Hemp grows quickly, is easy to cultivate, and can be used as a staple in virtually any industry. Textiles, building materials, food, paper, cosmetics, even fuel can be made from this. In addition, this plant is a renewable resource that ecologically benefits the environment it is planted in.

This petition speaks to the Republican desire to gain as much control as possible of the political system. They do this because they do not have strong issues on which to run.

I attend Walled Lake Northern High School, in Commerce MI, in Oakland County. Currently my green group and I are doing our part by trying to reduce the amount of reusable materials that are not properly disposed of. The amount of paper towel used is wasteful and harmful. According to Americandryer.com, by replacing all paper towel dispensers with automatic hand dryers in a public school, there will be an increased 95% cost savings vs. paper towels and 80 – 90% less energy used depending on the hand dryer. The hand dryer operating costs are$1,232 to an outrageous $115,500 in total paper towel costs.

There's been too much debate about the impending gun laws and WAY too much support for the banning or placement of RIDICULOUS restrictions. Yes the loss of so many elementary children was indeed a tragedy but so were many other incidents at schools and no one blamed the weapons until now.

The sales tax will affect all people of North Carolina in multiple ways.

Plans to change how electoral votes are apportioned are being discussed, and would strongly bias the electoral vote in favor of Republicans. This is change we do not believe in.

lack of funding by the Ky. Legislature to the state employee retirement system

I have not been able to chew on the on one side of my face for several years now. Due to cut backs on the dental benefits from medical and medicare. Cut backs from the previous governor. I am on a fixed income like many people on social security. According to the news we now have extra monies for programs. Why not filter some monies back into to the dental benefits for seniors over 55 to help with bridges or dentures, etc... I have talked to many other seniors like me in the same situation who expressed fears of choking because of missing teeth which they can not afford to replace.

Charter Communications, the nation's fourth largest cable operator, has decided to remove from its airwaves the oldest Armenian TV channel, Horizon, which has been serving the community for over two decades with important, quality programming.

As a member of JONAH, an affiliate of the state-wide social justice organization WISDOM, we need to invest $75M in our 2013-2015 state budget for Treatment Alternatives and other Diversions (TAD). Starting with non-serious offenders, we need to promote drug treatment, mental health care, and other corrective services to make our communities safer and much more just, all while saving $2 for every $1 spent. I have benefited from years of mental health services. Therefore, I believe all have the right for a 2nd chance, a 3rd chance, through corrective services. Under these Alternatives, non-violent offenders stay in their community for true rehabilitation, rather than being warehoused in jails and prisons. They are intensely supervised by a judge, human service professionals and rehabilitation providers. For evidence-based studies that show the success of such alternatives, go to www.prayforjusticeinwi.org.

Make banks sell their houses now. Tons of empty homes, foreclosures, pre-foreclosures, squatters, foreign investors and everything in between are causing the American middle class to rent because they cannot afford it.

Stop siding with ultra-conservatives, and think of the people of Iowa. Stop partisan politics-playing so something can get done for the people.