President Obama is certainly bringing change to the auto industry in his First 100 Days. But will he be as bold with the banking industry? Americans like RebelMom want to know if the change being driven through the auto industry dead-ends at the corner of Wall Street.

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Letters to President Obama like this one show the balance Americans can find in everything -- even science and God.

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By carrigan

I have been amazed by you recently. 

I don't find myself to be a political person.  I've only voted a handful of times in...

We continue to share our Letters to President Obama. Because the stories should be told, and your voices should be heard.

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By sangvind

Dear President Obama;

I would first like to say that you are a great American. You're a true Believer, strong in your convictions...

All eyes are on President Obama, watching to see how the First 100 Days roll out. He has a tremendous job to do. We all have opinions, ideas,  skepticism and suggestions about how to set the country down the path to prosperity again. And Letters to Obama, such as this one...

Despite the rain, the snow, the ice and the cold, I know spring is just around the corner. And with it, spring cleaning. After reading this story, though, I may have to rethink my cleaning strategy. I'm inspired to find a way to recycle, help the planet and put...

For some of the unfortunate holders of purple, silver and blue tickets, the Inauguration was a day to remember for all the wrong reasons. Being turned away. Standing on the outside, looking in. Missing it.

More than a million people are still without power after an ice storm hit the country, from Texas to Maine. Arkansas and Kentucky were hit the hardest. It's hard to imagine what the day after was like in those areas, but AnneB described how Kentuckians were surviving in an...

We had so much to celebrate this week with Barack Obama's Inauguration. Now that the festivities are over, I'm excited to see the President already working hard to keep his campaign promises. Many have entrusted him with so much more than their hope. 

By westtexas8

Today is a...

A few weeks ago, some people wrote letters to President-Elect Obama and shared them with each other. I was intrigued.

What could anyone possibly write that wouldn't turn into a diatribe of all the things that are painfully wrong right now and need desperately to be fixed? The economy....

Elections are interesting. This candidate or that one. This issue or that solution. There's always a winner and a loser.

Every year at the holidays, I try to drop a few dollars into the red bucket. But I have to admit. It's just a habit. And I never think that much about where the money goes. I just assume that something good will happen for someone, somewhere.

Ah, New Year's. The time of year when I swear once again that I'll exercise, that I'll resist the chocolates, that I'll spend less and give more time, that I'll be more patient, less annoyed, or whatever. It doesn't matter. It never lasts. By the end of January, I...

Some good may actually come out of this economic crisis. We may just put away our credit cards and celebrate the holidays with a new currency. Creativity.

Times are tough. More than 500,000 jobs were cut in November. Jobless claims hit a 26-year high. Seven million people owe more on their mortgages than their homes are currently worth. Shall I continue?

For the last week, Congress has been asking the Big Three CEOs to show a little sympathy for the American autoworker before asking the American taxpayers for a bailout.

After Thanksgiving, our thoughts turn to shopping. The news is filled with information about sales -- what's on sale, who's selling what and how high (or low) sales are this season.

There are some things that happen that cause us to remember exactly where we were at that moment. When World War II ended. When the Berlin Wall fell. When Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. When Barack Obama was elected president.

Any discussion about President-elect Barack Obama has to include some mention of how far we have come with race relations in this country. When I cast my ballot, I had my doubts. When the election results were clear, my doubts were cast aside.

Clearly discussion around this election is heated. Not just between the candidates, but also between neighbors, colleagues and friends. Sadly, the discussion between strangers can be the worst.

The disrespect, the hate and the venom can be alarming. It rattles my confidence in our ability...