The sequestration rule threatens vital social programs that have already received a 9% cuts since 2010. The bloated Pentagon budget is ripe for cuts.

The condition of our counties' jails.

Dear Friends, We need your help. We have started a petition for better HSV testing from the medical profession. According to the Center for Disease and Control, there are over 19 million people newly diagnosed with herpes each year. Why is that? Unfortunately, many treat herpes as a joke, and do not get tested. In fact many aren’t aware that both HSV1 (commonly associated with cold sores) and HSV2 can both be transmitted genitally, when no sores are present. Many in the medical profession do not test for HSV1 because they consider it the “safer one” and “everyone has that one.” Some people do not get tested because “they have never experienced an outbreak;” however, that does not mean that they do not carry the virus, or they cannot transmit it to an unsuspected partner. For newly infected people, the one blood test (Western Blot) that can tell you accurately which type you have is not covered by medical insurance and costs $400 because herpes is considered cosmetic. Cosmetic? How are acne treatments covered by insurance companies and herpes is not? Some studies of herpes has been linked to: cervical cancer, dementia, Alzheimer’s, and has been known to cause brain damage and death if mothers pass it on to newborn children. We ask that you sign this petition, putting more pressure on the government and insurance companies to start treating herpes more seriously, and test people for HSV2 and HSV1. By signing the petition, it does not mean you have herpes, although if you have never been tested before, and can afford the $400 we urge you to do so. It just means you want better testing for you and your love ones. Thank you for your time. To end on an upbeat note, a cure is close. A team at Duke University believes they found a cure, however, their research is stalled due to lack of funding. For more information, updates, and to share your thoughts, please visit our Facebook page - Oral STD. Please note, any commercial product advertisement or negative comments will be deleted. Thank you! Fondly, Amanda Jones

Let's insist that Wall Street be accountable for their role in destroying our economy. Right now, these reckless traders continue to jeopardize our country with ongoing money scams and banks that are still too big to fail. Is there any reason they shouldn't be taxed on their trades like every other business is? No. Demand immediate taxes on the fat cats' trades and put the funds towards the deficit.

I think every American should be effected by this.

I think every American should be effected by this.

The US is awash with guns. There is no need for anyone to own a military style assault weapon and gun magazines loaded with bullets. I am ashamed that the US has many more guns than other advanced nations I want to be proud of our country. So please sign this petition so that we may have new gun policies that will reduce the number of gun deaths in inner cities and gun massacres such as the one in Newtown, CT, that broke the nation's heart.

First put in place from 1985 to 1993, the Mexico City Policy (Global Gag Rule) stipulates that nongovernmental organizations receiving U.S. assistance cannot use separately obtained non-U.S. funds to inform the public or educate their government on the need to make safe abortion available, provide legal abortion services, or provide advice on where to get an abortion. The policy did allow for exemptions in the cases of rape, incest, and the life of the mother, but not for a woman’s physical or mental health.

The economic opportunities that come with Percent for Art projects: 60% of public art budgets routinely go towards the fabrication and installation of an artwork; 20% towards the artist's authorship. Examples of people who work on fabrication and installation are plumbers, electricians, welders, carpenters, general contractors, plus workers with expertise with tile and concrete. Essentially, this insures that artists get paid to think and to build on a large scale, engaging the eyes, ears, and interest of all citizens.

Indiana government spends too much time on issues that really don't matter to most working people. Instead of targeting Woman, Gays, Workers and Immigrants and crafting liberal gun laws, we need our leaders to focus on Education, Jobs, Healthcare and Roads. Indiana's biggest problem is the "brain drain". It effects my business when young people leave for more progressive states.

Indiana government spends too much time on issues that really don't matter to most working people. Instead of targeting Woman, Gays, Workers and Immigrants and crafting liberal gun laws, we need our leaders to focus on Education, Jobs, Healthcare and Roads. Indiana's biggest problem is the "brain drain". It effects my business when young people leave for more progressive states.

Children, born outside the United States, now ages five through age twelve, brought into this country illegally by their parents should be granted immediate United States citizenship if they have lived here for at least five continuous years. They should not be punished for a crime they did not commit or could not prevent. Currently all children born in the United States, even if their parents are illegal immigrants, are according to the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution American citizens from their birth. Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Unfortunately, those children brought into the country after birth are penalized by their parents illegal immigrant status. The Eighth Amendment to the Constitution does not allow cruel and unusual punishments. Punishing children for the crimes of their parents is a cruel and unusual punishment and therefore, is not allowed by our Constitution. Being born here, even if their parents are criminals, does not deny a child their right to United States citizenship. Therefore, since children have no way to prevent their parents from committing an illegal act they should not be held accountable and punished for such acts. They should be afforded the same documentation and recognized status as citizens under our Constitution, even though they were not born here, as those children born in the U.S. of illegal immigrants.