My only option for retirement is a 401K. Even though my employer matches 50% (up to 4%) of my investment, I often lose money in a volatile market. Even the 'safest' investment which was supposed to carry no risk, now has a risk disclaimer. For those of us who prefer to not invest in the financial markets and who are content with a 50% match on our investment - a direct deposit into a FDIC retirement account would better fit our needs.

Jermaine is a 6 year old boy happy, outgoing, funny, healthy and extremely smart boy. We moved to CA in June 2011 with his dad's permission and court as well. Jermaine went to NJ to spend summer vacation with dad as agreed in court order on June 2012 and his dad has filed for SOLE CUSTODY. He claims that I that I have neglected Jermaine, due an incident that had happened at an after school program. The after school program had clearly stated that they would report this incident immediately. The after school program, failed to make any reports to CPS and Police. ( I learned about this recently). My son's dad is blaming me for not reporting to the CPS and Police. I trusted these facilities because they are State Mandated Reporters. In addition, I live with a single mom of a 6 year old boy and he claims the house I share is unfit for my son because we share a room but sleep in separate beds. In addition, he has not paid child support in nearly two years! The Judge in NJ is not releasing Jermaine until further investigation of CPS and Police Department of California. I was notified by CPS and Police Department that they cannot do any further investigations unless Jermaine is back home! Lastly, Jermaine is scheduled to start second grade on August 29th, 2012. Let's BRING JAY HOME!

I think grandparents need their rights back.Most grandparents have their grandkids but yet have no rights to do anything.

Morton Grove officials havde negotiated a contract with Lakeshore Waste Services to build a waste transfer station near Niles West High School. There has been little to no communication with the community about this issue. This is a dirty deal done under the table. It will bring tons of waste, stench and vermin into Morton Grove. It will increase traffic congestion in a residential area.

I am on limited income and in the process of moving. I live in a Republican run town. Money is and makes the Law here, I have found that what I have to say is or has not ever been heard! I live here to take care of my parents, so I have taken a lot and lost a lot. If I would have had money or owned land I may have had a chance for a fair fight.

As TV screens appear in more waiting areas nationwide, captive audiences are prime targets of mis-information. Recently, select Shell gas stations have appeared with a TV screen embedded in each pump, showing a smattering of sports and ads plus, news blurbs from FOX news. This Big Brother type of brainwashing is insidious and alarming.

The La Times would increase their base if they expanded their coverage of Orange Co. to rival the Orange Co. Register.

Former Alabama governor Seigleman and his family have suffered enough. Don's primary crime is being a popular Democrat in a republican state.

At a town hall last week, Joe Walsh said, "There is a radical strain of Islam in this country, it's not just over there, trying to kill Americans every week. It is a real threat, and it is a threat that is much more at home now than it was right after 9/11. It's here. It's in Elk Grove, it's in Addison, it's in Elgin, it's here.” Elected officials carry the weight of their office when they speak and they have a responsibility to choose their words wisely. Walsh’s hyperbole and extreme rhetoric isn’t just offensive–it creates a climate of danger and fear.

Elections should be funded only by public moneys. That way our elected representatives will know that their performance must be in the public's interest, and the public can expect their elected representatives to represent them as should be done in our country.

The efforts presently underway in a number of states to disenfranchise selected categories of voters, particularly minorities and the elderly are morally wrong and should be illegal.

Vote for Obama in several Asian language, Want subtitles in all his speeches -- at least in Spanish, but mostly in those weird Asian languages. I have several Asian friends who don't speak a word of English yet.