Birth Control Ban?

In the editorial "How the Catholic Church almost came to accept birth control" posted on February 21, 2012, Elaine Tyler May is addressing the American public with a question as to the reason we are still debating birth control use in the U.S. She is geared towards the audience that is pro birth control. She brings a strong arguement to her case bringing up the fact that at one point in time, the Catholic church almost lifted its ban on birth control use because the use of contraceptives was so widely accepted. She also says there are many well respected Catholics who disagree with the ban. She says they cannot really even enforce their own ban because many Catholics use contraceptives regularly. She does not understand why this is still being fought over when this battle was won a long time ago. I definitely agree with May on this subject. I don't understand why this is even worth being debated when contraception is very important here in the U.S. and its not going to stop being used. We should be focusing on more important matters.

The Increasing Need for Jobs

With many of our soldiers returning home, the need for jobs in the U.S. is increasing more than ever. Sadly, these men and women who have served our country are coming back and not being able to find work. Some are returning and resuming old jobs, meaning the people who were temporarily holding their jobs are becoming unemployed. This is a big problem that we really need to start looking for a solution to. In this article by Alex Mooney posted on CNN on February 3, 2012, President Obama revealed a proposal aimed at creating new jobs for soldiers who are coming home. The 5 billion dollar proposal will focus on creating jobs for returning soldiers in law enforcement, firefighting, in public parks, etc. I think this article is worth reading because the need for jobs is already a problem here and now it is going to get even worse. It is important that we know what is going on in the job market because it has such a big impact on our lives. We need to know that, at the least, some attempts are being made to solve this problem.