederate Memorial found in our downtown square.

Andrea Jerome of 967 Hempstead Turnpike Franklin Square NY 11010 On Tuesday evening I came to this place as a walk in, in order to adjust my taxes that were already filed a week and a half before. I had the request to change my status from single to head of household. When I arrived at this location I had an interaction with Andrea Jerome, who was cordial at first but then quickly changed. She and her receptionist told me to fill out a form asking for my basic information such as name, address,etc and she told me where to sign. After doing this, she then told me that she had to get something to eat to go on her break so she is prepared for us when she comes back so she is not sluggish and making mistakes. Okay no problem, she says this will just take from 15 to 30 minutes and she will be back. After about an hour she was not back and I went back home. When I returned home I called the assistant and requested an appointment for 12 noon, when I arrived Wednesday at that time, only myself and two other people were waiting. She was speaking to to numerous people on the phone and I was not called until 12:20(again I was only one of three people). She called me and went through my files from yesterday and pretended like what happened yesterday with her being very late never happened and didn't acknowledge it or apologize. What she did talk about was how I came on a crazy day and how busy Wednesdays are and she is moving about constantly. Stated she is glad how this is once a year only she has to deal with this. She told me days like Tuesday and Thursday are great days and when I reminded her I came on a Tuesday the day before and how I waited a while for her, no word of apology came out her mouth, she simply just said I was a walk in and appointments are best. She then worked on my the figures for my readjustment and wrote a peice of paper what my figures would be for federal and state and then gave me her business card. I had told her previously my return arrives Thursday morning(the next day) to my bank and she told me after the refund arrives she can only just take my word for it and to call her the next day and then come in with proof that the person i am claiming is my dependent and then I should pay then. When I called the assistant's number I am told by her that "Andrea is not in the office" and asks me if I want to make an appointment for Monday. I say no thanks and realizing I dont' want to deal with this experience anymore. So I decide to go in and ask for my Form 1040 Individual Income Tax Return. When I walk in without even greeting me she is halfway standing up on the phone and screams out " Do you have an appointment"? "I am on a conference call come back tomorrow" . I tell the receptionist who is looking caught off guard by how she is acting and tell her all I came for is my form 1040 document and nothing else. While Andrea is on the phone the receptionist goes under the desk and is taking out of the folder and Andrea snatches it from her and says in order to get my form back I have to be taken out of the system first and she isn't gonna give me back my documents. I tell her she is not allowed to do that and all I asked for is to get my stuff and that is it and she tells me she is gonna call the police now. I tell her how nasty she has been acting this entire time and she tells me "Your the one who took a couple weeks to realize you had a child you had to claim". Bringing up something that is not her business. Andrea then told me that I came in when the place was closed. When I walked in it was 8:30 and she said well the lights were off we are closed and I told her the business is supposed to close at 9 pm not when she feels like it. When I am not leaving yet she tells her assistant to walk over since she is on the phone and call the police and tell them to come. I tell her its okay you can tell them to come I''m still waiting for my documents and Andrea says the police wont get involved in an issue of "claim" and will only tell me to leave and believe her because "I am a tax professional". When I say to her its all about you huh? She says yes right now it is. Yes Andrea was doing all of this while on the phone with someone in her "conference call"..Or more like she is talking to friends or her boyfriend while pretending its business. As I was leaving she screamed out to me I'm never getting my form back and pointed to the assistant telling her to close the door. When I came up to the place I just rushed and did not bring my phone with me so I could not report this myself to the police automatically. I have already reported her for employee misconduct and holding on to documents that do not belong to her without approval towards the IRS. If you ask around, I can promise you I am not the only person who has had a bad experience with Ms Jerome at this place. The number of this place of business is 609 375 7410 In addition to what I reported about Andrea Jerome before, during the ...

