Many public schools in Ohio have no way to prevent someone who may wish to do harm from entering the school buildings. Schools should at a minimum be required to have automatic locking/unlocking mechanisms on the entrance to the building. Where this is not logistically possible, an armed police officer should be stationed at the entrance.

Apply the technology of tvs with split screen access to all schools (public institutions) to be manned by trained personel ( either professional or volunteers) to keep instant view of ANY breech of an entrance-either window or door. W/o moving, an alert signal could be activated to all or police/fire depts. As we now know that seconds literally do count, it seems a cheap and effective way of cooling down would-be menace.

On the one month anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown, the National Rifle Association launched a free mobile application for Apple's iPhone and iPad that allows users, even children, to shoot at targets with various types of guns, including assault weapons. Initially the app was recommended for users as young as 4. On January 15th, Apple responded to our concerns by raising the recommended age to 12 and adding warnings of graphic violence (http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/nra-shooting-game-longer-preschoolers-18223790). This is a step in the right direction, but the app itself is shameless, insensitive and counterproductive, whether played by a 4-year-old or a teenager. We ask Apple to rescind approval of it.

In light of recent unspeakable events and an escalating pattern of violence that has randomly victimized not only children but any innocent within range, we the undersigned demand that Congress write legislation to protect the American public from gun violence. Reach Out America P.O. Box 222057 Great Neck, NY 11022 [email protected]

A nation's greatness is reflected not just in its laws and customs, but in the how it cares for and upholds its heroes. This year the number of soldier suicides exceeded the number of casualties in the War in Afghanistan. The plight of our battle-weary soldiers must be addressed, and it is imperative that we strive to honor those who put their lives on the line in defense of our country.

The management at Tacoma General Hospital should negotiate fair, competitive, and respectful wages, working conditions, and benefits for the registered nurses who work there.

This is necessary because of the evils of guns are defended by this outdated piece of the Constitution of the United States.

Across America, people suffer from unexplained ailments. Fatigue, weight gain, unexplained pain, gastric issues, acne, ADHD, Neurological problems etc. Many of these problems could be eliminated if the FDA would do what they are supposed to do. Keep our foods and beverages safe for consumption.

Selecting Marisa DeFranco as the interim Senator to fill John Kerry’s seat until an election can be held would be a most courageous, wise and appropriate appointment for the people of Massachusetts. .Marisa DeFranco, an attorney with 17+ years of experience, is an expert in immigration law, an issue that President Obama has made a top priority. To meet Marisa is to know immediately that not only will she bring a rare energy and much needed breath of fresh air to the Senate but also an expert voice to the immigration discussion.

Shall there be an amendment to the Maryland constitution concerning marijuana, and, in connection therewith, providing for the regulation of marijuana; permitting a person twenty-one years of age or older to consume or possess limited amounts of marijuana; providing for the licensing of cultivation facilities, product manufacturing facilities, testing facilities, and retail stores; permitting local governments to regulate or prohibit such facilities; requiring the general assembly to enact an excise tax to be levied upon wholesale sales of marijuana; requiring that the first $40 million in revenue raised annually by such tax be credited to the public school capital construction assistance fund; and requiring the general assembly to enact legislation governing the cultivation, processing, and sale of industrial hemp?

It is time for common sense, reason, and compassion to prevail. Time to re-interpret the second amendment. Time for guns NOT to be "American as apple pie" This issue will NOT be swept unde the rug anymore!

We have seen the labor movement starved by neglect from the White House over the last 12 years. No representative came to Madison, Wisconsin to support the worker/farmer struggles there 2 years ago. With only 8% of workers unionized, the middle class is losing its only tool for democracy in the workplace and the nation. Former Secretary of Labor and Professor of Public Policy Robert Reich believes in the rights of the 99% to have family wage jobs and to fight austerity.