1. Former NFL players lawsuits regarding concussion-related injuries.

2. NFL bounty scandal.

3. Pink slime or other food additives.

4. Antibiotic resistance / Overuse of antibiotics

5. Fracking

6. Rising gas prices

7. Super PACS / Campaign reform

8. Rise of measles/whooping cough outbreaks / mandatory immunizations

9. Online privacy breaches with Google or Facebook / Online privacy protests

10. Prevalence of angry/vitriolic dialog in the public arena (or society in general)

11. Sandra Fluke v. Rush Limbaugh

12. Abuse of Chinese laborers for Apple, Inc.

13. Trayvon Martin shooting.

14. Florida’s “Stand your ground” law.

15. Decline of TV journalism

16. Discrimination against women at the Augusta National Golf Club.

17. The Kony movement / the hunt for Kony in Uganda

18. Extreme weather

19. Connection between enough sleep and health or creativity

20. Top 1% tax rate / “Buffett Rule”

21. Rise of unemployment and youth

22. Re-release of movies in 3-D

23. Upcoming Olympics in London (no idea of specific topic – wait – how about women boxers?)

24. Syrian refugees / war

25. New bully movie

26. Community gardens to assist poor and soup kitchens

27. Rise of autism diagnoses

28. Decline of bee hives and effects on agriculture.

29. Democracy in Burma (Myanmar) / First woman parliament member

30. Secret Service scandal

31. Smoking ban in Marion County / Indianapolis

32. Economic impact of the Super Bowl on Indianapolis and the state.

33. Health care insurance and birth control

34. Unfair foreclosures on veterans

35. Jobless rate of current returning soldiers/veterans

36. Soldier dogs

37. Radio Music Society and Esperanza Spalding

38. Oprah’s OWN network

39. No H8 / Day of Silence movement

40. Class warfare / Increase of gap in rich v. poor

41. Dick Clark

42. NFL draft

43. Prom expenses

44. North Korean missile launch

45. “Accidental” burning of the Koran in Afghanistan

46. U.S. Soldier who killed 16 civilians in Afghanistan

47. Putin becomes president again in Russia

48. Increase in wildfires in the U.S.

49. Whitney Houston

50. Komen / Planned Parenthood debacle

51. Military’s decision to let women participate in combat situations – on the front lines.

52. Penn State scandal

53. Egyptian protests in Tahrir Square, and the spread of civilian protests in the Middle East.

54. Occupy Wall Street

55. Greece’s economic woes and the global impact.

56. Steve Jobs

57. News of the World scandal / Rupert Murdoch’s minions hacking of voicemails

58. Amy Winehouse

59. Casey Anthony

60. Lack of intelligence demonstrated by increasing number of people who post damaging information online (examples: Anthony Weiner, the guy from Kentucky caught siphoning gas from a police car, really, the list of examples is too long….)