If we wish to increase academic achievement, and reduce violence and addictions and make our communities and schools a positive place, we should implement a k-12 Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum in our schools. Learning and practicing the skills that allow us to control our emotions, form long-lasting relationships and have a positive attitude will build a different future for our country. See www.SEL4Mass.org.

about legalizing medical marijuana for those who have cancer crohns and other diseases also for people who suffer from chronic pain medinal marijuana would greatly help with their quality to live a higher quality of life and not in pain constantly I know i suffer chronic pain from 2 bike wrecks and an getting tired of not enjoying life and having to take medications that are way worse such as morphine, oxycontin and dursgesic and belive medical marijuans may help me get off these very additive drug. I have keep switching between these 3 mdicines because lose their pain contol. there are also alot of others suffering from these these diseases and chronic pain. I think we deseve a higher quality of life

limiting all campaign financing and advertisements to those individual people who are constituents of that district, at all levels of government. Money has corrupted the system. It's time to remove that corruptive influence from our election process. The Local Voter Only Act may be the first step to holding our officials accountable to their constituents. It may also be the very test case used to reverse the Citizen's United ruling. We've tried everything else, time to try something different. Fight the power of money in politics, vote for the Local Voter Only Act, and take back our government!

As citizens we should have some small measure of control over where our tax money goes. The more we direct these funds ourselves the less the politicians can squander.

In recent news, the violence in the Basque Country has gone long enough. ETA gave up armed violence, but no demands from Basque citizens have been met. The government in Madrid keeps on oppressing the Basque people. Please start helping out the Basque Country for peace; it's all been one-sided.

Changing name of Treme Community Center to Jerome Smith Treme Community Center

This person is spreading propaganda about that should be addressed before it ruins other livelyhoods.

President Obama once said at the beginninjg of his presidency that a person who is faithfully paying a student loan, after 10years the student should be forgiven. A working citizen who is working and struggling to pay off a student loan should get some relief from paying after 10 years. Americans get loans to have a better career and better jobs that offers decent life styles. However, dream is somehow, impossible to have because, besides having to worry for mortgage, rent, bills , there is the worry of having to pay student loan. It seems that the loan amount never decreases but it accrues interest.

Healthcare

As an educator, it is rude that Republicans refuse to accurately & intentionally mispronounce the four syllables in the name Democratic Party. Or to place a plural "S" on the name, Democrats. Let's change how we pronounce THEIR party name to: Repulsicans, or Republic or Repub

The Football Bowl Subdivision currently relies on the corrupt and unfair BCS system to determine a national champion. The NCAA should cut its ties with the BCS and implement a 16-team playoff.

In order provide the services our citizens need and deserve, government, both State and local, needs to be adequately funded. We have a tradition of a progressive tax system. I suggest that we return to such a system and ask those with the most wealth to share a greater burden. This has nothing to do with socialism, it is a matter of fairness and social conscience.