The men and women who have risked their lives, bled, and suffered injuries in defense of this nation should be given the opportunity to avail themselves of the minor discounts already available to all active duty and retired military personnel. The dependents of those heroes who have been disabled or who have given "the last full measure of devotion" should likewise be accorded access to these same privileges. "Any nation that does not honor it's heroes, will not long endure." ~President Abraham Lincoln

More than half of the states in the United States have various laws that don't allow married rape victims to prosecute their spouse for raping them. (For instance in my home state of Washington, if you are married and raped by your spouse, as a married victim you are not allowed to 1) file charges against your husband for raping you if you are disabled and your spouse is your caregiver, or 2) file charges against your spouse if the rape falls within 3rd degree rape guidelines.) Certain states have different statutes of limitations as well, such as requiring significantly shorter reporting times for married persons, while offering much longer time to single rape victims to report having been raped. Those rules are not only discriminatory, but unfair as married persons often require more time to report the crime because often they share children and property with their rapist. Married rape victims not only suffer the additional emotional trauma with regard to how being raped by a spouse is a deeper betrayal of trust, but also have more to consider and more to prepare for with regard to separating themselves and their children from their rapist safely. Shorter reporting times for spousal rape victims are not only discriminatory, but are counter productive as in some cases, these laws force spousal rape victims to choose between reporting the crime or having themselves and their children safely out of the home. Laws or rules that separate rape victims into two groups - married vs unmarried - are discriminatory. Having different laws for each group is discriminatory. Not allowing rape victims equal access to the justice system solely because they are married to the person that raped them, is discriminatory. We are asking that the federal government formally declare this distinction between married and unmarried rape victims, and their resulting selective laws and rules as discriminatory, and force all states bearing these discriminatory laws aimed at rape victims to remove them so ALL victims of rape have the same access to the justice system, reporting requirements, and statute of limitations, regardless of marital status.

As the recent accident in New England shows, hunters need to show they can see well enough before they are licensed to hunt.

Jamaican Food and Liquor has for years acted as a refuge for drug dealing, has become the leading contributor to public intoxication, and is the most menacing business in within the 4th Ward community. The end of Jamaican Food and Liquor is now beginning. On the 12th of January, 2012, a hearing will be held to decide whether or Jamaican Food and Liquor will be allowed to keep their business license. This petition will be presented the hearing officer on behalf of the community. Please sign, so that we can shut this menacing business down once and for all.

keep our polytecnic post office open.removed mail boxex years ago.many use this station for many reasons.took us years to get one here

For years residents of Northern Kentucky have been faced with limited options for Taxi Cab Service. With the communites expanding so does the need for transportation to meet the ever changing needs of the community.

For years residents of Northern Kentucky have been faced with limited options for Taxi Cab Service. With the communites expanding so does the need for transortation to meet the ever changing needs of the community.

We must save our WRS as it is today. Do NOT it allow it to become privatized.

The University of Utah has decided to do away with the drum and feather logo which has been so sacred and unique to Ute fans for decades. As fans and loyalists to The U, we ask to keep an important part of our identity as Ute Fans. Save the Drum and Feather Logo. GO UTES!

Range voting (sometimes called “score” voting or other names) is basically a method whereby the voter provides a rating for each and every candidate for a given office, which expresses the voter’s strength of approval for each candidate (e.g., on a scale range of 1 indicating no support to 10, maximum approval). It's very difficult for a major third party to emerge in our country because of the voting system we currently use. But with range voting, you could, for example, freely vote strong approval for an unusual third party candidate you like while at the same time provide secondary, moderate backup approval to one of the candidates of the other two major parties as a "fall back" second choice in case your first preference does not win. You wouldn't have to feel inhibited about casting your one and only vote for the candidate you really like the most, for fear that you might "waste" your vote on a candidate not likely to win and possibly "split the vote" and help allow another very undesirable candidate to win with a plurality. Even if your favorite candidate does not win, your support for that candidate is still made known without the danger of your having contributed to spoiler outcomes. This recommendation is nonpartisan -- range voting could have potential benefits, depending on the situation, for conservatives, liberals, moderates or anyone else. Range voting or other similar alternative voting methods have been recommended in the past by Senator John McCain, President Obama, Ralph Nader and other political leaders. You can learn more about range voting via the internet.

As of January 2012, the state of Nevada will require a certificate of registration before one can fire perform, be it fire breathing, poi, or something else. This is a call to allow such performances during and at the Burning Man event without having to obtain a certificate.

The free press (and by extension the news/commentary media) is held by the constitution and tradition to be one of the great safeguards of American democracy. At present, there is no consequence for deliberately misleading readers viewers and listeners with known falsehoods. We should follow the example of Canada with a statute that requires that a commentator forfeit his/her license if he/she can be shown to have said or written something that they knew to be untrue.