According to the New York Times, America is in the grip of three emerging flu or flulike epidemics, and it's going to get worse before it gets better. Many office workers are encouraged to stay home if they're feeling ill, in the hopes of containing the outbreak. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for America's restaurant and fastfood chains. Starbucks baristas serve millions of customers every day, but most lack paid sick leave and many report going to work when they're feeling ill. Companies like Starbucks have a responsibility to their employees and their customers to help prevent the spread of illness. Join us in demanding that Starbucks take the lead and provide all of their workers with a fair amount of paid sick leave.

An initiative to install gunshot sensors around public schools would take them off the list of easy targets for criminals and provide instant police notification in future crises, all without intimidating our children, arming our teachers, or infringing anyone's protected rights.

Just days ago, Representative Phil Gingrey (R-GA), an OB/GYN, defended the false and disgusting "legitimate rape" remarks made by his former colleague, Todd Akin. Because he is not only a Congressman, but also an OB/GYN, Phil Gingrey must resign from his seat because of his disgraceful, false, and offensive remarks. For audio of his remarks, please visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0zbu5U74XeA

We need to urge our state Governor, President Barack Obama, and the head of the NRA to facilitate a ban on military type weapons and ammunition.This is the concern of a group of seniors from Manchester Center, VT. The safety of our citizens, especially children, depends on it.

A number of big ranches sold out to developers in the 1980s. Developers, in order to keep a rural lifestyle in mind, developed sites of 35 or more acres in these subdivisions. Many have covenants requiring landowners to fence in their livestock (cattle) in order to protect the property rights of other landowners. However, these have failed because some unscrupulous ranchers and out-of-state investors who want illegal agricultural tax status have allowed cattle to roam freely in these subdivisions, causing thousands in property and overgrazing damage and pollution to the water table which supplies well water to those of us actually living on the land. Most of us in these subdivisions are retirees on a fixed income living off the grid and trying to live a peaceful, sustainable livestyle. That is being destroyed due to these people misusing the Colorado Right-To-Ranch law.

It is time to mobilize against the unreasonable influence of the NRA. With only 4.3 million members, the NRA should not be the only voice that Congress hears in any discussion about gun regulation. There are many millions of citizens who need to be heard in favor of strong gun regulation and reform. Here's the place to speak out.

As a retired elementary school principal, district administrator and hunter I feel compelled to speak up.

Dont we owe it to our vets to have better facilitys instead of giving away millions for universitys to renovate staduims. Let make a difference for our vets.

Making guns illegal for the public. Kids must unite against gun violence. We want a safer world.

Homes are not affordable! We work too hard to just keep a roof over our heads and have little money left over to purchase things and keep the economy rolling. Why is it an american DREAM to have a home - it should be an American Reality!

Stop State Representative Kerry Rich's proposal to allow principals and teachers to have guns at school.

We all need to align together to make sure that Virginia doesn't take the rights of voters away. We don't want to look like we're the same south that we once were.