Paul Ryan was in Janesville, Wisconsin for Labor Day, his hometown in his home district. People who approached him to ask questions were treated with condescension, flippancy and rudeness. Their questions were about jobs and the economy. Mr. Ryan's views are more relevant than ever as a candidate for Vice President and in a community that has lost a GM plant. I live in Janesville.

Rep. Steve King recently came under fire for comparing immigrants to dogs, saying he hadn't heard of instances in which young victims of rape became pregnant, and supporting dog fights. But at a recent campaign event in Iowa, Mitt Romney endorsed Steve King, saying, "I'm looking here at Steve King, he needs to be your Congressman again. I want him as my partner in Washington." Rep. Steve King has a long history of attacking immigrants, women, and anyone who disagrees with his extremist views. Mitt Romney should be ashamed to call Rep. Steve King a "partner." This is no way to lead a country.

I have friends who are single parents and they need the support

Sprint says it would like to "Wait and See" how WP8 does, since the 1 WP7 (HTC Arrive) didn't do as well as they had hoped. With Microsoft pushing both Windows 8 (tablets/computers) and WP8 (cellphones) like crazy this holiday season and Nokia's brilliant hardware, it's no surprise the platform is gaining momentum. With these brand new devices announced recently (Samsung ATIV S, Lumia 820/920 & HTC 8X), there is no reason why Sprint can't get a phone in their flavor, especially with Verizon (also CDMA) jumping on board at launch! The MS Marketplace has surpassed 100,000 apps and is only going to 'skyrocket' with every developer working hard to make 1 single App that will seamlessly work cross platform with Windows 8 tablets and PCs as well. I ask that you sign this petition, even if you're not a fan of WP8, to support customer choice for this carrier. We die hard Sprint customers simply want more choices with all of these great WP8 devices popping up. Thank You! (credit to writer of WP7 petition for Sprint as I just changed some words around to update for WP8) SIGN...SIGN...SIGN and get your friends and family to as well!

The failure of the State's Attorney to prosecute the Chicago Police Officers for the murders, brutality and harassment of African American citizens.

Candy Crowly leans very much to the "right" and as such I feel that she will give Romney a "pass" at the debates since he usualy answers a question with a question..

Lincoln Park on South Franklin Street in Hempstead NY is always closed during the day. This parks should be accessible to everyone during warm weather days NO ACCEPTIONS.

Countless American children & grandchildren--both minors and adults--are robbed of our inheritances because our mom or dad remarried a stepmom or stepdad, who, as a SPOUSE, has unlimited rights to inherit, even to the TOTAL EXCLUSION of us, our siblings, and our children. Our family lost everything because our STEPMOM of 18 years, whom we loved and trusted, inherited all Dad's estate as his "spouse." We, Dad's kids and grandkids, got NOTHING. Then Stepmom evicted us from Dad's home and never saw us again. She had only married Dad for his money and property. This horror could not have happened if our rights had been protected by a law that limited Stepmom's inheritance rights. This petition calls for such limitation. LIMIT the inheritance rights of ANY step-spouse who marries a man or woman with blood or adopted children, grandchildren, siblings, etc. Your step-parent's inheritance claim on your parent's estate must be NO GREATER than your own. Such legislation will also put an end to questionable wills that unexpectedly disinherit us children or leave ALL to a step-parent (or to his/her children) while TOTALLY EXCLUDING your own blood or adopted family members. In return, the step-parent's own children are equally protected, as NO step-parent can inherit more than a parent's natural or adopted children. Predatory step-parents destroy families. The numbers are frightening. Don't be fooled by loving promises without laws to back them up: remember that WE were fooled for 18 years. There are far more Cinderellas in our country than there are Brady Bunches. The estate you save could be your own.

When Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York and President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, delivered the benediction at the Democratic and Republican conventions, he told reporters that he was there only to pray, not to endorse a candidate. But back in his very own archdiocese, a Catholic parish is distributing an endorsement of Mitt Romney. In last Sunday's bulletin, a parish priest reprinted a letter from former Vatican ambassadors which concludes: "We urge our fellow Catholics, and indeed all people of good will, to join with us in this full-hearted effort to elect Governor Mitt Romney as the next President of the United States." Cardinal Dolan's constant incendiary attacks on President Obama's health care policies have created a situation in which a priest in his very own diocese thinks it's acceptable to use a Sunday bulletin for partisan politics. If he's serious about staying out of this election, Dolan must instruct his priests to refrain from distributing partisan campaign materials and issue a pastoral letter clarifying that the church is not endorsing Mitt Romney. Sign our petition to Cardinal Timothy Dolan.

Governor Lepage is planning to cut Medicaid from 36,000 young people and low income parents in order to "balance the budget". This effort is not only shortsighted but it will save any money. This cost will be shifted to the taxpayers and many more people will suffer from poor health.

In this time when allergies run rampant and we are beginning to realize the danger of certain natural and man-made substances, it is incumbant that we change food labeling laws. We are asking simply that the companies that feed us be required to a full disclosure of the ingredients of their products. We find it unacceptable that currently many potentially harmful ingredients can be hidden under lump naming systems under such labels as natural and/or artificial flavorings. Key ingredients such as monosodium glutamate are often hidden under such monikers causing all types of health issues for innocent people who would like to be able to know what is in their products. Additionally, laws should be changed to reflect reality with regards to label claims. Items containing hydrogenated oils below a certain threshold should not be able to be legally mislabeled free of transfats as this is false and misleading even if a very small of transfats exist in the product. The same should go for other types of fats in the use of the label "fat free". The definition of "free" should legally be the same as the dictionary's meaning i.e., none! Therefor a fat-free product should be in fact free of all fats. We feel that this will help safeguard the health of ourselves and our children as well as help people confidently eat knowing that they are assuredly not compromising their religious, moral, or health beliefs.

Stay at home moms, who now have grown children, and men and women over 50 needing to return to the work force, have a hard time getting work, now competing with a younger generation. We need an opportunity to be trained and able to work again, not feeling like we're outcasts because we've dedicated our lives to raising our children, or because of age.