I'm commenting on the Highlands Today editorial about giving our veterans a stipend of $75 per month, which is fine, but not nearly enough. We have sent our finest over to battle for our freedoms in so many wars. We train them to kill, and whatever it takes to win. Then home they come, mixed-up, confused, depressed, no job, half the time they have lost their families, and we're gonna' give them $75 a month? ...more

January 1, 2008

After another trip to my local pharmacy to buy my husband his much needed allergy medication, I have come to the conclusion that this ridiculous law requiring photo ID and a one box limit per 15-day period for allergy and cold medication is ridiculous. It certainly isn't stopping the criminals from manufacturing illegal drugs. Surprisingly, they manage to supply their drug without any problems, as you can see if you watch a newscast or pick up a paper. ...more

December 22, 2007

Missing a few things? The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office might have them. The office is holding a public viewing Saturday so theft victims can check out some of the nearly $2 million in stolen items recovered during a recent sting operation. ...more

December 8, 2007

I read that the punks who were arrested for murdering Sean Taylor are being charged with "unpremeditated murder." What is this? ...more

December 8, 2007

TAMPA - Missing a few things? The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office might have them and is holding a public viewing Saturday so theft victims can check out some of the nearly $2 million in stolen items recovered during a sting operation. ...more

December 7, 2007

My questions are: 1. Should our sheriff's officers be fighting crime by arresting criminals? 2. Is illegal immigration a crime? 3. Is hiring an illegal alien a crime? 4. Is identity theft a crime? 5. Is document falsification a crime? 6. Are any of our sheriff's officers arresting anyone for committing any of the above listed crimes? Why not? ...more

November 21, 2007

Randy Ludacer's letter in the Sunday, Nov. 11 Highlands Today is so full of misinformation it needs to be answered. Mr. Macklin did not come out against people of Spanish descent. He was trying to get rid of the illegal aliens, and not Mexican bashing, as stated by Mr. Ludacer. Mr. Ludacer calls them undocumented workers; that is like calling drug dealers unlicensed pharmacists. It is not a cheap shot, or bashing a powerless minority, to try to rid this county of criminals. If you are in the United States and do not have the proper paperwork, then you are committing a crime and thus are a criminal. That seems to be what they don't understand. All government paperwork should be in English. ...more

November 17, 2007

Bucs running back Michael Bennett, recently acquired in a trade with Kansas City, did not mind sitting down and answering questions for this week's Wide Right column, but he did lay out one condition. ...more

November 4, 2007

TAMPA - News of a yearlong storefront sting operation that put nearly $2 million in stolen goods inside the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office's evidence rooms and impound lots has many theft victims "inundating" the agency with calls, Maj. Paul Davis said. ...more

November 2, 2007

MIAMI - A rise in assault rifle use by criminals has spurred Miami's police chief to authorize patrol officers to carry similar weapons. ...more

September 17, 2007