I have been taught to never give out my SSN. Now that I am on Medicare, my number is used in my doctor's office and is seen by his/her staff. The SSN is no longer private.

There is no legitimate reason to wait for a confirmation hearing for Loretta Lynch until the Republican controlled senate takes its seat in January. The current Republican party has proven that it is only concerned about obstruction of the administration's agenda, regardless of the will of the people or what is best for the country. The President is also entitled to seat a cabinet of his choosing, unless a fair hearing shows the nominee to be unable to do the job or they have a lack of integrity. There is precious little evidence that any nominee of President Obama will receive a fair hearing by a Senate led by Mitch McConnell. "My first priority is making this president a one-term president" - Mitch McConnell on the occasion of President Obama's inauguration.

To change karaoke...? People in Europe, and people who work on Saturdays (like Scraner) would be able to come to karaoke if this happens :D

Our fathers fought against communist in the Congo, Africa. They have never been recognized publicly for what we believe is the only war we have won. A lot of our fathers never came home and we now ask for the proper recognition for their bravery in helping our country maintain the freedom for which we came here. They are our families and our country's heroes and deserve the highest honors as any other heroes of American wars.

During his tenure as a Senator from Colorado, Mark Udall has been a champion of government transparency: on privacy and government surveillance, secret law, torture, and drone strikes. Sen. Udall lost his re-election bid this November, which puts him in a unique position to carry out one final mission to advance government transparency. News reports have indicated that the Senate Intelligence Committee’s CIA torture report details not only brutal abuse the CIA perpetrated on detainees, but also illegal deception CIA officials conducted on Congress and other executive branch officials about the program in order to evade democratic and legal accountability. The CIA has been preventing the report from becoming public. This is information the public deserves to know—and there is a way to get it to the people without the approval of the CIA. In 1971, Sen. Mike Gravel, frustrated with attempts to make the Pentagon Papers public through ordinary channels, used a key provision of the U.S. Constitution to get the documents published. According to the Speech and Debate Clause, members of Congress have an absolute free-speech right on the floor or in committee—even if what they say includes classified information. [1] So Gravel—along with an aide—read the entire Pentagon Papers into the Congressional Record, which is published for anyone to read. Government transparency advocates are now urging Sen. Udall to follow Gravel’s lead and read the Senate intelligence committee’s torture report into the congressional record. [2] The worst punishment he’d face would be censorship or expulsion by his colleagues—but since he is out of office in January in any event, he has little to fear. Urge Senator Udall to use this unique opportunity to defend the public interest and let the American people know about the CIA’s use of torture by signing our petition. References: 1. “Senator Who Put Pentagon Papers Into Public Record Urges Udall To Do Same With Torture Report,” Dan Froomkin, The Intercept, November 10, 2014, https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/11/10/mike-gravel-senator-put-pentagon-papers-public-record-urges-udall-torture-report 2. “Mark Udall's loss is a blow for privacy, but he can go out with a bang: 'leak' the CIA torture report,” Trevor Timm, The Guardian, November 5, 2014, http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/nov/05/mark-udall-loss-privacy-cia-torture-report

Experiments on great apes are permitted only if they are absolutely necessary to improve human health, if no other animal should be used instead, and it is impossible to conduct studies on men for reasons ethical. Apes therefore are likely to continue to be used for research of vaccines against hepatitis C and the development of monoclonal antibodies. Studies on the behavior and genetics of great apes including chimpanzees and must obey strict clauses regarding their habitat and their conditions of detention. Thus, because of the need for primates (as men) to maintain social relationships, they should be kept in groups of at least 7 monkeys, with 100 square meters of space per animal and the ability to climb when they wish. The next fight for American animal rights associations will be with private laboratories and US universities, which still retain 350 chimpanzees for research.

Now that there is lacrosse at the middle and high school level, Clear Creek needs its own youth program to feed into those. Mtn Area Lacrosse has been an option in the past, but they are at least a 20 - 40 minute drive for Clear Creek residents. We need a program closer and more convenient for our families.

I have reached my limit with these racist slurs from this Gov. and other Republicans. This kind of denied racism inflames bigotry and prejudice, making it more prominent and acceptable in our language and culture. It needs to stop.

Big development threatens Mead Garden neighborhood. Land that is zoned for residential use only is under attack by Sention developers who want to disrupt our quiet neighborhood & build a monstrous 3 story assisted living facility on our street. Neighbors of Mead Garden & Orwin Manor stand together to protect our community from "up zoning." Join us in our effort to save our streets from big development.

There is a War being waged against one of our most venerated, and cherished Holidays; Thanksgiving. A war to separate family members on a day in which to many people is the only day of the calendar year that their relatives gather together. A national day of Thanksgiving was proclaimed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, and proclaimed by both Houses of Congress on Oct. 6 1941 as a National Legal Holiday, not as a National day of Shopping.

Men and women returning home after serving their country in The United States Military are now being told they are not up to standards, and now are not allowed to serve their home state of Connecticut as State Troops. These men and women have sacrificed a lot in service to their country, only to return home and be turned away because of tattoos they received while on active duty. Tattoos are apart of military tradition and mean a lot to those who have served.

So many people need it for medical reasons, for rec this would help tag state so much it would lower crime rate. Most of the people in jail are there because of a plant that helps people. Tho also would create more jobs. 3/4 of the people have admit they smoke or had. There has been no deaths at all. Tabbaco cause millions of deaths each year, but yet legal??? Cannabis helps people and no deaths but illegal. Open you eyes and realize how dumb it is to have it illegal there are so much I can still talk about and so many people in the state of Utah would agree.