Mayor Hayes and Council Members, We believe it is time to put an end to corporate lobbying and campaign spending in politics.

In order for Congress to create Legislation to help reduce our deficits, they must work together not have a non-congressman in control of their being able to negotiate - Grover Norquist is not an elected official.

Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler is actively working to prevent legitimate voters from participating in our democratic process.

My grandson was set-up, and he is completely innocent of these charges. He is on Michigan City's most wanted list, but he is not the criminal they are making him out to be.

My husband and I are 33 years apart in age. He has COPD and we are currently on Social Security. Once he passes away my son and I will only receive about half of what we are receiving now. But, that will be only until my son turns 16, then we will receive even less. I have been with my husband 18 years. I would like to pass a law that widowers and their children should receive full benefits. Not only will I lose my husband, I will be losing benefits too. This is not fair.

According to various news reports, several companies and CEOs are threatening thousands of jobs if their employees do not vote for the candidate they agree with. This is not only questionable corporate practice but a violation of your employee's freedom of speech.

Police officers not having to pay for their own bullet proof vests. Should be part of uniform

Quite simply, our election system is not based on one-citizen/one-vote. By eliminating the Electoral College and going to a popular vote, we won't have another Supreme Court deciding who gets to be president. There is no Electoral College at any level other when voting for president. It's in the way of free and fair elections.

Money spent in Elections has gotten obscene. Term limits will not work. Finance reform has not worked. Candidates are now beholding to the money on both sides.

During the 2012 elections the supper rich have used money more than any other time in our history to help elect those candidates who favor their interests thereby destroying our democratic values.

I have a loan with Wells Fargo that was originally owned by Wachovia Bank. Wells Fargo took over the loan and is now receiving my monthly payments. They tell me each time I call to refinance "we are not refinancing loans that was not originated by Wells Fargo". This is not fair! They have been accepting my payments for over a year! They should be able to refinance this loan, I have a very high interest rate of over 7%, All I want is a lower rate and lower mortgage payments.

Thousands of veterans have, and are, returning home to the United States with the relevant skills to fill job positions in areas of transportation, engineering, mechanics, medicine, education, computer science, and a number of other fields. Unfortunately, their valued skills do not count on the job marked unless these qualified veterans also have certificates, such as licenses and degrees, validating their training. There is a simple solution to this problem: the department of defense could partner with all universities that receive federal funding to ensure that the training and experience our veterans gain in battle are transferred into licenses and degrees before they are honorably discharged. Many of our universities and community colleges already have programs in place that recognize work experience and training outside the traditional classroom as credit towards a degree or license. By forming partnerships with universities and colleges the department of defense could easily provide licenses and degrees to our service men and women that reflect their talents, training, and experience. Funding from the GI Bill could pay for the certificates and licenses before the service member is discharged. In addition, the program could be retroactive to help those that have already been discharged but meet the requirements.