The services offered to families by the government (assistance programs, child support programs, daycare & medical assistance, etc.) must have policy adjustments to accommodate parents that choose to share equal physical and legal custody. I have joint physical & legal custody of my three children, their mother has been receiving full cash, food, daycare, and medical assistance for six years (receiving full grants as though she's a soul custody parent). I am unable to receive assistance of any kind, and the county is allowed to seek child support from me. As a result, not only do I have the expense of providing a home and daily needs of the children, but the state takes $650/month from my children and I to pay for her welfare. For 6 years my children and I have paid for the living expenses of their mother who refuses to work. I am unable to cover the expenses of basic needs (mortgage, utilities, clothing, food, etc.). My credit has been destroyed, as well as my children's and my quality of life.

The Guardian just exposed how the top commanders in Iraq ordered and condoned torture in Iraq, why do they still roam free? http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/06/pentagon-iraqi-torture-centres-link

Support current students who calling for Kenyon to divest from the world's 200 dirtiest fossil fuel companies. Let's make sure our endowment lives up to Kenyon's mission.

The President's gun bill includes: Conduct background checks on buyers for all gun sales; Renew and strengthen ban on military style assault weapons; Reinstate ban on magazines holding more than 10 rounds.

I was hoping to take my children to our Nation's capital in April to visit the monuments and a White House Tour; I have been planning this trip since November 2012. On March 5th I received an email stating that “Due to staffing reductions resulting from sequestration, we regret to inform you that White House Tours will be canceled effective Saturday, March 9, 2013 .....". The White House is the house of the people and should not be used as a political pawn.

Sugar Cove Road, Forest Service Road (FSR) 1188 was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps years ago in McDowell County, North Carolina. The road begins from NC 80, crossing three private land owners before entering into the Pisgah National Forest. The Forest Service is pursuing a Right of Way from the three willing land owners who wish for the Forest Service to acquire the Right of Way. However, a local resident who lives over a mile from FSR 1188 and who has no legal standing regarding the acquisition is trying to stop this from happening. That resident claims to have a Right of Way across the private portion of Sugar Cove Road, but legal documents and deeds dispute her claim. Forest Service officials are forced to listen to her because of the noise that she makes. However, many law abiding citizens have enjoyed Sugar Cove for generations. Sugar Cove is a pristine area of National Forest that many use for hunting, fishing, hiking, camping as well as gathering forest products to make an honest living. It is for the greater good of the public for the National Forest in NC to continue the pursuit of the acquisition so the area is accessible for generations to come. This acquisition is supported by all the private land owners that have legal standing. Let’s encourage the Forest Service to quickly obtain this legal access.

Gov. Perry cut state funding for volunteer fire departments by 75% for 2012-2013. This left our communities and firefighters at risk. Tell Gov. Perry to abandon the shameful cuts and to promptly reinstate a budget that fully helps volunteer fire departments to save lives, property and jobs.

I believe if we can put all of the resources we have into making counseling a priority and treat it just as important as medical medicine. More families can be helped, which will help more children and then less crimes. The salaries of these professional are seriously poor. Due to that, there is a large turn over, which is damaging to some one receiving treatment. Because of the insurance coverage,often families rather not seek the help and if they need a psychologist that specializes, only the rich can afford them. I am a witness to all of this first hand.

The closing of the Yemassee, South Carolina main post office has seriously affected the people of the town and surrounding areas. We have to travel 7 miles to the Early Branch, South Carolina post office to get our mail. Working people cannot get their mail because the hours of the post office make it very difficult to pick up mail. In addition, the post office closes at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday which also makes it very hard to get mail. We are concerned because not everyone has transportation to get to Early Branch. We cannot get any answers as to when or if the post office is going to reopen or relocate. We simply cannot afford to have the post office closed indefinitely because too many people depend on and need it. In conclusion, we desperately need the post office and asked that this matter be looked into and remedied in a timely manner.

The WV Legislature is again considering HR9 & SR24 - House and Senate Resolutions calling for a US Constitutional Amendment to undo the damage caused the Supreme Court's 'Citizens United' vs FEC decision. We need hundreds of WV Citizens to sign the petition to the Legislature asking them to pass these Resolutions!

Requiring bike's to be registered in order to commute on city streets, bike lanes, country/back roads,etc. To many public roads are being turned into bike's only, one lane bike the other cars, bike paths. Bike registeration should be manditory!

San Francisco's North East Mission district is an especially unique and complex mix of light industrial and manufacturing type businesses as well as residences with some retail/commercial businesses in varying degrees of proportion. The MTA is currently working on a parking management plan for this area. Parking meters and time limits alone cannot adequately address all the diverse problems of mixed-use neighborhoods such as ours. San Francisco has the ability and the capacity to create a parking management program in the Mission that serves local residents and businesses, and advances the City’s goals. Our hope is that a carefully thought out, innovative and diverse parking plan will improve parking for both businesses and residents.