Over the last year Chicago has suffered over 400 homocides, nearly all with guns that weren't registered to the murderer. We need to direct more of our money and our attention to this increasingly dangerous issue. Our top priority needs to be the safety of our family and friends.

That all military, search and rescue, and first responder service dogs be recognized on Veterans Day as co-heroes. These are often forgotten and abandoned and deserve recognition.

Now and then, I see young kids or their parents buying games that are above their age rating. The more video games are becoming evolved and better, we need to protect the young generation from the influences of video games.

“Hazing” refers to any activity expected of someone joining a group (or to maintain full status in a group) that humiliates, degrades or risks emotional and/or physical harm, regardless of the person's willingness to participate. In years past, hazing practices were typically considered harmless pranks or comical antics associated with young men in college fraternities. Today we know that hazing extends far beyond college fraternities and is experienced by boys/men and girls/women in school groups, university organizations, athletic teams, the military, and other social and professional organizations. Hazing is a complex social problem that is shaped by power dynamics operating in a group and/or organization and within a particular cultural context. Every day millions of people are exposed to the cruel and unusual punishment that is hazing. Children, teens, and young adults are beaten, raped, and even killed in an effort to fit in to clubs, sports, and organizations. But many authority figures turn a blind eye to this problem and dismiss it as harmless fun when it is causing so much pain to our nations youth. It is time that this crime be known, and people be made aware of the cruelty that is hazing.

Wanting GMO foods to be labeled so consumers can execute a choice on what foods they eat and purchase!

In President Obama's second term, it's important that he add progressive leadership to his cabinet team, especially in positions that are critical to public health and our environment. This is why we're proud to stand with 238 conservation, climate, wildlife, faith, outdoors, Latino and Native American associations to ask the president to appoint Congressman Raul Grijalva as the 51st Secretary of the Interior.

Being born with a dad and growing up without one was hard, but I am glad to say that I am not a statistic.

Being born with a dad and growing up without one was hard, but I am glad to say that I am not a statistic.

Raising the minimum wage to $10 an hour.

My petition is to make Puerto Rico the 51st state. Puerto Rico should become the 51st state because like Hawaii why not??

Save lives, save on medical costs and be kind to animals.

Washington Township NJ wants to evict it's American Legion post from their home at Grenloch Community Center. 12/18 Update. News reports to the contrary, it seems clear based on negotiations that the Legion post is being forced/pushed/etc to accept a new location which is vastly inferior to the current one. The new location is much smaller and in much worse condition. The township initially promised that the poor condition of the new facility would be corrected, then changed their minds, (saying for example they would would only patch up the roof, when in fact the building needs thousands of dollars of additional repairs.) The new location is in such a sad state that it's even possible it could eventually be declared condemned, leaving the Legion homeless. This is how Washington Township treats it's Veterans. It's time to stand up and declare that this is wrong, that vets DO matter, and that we should be holding our vets up (instead of kicking them to the curb whenever it saves us a couple bucks.)