We want physical barriers and vegetative filters to be a leading concern in all roadway design and maintenance. We want this because traffic pollution is associated with: 1) Preeclampsia (high blood pressure in pregnant women), which can result in organ damage and even death of mother or child (Pereira, et al., 2013). 2) Reduced fetal growth as well as increased post-birth weight gain, making it a possible contributor to the obesity epidemic (Fleisch, et al. 2015). 3) Autism (Volk, et al., 2013). 4) Attention problems like attention deficit disorder (Perera, et al. 2012a). 5) Lower I.Q.’s in children (Perera, et al. 2009). 6) Anxiety, and depression in children (Perera, et al. 2012b). 7) Inner ear infections (Brauer, et al., 2006). 8) Flexural eczema (a skin condition) (Lee et al. 2008). 9) Decreased kidney function (Lue et al., 2013). 10) Asthma (Oyana and Lwebuga-Mukasa 2004, Lwebuga-Mukasa, J. S. 2003, and Lwebuga-Mukasa, J. S., 2004) 11) COPD, and bronchitis (Lindgren, et al., 2009). 12) Childhood cancer (Heck, et al., 2013 and Ghosh, et al., 2013) 13) Lung cancer (Raaschou-Nielsen et al., 2011). 14) Breast cancer (Hystad, et al., 2015). 15) Prostrate cancer (Parent, et al., 2013). 16) Lower cognitive function and cognitive decline in the elderly (Tonne, et al. 2014). 17) Cardiovascular disease leading to premature death (Brook, et al. 2010). References: Baldauf, R., Thoma, E., Khlystov, A., Isakov, V., Bowker, G., Long, T., & Snow, R. (2008). Impacts of noise barriers on near-road air quality. Atmospheric Environment, 42(32), 7502-7507. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.05.051 Brauer, M., Reynolds, C., & Hystad, P. (2013). Traffic-related air pollution and health in Canada. CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal = Journal De L'association Medicale Canadienne, 185(18), 1557-1558. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.121568 Brook, R. D., Rajagopalan, Sanjay, Pope, rd C. Arden, Brook, Jeffrey R., Bhatnagar, Aruni, Diez-Roux, Ana V., Holguin, Fernando, Hong, Yuling, Luepker, Russell V., Mittleman, Murray A., Peters, Annette, Siscovick, David, Smith, Jr Sidney C., Whitsel, Laurie, & Kaufman, Joel D. (2010). "Particulate matter air pollution and cardiovascular disease: An update to the scientific statement from the American Heart Association." Circulation 121(21): 2331-2378. Finn, D., Clawson, K. L., Carter, R. G., Rich, J. D., Eckman, R. M., Perry, S. G., . . . Heist, D. K. (2010). Tracer studies to characterize the effects of roadside noise barriers on near-road pollutant dispersion under varying atmospheric stability conditions. Atmospheric Environment, 44(2), 204-214. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.10.012 Fleisch, Abby F., Rifas-Shiman, Sheryl L., Koutrakis, Petros, Schwartz, Joel D., Kloog, Itai, Melly, Steven, Coull, Brent A., Zanobetti, Antonella, Gillman, Matthew W., Gold, Diane R., & Oken, Emily (2015). "Prenatal Exposure to Traffic Pollution: Associations with Reduced Fetal Growth and Rapid Infant Weight Gain." Epidemiology 26(1): 43-50. Fujii, E., Lawton, J., Cahill, Y. A., Barnes, D. E., Hayes, C., Spada, N., & McPherson, G. (2008). Removal Rates of Particulate Matter onto Vegetation as a Functionof Particle Size; Final Report to the Breathe California of Sacramento Emigrant Trails Health Effects Task Force and Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District. Ghosh, J. K. C., Heck, J. E., Cockburn, M., Su, J., Jerrett, M., & Ritz, B. (2013). Prenatal exposure to traffic-related air pollution and risk of early childhood cancers. American Journal of Epidemiology, 178(8), 1233. Heck, Julia E., Wu, Jun, Lombardi, Christina, Qiu, Jiaheng, Meyers, Travis J., Wilhelm, Michelle, Cockburn, Myles, andRitz, Beate. (2013). Childhood cancer and traffic-related air pollution exposure in pregnancy and early life. Environmental health perspectives, 121(11-12), 1385. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1306761 Heist, D. K., Perry, S. G., & Brixey, L. A. (2009). A wind tunnel study of the effect of roadway configurations on the dispersion of traffic-related pollution. Atmospheric Environment, 43(32), 5101-5111. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.06.034 Hystad, P., Villeneuve, P. J., Goldberg, M. S., Crouse, D. L., & Johnson, K. (2015). Exposure to traffic-related air pollution and the risk of developing breast cancer among women in eight Canadian provinces: A case–control study. Environment International, 74(0), 240-248. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2014.09.004 Lindgren, A., Stroh, E., Montnémery, P., Nihlén, U., Jakobsson, K., Axmon, A., . . . Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, L. (2009). Traffic-related air pollution associated with prevalence of asthma and COPD/chronic bronchitis. A cross-sectional study in Southern Sweden. International journal of health geographics, 8(1), 2-2. doi: 10.1186/1476-072X-8-2 Lue, S.-H., Wellenius, G. A., Wilker, E. H., Mostofsky, E., & Mittleman, M. A. (2013). Residential proximity to major roadways and renal function. Journal of epidemiology and community health, 67(8), 629. Lwebuga-Mukasa,...

