In 1964, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize, Cassius Clay became world heavyweight champion and Tampa Theatre still had a "whites only" admittance policy. ...more

January 28, 2009

Everyday I check out the editorials in the Highlands Today. I can't wait to read the letters submitted to the editor. Some of them make for interesting reading, while some of them are just meaningless ramblings. The letter from Bill Ross in Sunday's edition was one of those. Reading it over several times, it was hard to figure out the point he was trying to get across. He rambled on from George Bush to McCain and Palin. Then on to JFK and Cassius Clay. For the life of me I could not figure out why he had Clay included in that list of political powerhouses. What has he accomplished that rates him up there with those who have made a difference? ...more

November 1, 2008

I have sat back long enough. I can't take it anymore. So here goes ... wake up America! For the last eight years we have suffered through George W. Bush fighting a war that clearly was a waste of lives to our brave men and women. He was looking for WMD's or his misguided delusions instead of going after the "real" terrorists. It's a war we cannot win. This, no less, is right in the Bible! So now what? How about a change? Oh, I know we can't trust Obama right? How about McCain and his Palin? Now my point is, if Obama was named, say, Barry Jones, and had endorsed the same ideas that he has, he would be thought of as the next JFK. Do we really want four more years of the same old Republican baloney? I sure don't. ...more

October 26, 2008

For 18 days in 1960, Rome was the epicenter of the sports world. The Eternal City hosted the Summer Olympics that year, and it offered compelling stories, Cold War intrigue and foreshadowed the turbulent '60s. ...more

June 26, 2008