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This letter is in response to George Novak's Feb. 17 letter, "Relaxing law requiring of motorcycle helmets is a bad idea." My name is Mark Nicholson, and I am the chairman of the Association for Motorcyclists of Oregon, an organization where our slogan is "Freedom of Choice."

"Features hundreds of credible pros and cons including scientific marijuana research and expert opinions on medical cannabis" I couldn't remember whether or not this topic was brought up in the forum, or on the "No" list. But either way, I thought I would post it here. This website (procon.org) is a great source for looking into both sides of whatever argument is being considered.

Some states are saying marijuana is very beneficial for many health problems. However, many consider it to have no medical use. Others argue it is too dangerous to use.

In this brief article, a woman was reprimanded by her employer for breast-feeding her 3-month-old son in a Fort Brag mini-mall. Someone who was offended by the woman breast-feeding filed an anonymous complaint and a few days later the woman was told by her manager that the Army and Air Force Exchange Services, which manages military malls, has banned breast feeding. Although the employee did not want to make anyone uncomfortable or cause any further issue after her reprimand both North Carolina and federal law, allow women to breast-feed in public, even if their breast is exposed.

This was an issue 11 years ago when I was a breastfeeding mom. I had no choice but to take my 8 week old baby with me to a mandatory work meeting. I had a "cover" that is made to drape over me like a pancho. You could see nothing. Not even the baby's feet! I was asked to leave the meeting. That also came with repercussions, obviously out of my control. The mind blowing part of this entire story is my boss was a mother that had nursed her baby when he was little. Wouldn't you think she would understand more than anyone? This article is interesting to me due to the fact that there are laws in place to keep mothers from breastfeeding their children. That is outrageous! You should not feel pressured to bottle feed your child. It is a personal choice. I as a parent, had weighed out the pros and cons of both. And I made the decision to give my daughter a healthy head start. Why should we as human beings, be punished for taking proper care of our children. In my opinion, people need to find something else to complain about. And they will!

Several states are considering passing laws like a bill that was recently passed in Tennessee outlawing parts of Islamic Shariah law. Shariah law is an Islamic way of settling disputes while taking religious tenets into account. Supporters of the bill feel that allowing the practice of Shariah law within the United States will denigrate the Judeo-Christian foundation of the U.S., however protesters argue that creating such laws will erode the very foundation of American democracy and freedom of religion.

This article is a one sided opinion of a celebrity that owned a pit bull that attacked his toddler, wife and guest in their home. Now that the dog is quarantined and scheduled for euthanasia the pet owner feels remorse. He began looking into facilities that would be willing to take on the troubled pet. Many of these facilities have little or no vacancies available. Many of the facilities would rather take non biting dogs than dogs with behavior issues with humans.

This article was a perfect example of equally divided opinions of this topic. The doctors say it is damaging causing depression and anxiety later on in life. The doctors are also saying that it will teach your child to react to situations in their lives with the same anger and resentment. On the other hand there are parents that live and breath everyday with their children. There has to be a middle ground for discipline. A great deal of interviewed mothers felt it was a necessary discipline tool while there were maybe a handful that felt it could be damaging. There is one question I am looking to have answered. Why is there such a gap between what doctors say and what parents practice?

This article is a two sided of opinion of a very concerning topic to many Americans today. Should we teach our children the bible in school? There are schools such as in Georgia that are for the first time allowing funds to be allocated to teaching high school classes the Old and New Testaments. The students say that there are many different reasons for them to take the classes, believers or not. It seems to be a rising trend proving that more and more students enjoy these classes. I am determined to answer my own question. If our founding fathers put our country in place basing it from morals and values found within God and His word, the Bible, who are we to take it away?

This article is a pro smoking outlook on personal freedoms. If someone is writing about smoking then this would be a good contrast article

There's no excuse for misquoting and misunderstanding the US Constitution. But public figures ranging from Nancy Pelosi to Rush Limbaugh do it all the time. By Lion Calandra / September 17, 2010 Today, more than the Fourth of July, honors America's independence. On this day, 223 years ago, the U.S.

This is a blog from Dr. Phil's website. It is interactive and people can add to the blog. Dr. Phil does not agree with spanking. He mentions that it leads to other feelings of destruction and distrust. He talks about his own personal experience with spanking and goes on to mention the repercussions for adults as well. Very interesting opinions from parents and a professional.

Driven by current events, including lawsuits, grassroots movements, political campaigns and even conversations around dinner tables across the nation, we are deluged by hundreds of issues. From a multitude of sources and opinions we are able to come to our own conclusions regarding these issues.

In Room for Debate, The Times invites knowledgeable outside contributors to discuss news events and other timely issues.

Two men have written an article to the post stating their argument against patents on our DNA.

The article goes over many of the issues that parents, teachers, and children are having with common core. Parents are noticing children having an increased stressed level which they attribute to common core. In the authors opinion, teachers are required to follow a script, for fear of job loss. Some programs have also been cut from school like PE and Music.

No six year old or any child should be stressed out about school until at least high school. The core is defiantly not a good thing to have for any education.

the fact that schools have to cut programs just to support this "teaching style/ criteria" is insane. Music and gym and various other activities are ways for kids to get out of the cultural norm of academia and express themselves. I cant even imagine what my school would of been like without those things.

The many mass murders around the country continues to show how safe we are anywhere. 

Censorship and freedom issue

This goes on talking how gun violence ends with the gun owners not the providers of the guns.

The article suggests that with some conditions we should offer undocumented immigrants status as "permanent non citizen residence. Unlike green card holders they can never have the option of naturalizing and becoming U.S citizens.

The article suggests that with some conditions we should offer undocumented immigrants status as "permanent non citizen residence. Unlike green card holders they can never have the option of naturalizing and becoming U.S citizens.

This article defends internet surveillance, saying that it's not immune to every other type of modern surveillance. It makes the connection to telephones, saying that this same debate was had when that technology became more popular, people argued that they should be private as well. Ultimately, the author claims that security is simply more important than privacy.

The videos that surfaced of Planned Parenthood officials speaking of the collection of fetal tissue is unsettling, however this practice is not illegal. While I am not sure how ethical Planned Parenthood's practices are in collecting the tissue, I know that the researching of the tissue could provide many cures that humans are in desperate need of.