Do not host the 2014 American Renaissance (AmRen) white supremacist conference at Montgomery Bell Park! Hosting this hate group which is composed of nazis and other fascists at Montgomery Bell is not only an irresponsible promotion of racist ideology but is also a serious threat to public health and safety that endangers the people who visit our park and live in our communities. Keep our park safe, stand up for the people, and take immediate action on this issue!

Hey Supporters! On Monday, April 11th, Virginia's Governor Glenn Youngkin submitted a bill amendment that proposes the General Assembly increase consequences from a civil penalty to a misdemeanor for Virginians possessing over 2 ounces of marijuana. Should 2 ounces of weed mean jail time? We know it shouldn’t, but Virginia’s Governor seems to think so. Our legislators return to vote on these amendments next week. Sign and share our petition by Monday, April 25th to oppose his Drug War amendments before the vote. As we continue to fight for #NoNewCrimes, we need your support. Now is the time to fight against the Governor's push to add new crimes for marijuana possession and continue the fight to reunite our families. Virginia residents deserve transformative legislation which prioritizes re-sentencing of marijuana and cannabis offenses. Any legislation should include felonies, reunite families, and eliminate obstacles to securing education, employment, or housing. Virginia does not need a new War on Drugs which manifests through the creation of new crimes and oligopolies and shuts Drug War survivors out of the market. We, as, Virginia residents demand that legislation for cannabis legalization include: -Elimination of new criminal statutes associated with cannabis -Home cultivation expansion -Decriminalization of 18 and under in proximity to cannabis -Expanded Record Sealing to include felony and intent to distribute -Meaningful Re-Sentencing of marijuana related offenses to include intent to distribute -Best Practices for Social Equity -Head start for Social Equity Applications -Social Equity Business Fund -Cannabis Equity Reinvestment Fund -All operators set up to open the same time as medical for adult use #DayOneEquity We must decrease the chances that youth will appear before a judge due to their proximity to cannabis. This means removing zero tolerance policies on school campuses that feed the school to prison pipeline. It also means removing the language that classifies a youth as delinquent for simple possession or use of marijuana. Youth need a commitment of care, not a threat of injustice. The future of our youth can be severely impacted by marijuana-related crimes - from losing access to federal financial aid, public housing, employment opportunities, and so much more. Cannabis equity advocates from our Commonwealth and across the country are calling for Virginia legislators to halt the creation of legislation that provides exclusive early access for corporate medical/hemp operators. Virginia's legislature attempted to exclusively speed up the legal cannabis market while increasing the barriers for legacy operators to transition in with economic inclusion. Such vertical integration or early access create barriers to entry and create state mandated oligopolies which ultimately can limit product quality and availability. To date, none of the legal medical or adult-use states have released all people incarcerated for marijuana-related offenses. In each state that allowed for early sales to capture a limited market, social equity efforts have been somehow stalled in litigation or with other challenges, leaving only big MSOs to benefit from legalization. Early and exclusive market capture by a handful of large companies have consistently undermined efforts to create an equitable and diverse industry supported by small local businesses. Black Virginia residents aged 18-24 are the prime targets of these proposed new crimes. These new cannabis offenses continue to perpetuate injustices on communities already harmed and negatively impacted. It is our hope that the voice of Virginians are heard and that legislators be held accountable to ensure that social equity remains an intentional and impactful priority.

