Starting a dialogue on the real problem facing our country, which is more and more people finding themselves at or below the poverty line, and stop the focus on the deficit.

People should be concerned because it is stupid to let houses sit abandoned when there are people who need a place to live.

With the explosion of baby boomers reaching retirement age, there is an urgent need for affordable housing for our LGBT Elders in the greater Sacramento area.

I am a graduate student in public health at UNC studying health policy and management.

Many, Working Poor rely on Food Subsidies (Food Stamps) to make ends meet. Please Save all food stamp programs -- it frees up discretionary money to keep our economy growing.

Georgia is one of the states that lags behind other states in education, jobs, healthcare, and economic recovery in general. Governor Deal and other elected officials are preventing/refusing to implement all federal programs of assitance affiliated with President Obama's policies such as Obamacare, Medicare/Medicaid, Unemployment, Housing Subsidies,...and the list goes on. Stop blocking the help we need!

There have been too many incidents in recent years with horses being killed as they cruelly pull tourists around the Central park area in Manhattan.

I think the governor and the Mayor need to take a closer look at the MTA operations. Instead of Governor Coumo going after LIPA for one incident his efforts will be better spent looking at the MTA. After 100 years of service it seems the MTA is still catching up instead of being a leader in the transportation industry. Constant delays, excessive construction projects going on at the same time, and some of these projects will not result in a better system but possibly another constraint on the already strained and ineffective system that is the MTA. 2/14/13 Update: On the news today (WNYC) there was more news on how ineffective and managed in the most wasteful way. the news program mention how the MTA had about 90 Million sitting in bank accounts with no purpose and not being used. It went one to imply that maybe the MTA didn't even know this money was there and available for use because those in charge of accountability are not doing their job! We all need to speak up and tell the Governor and Mayor to look at this organization more closely.

There is a toll on 520. Not all people who live on the east side are wealthy. Many retirees, many workers, etc. Its a federal highway for goodness sake. Its unfair.

The Georgeson Botanical Garden does not have funding to continue operations as usual. Although permanent funds are being sought, those would not be available until after 2014. Capital funds are needed in order to allow the gardens to continue operations. These funds will be used to provide two student summer interns and one winter intern, to continue to expand peony research plots and to continue to restructure the gardens to be lower maintenance in the future. The Garden provides not only valuable research and educational opportunities, but also is a highly valued public space for the residents of Fairbanks and visitors alike. The Gardens are a rich community resource that should be supported.

Working moms depend on this financial assistance. Children could be left in dangerous situations if this assistance is not available.

The Tuntutuliak Traditional Council needs new Water and Sewer Equipment and also has river erosion problems