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Today From Bob Schulties, your About Today Editor No, I don't mean yelling at your neighbor. Or getting into fist fights with them. Or painting their car all sorts of funny colors. The judge said I'm not allowed to do that stuff anymore. Write to Your Elected Official I've signed a lot of petitions but I've never ever written a letter to someone in office. I need to because how else are they going to know what my thoughts are? I mean, I already took that chip out of my brain. Read More... Why We Have a House and Senate See More About:  writing to congress  addressing members of congress  public advocacy Meeting with Your Members of Congress I've never met someone from Congress, either. Why haven't I done anything important like this? I suppose it's because I haven't wrapped the whole event around some taco-eating contest. I need to work on that. Read More... What Do These Folks Make, Anyway? See More About:  getting involved  public advocacy  house and senate Why Don't More Americans Vote? I've never missed a national or state election. I have missed some local ones which is super lame because those are the ones that will impact me most. Have you missed any elections? Read More... Political Science Programs for High School Students See More About:  election 2012  reasons americans do not vote  voting Zip It Up At Work In the office I sometimes bring up political issues. I figure we spend so much time in the office that we should all know where we stand. But, I guess, how much can be resolved from the bathroom stall? Read More... Keep Politics Out of the Kitchen See More About:  politics at work  conflict resolution  management effectiveness Today Ads Politics Politics in the News Politics News Free Sample Letters Food Politics Featured Articles Slimming Fashion Styles How to Calculate Social Security Benefits Which Fish Are Eco-Friendly? Video: How to Treat Shoe Odor Cookie Dough Fudge Recipe What is Ice Wine?   More from About.com Bake Sale Bestsellers Make your next bake sale a profitable one with these irresistible recipes. More> Real Recipes app Download our highly-rated app for free recipes and kitchen tools, for iPhone and iPod Touch. More>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Today newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com     Follow us on: Advertisement