Ruby Beaulieu of Port Richey, executive director of the American Indian Movement of Florida, says the good the Chasco Fiesta community celebration does each year can erase the harm it does to the image and self-esteem of Native Americans. ...more

March 21, 2009

It's ethically wrong. Many of these "invented" Indians are New Port Richey businessmen and prominent members of the community who say they are honoring Native Americans. ...more

March 21, 2009

Mom was having a bad day. When she called just after noon she said she had been in an accident and was standing next to her car on Dale Mabry Highway, and would I come over? ...more

October 10, 2008

Scholastic Inc., the purveyor of children's books that holds a virtual monopoly on elementary school book fairs and monthly mail-order book sales, has dropped the hyper-sexualized Bratz dolls from its line of books. Children's literature lovers are applauding, but Scholastic didn't go nearly far enough. ...more

September 26, 2008