I am writing to voice my disgust about the cover of an advertising supplement included with the Nov.10 edition of Highlands Today. The cover shows a beautiful, joyous, young lady frolicking with the American flag announcing this retailer's Veterans Day sale. The message being: celebrate yet another holiday by gleefully shopping. The advertising copy also goes on to say that this is all part of "the magic of..." this company. They can keep their magic in as much as I plan to never set foot in one of their stores. To use Veterans Day to promote a wonderful time to have a sale is tasteless and disrespectful. Of course, I am absolutely certain that no one from that retailer, the ad agency, the media that distributes the circular will step up to the plate and admit to it being in bad taste. I could suggest that every veteran and their families boycott companies that have a flagrant disregard for the meaning of Veterans Day by using it for commercial self-promotion, but, those companies could care less unless it hurts their public image on a national scale. ...more

November 16, 2009

President Barack Obama freed billions of dollars to help the nation's small businesses on Monday, hoping to get credit flowing again to Main Street, not just Wall Street. He heaped praise on the little guys of American industry, often overshadowed in the blitz of government bailouts. ...more

March 16, 2009

Japan and other nations are hopeful robotics will provide a solution for their growing labor shortage problem as populations age. ...more

March 12, 2009

For all of you on Main Street who have been watching the turmoil on Wall Street for the past few weeks, Monday's shockwaves rattled even the most steadfast. ...more

September 30, 2008

The biggest financial bailout in U.S. history failed in the U.S. House on Monday, with Republicans solidly rejecting the plan, and many Democrats joining them, even though President Bush said passage is essential to avoid bank failures and financial panic. ...more

September 30, 2008

Melissa Dojka said she thought she would tell those close to her about how she was raped, not thousands of people. ...more

September 12, 2008

Rape victims say they make their stories public to help themselves and others. ...more

September 11, 2008

Evelyn Williams felt pangs of disgust as she headed east on Interstate 10 Saturday, fleeing Hurricane Gustav. ...more

September 2, 2008

This latest hurricane, Gustav, has brought back the dread the Fontenot family felt when they were forced to evacuate New Orleans. ...more

September 1, 2008

Italian cooking icon and local resident Marcella Hazan reflects on her life and career in a new memoir. ...more

August 27, 2008