We, the undersigned concerned employees, veterans, whistleblowers, and stakeholders, petition the Department of Veterans Affairs to immediately address the systemic failures of leadership and the documented culture of misconduct within the Phoenix VA Police Department (PVAPD). Official federal findings, corroborated by internal communications and court records, reveal a long-standing pattern of racial discrimination and retaliation that has been consistently denied and covered up by PHXVAPD leadership, severely compromising the safety, integrity, and morale of the department. Summary of Documented Facts 1. Substantiated Discrimination: As confirmed by the VA Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication (OEDCA) on October 13, 2023 (VA Case No. 200P-644-2022-147530), the Phoenix VA Police Service was found to have created a racially hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This finding confirmed that supervisory personnel made racially offensive comments, tolerated discriminatory jokes, and failed to correct inappropriate conduct.  2. Leadership Deception and Denial: Despite this official finding, PHXVAPD leadership has repeatedly circulated a false narrative to employees and the public, denying the existence of a discrimination problem and providing false and/or incomplete information to conceal their history of discrimination. This deliberate deception undermines the integrity of VA leadership. 3. Targeted Retaliation: Employees who report discrimination, expose leadership misconduct, or challenge questionable practices are consistently targeted and labeled as "disgruntled employees." This retaliatory practice is designed to silence truth-tellers and shift focus away from managerial failures, as evidenced by circumstances surrounding the department-wide email sent on October 8, 2025, which included official court documents and agency findings. (Read about the Exposing Email) 4. Historical Pattern of Bias: Systemic bias is evidenced by the discriminatory rescinding of the Chief of Police selection for an experienced Black veteran around 2008/2009, based on inconsistent application of standards that were subsequently relaxed for non-Black officers with similar or fewer qualifications. (See Evidence) 5. Specific Incidents of Racial Hostility: Leadership personnel engaged in and tolerated racially derogatory remarks, including comparing a Black officer to "Mr. Tibbs" and mocking Black officers by referencing the movie Forrest Gump in a derogatory, racially charged manner, demonstrating profound racial bias.  • "They Call Me Mister Tibbs!" • "Didn’t Mean to Mess Up Your Black Panther Party” • Text Message of Photo “Brown Sugar” Soap • Simulated Masturbation Incident (Towards Female Employee) – Credibility Evidence Demand for Immediate Corrective Action In light of the substantiated findings and the demonstrated failure of local leadership to manage an ethical, compliant, and equitable workplace, we demand the following corrective actions be implemented immediately: 1. Launch an Independent Investigation: The Office of Operations, Security, and Preparedness (OSP) initiate an immediate, full-scope, and transparent investigation into the specific conduct of current Phoenix VA Police leadership regarding their denial of official EEO findings, their patterns of retaliation, and the documented discriminatory culture. 2. Mandatory Accountability: Any PHXVAPD leadership personnel found to have deliberately misled employees, engaged in or tolerated racial discrimination, or participated in retaliation must face swift and appropriate disciplinary action, up to and including removal from their positions. 3. Establish External Oversight: Institute an independent, external monitoring body, reporting directly to the Office of Operations, Security, and Preparedness (OSP), to oversee PHXVAPD operations, conduct, and EEO compliance for a minimum of two years. 4. Whistleblower Protection and Support: Guarantee robust protection for all employees who have reported or plan to report misconduct, ensuring they are not subjected to professional or administrative retaliation. The Phoenix VA Police Department has a duty to protect veterans and serve the public with integrity. This is impossible while its leadership fosters an environment of discrimination, deceit, and fear. We urge you to take decisive action to restore trust, ensure accountability, and secure justice for the employees and veterans affected by this systemic failure.

The murderous, cholera-causing, abusive UN MINUSTAH in Haiti has to go.