Doing the right thing Editor: Last weekend in Lakeland, home to the corporate headquarters of the Publix Supermarkets, a demonstration was led by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW). ...more

December 12, 2009

The Florida Commission on Ethics tossed out complaints against Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp, Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink and Attorney General Bill McCollum on Friday. ...more

December 5, 2009

Saturday night, in the aftermath of his sixth consecutive loss to the Florida Gators, Coach Bobby Bowden seemed like he was suddenly faced with an unpleasant reality. ...more

November 29, 2009

This Thanksgiving time coming up can be the same old get together time, or you can show your loved ones and friends that your prayer over the "vittles" is more than lip-service. ...more

November 22, 2009

I was very disappointed in the adults at a recent Sebring Middle School football game that I attended. I was dumb struck at the sight of a football player lying on the ground yelling in pain with little help from anyone. Once the play resumed this student was left alone on the sidelines to figure out what to do. The EMT who was called in was ill-equipped to handle the situation while the coaches and the doctor on the field turned their attention to the game. ...more

November 14, 2009

Every 12 minutes, another American dies from lack of health care. Tick, tick, tick... ...more

November 13, 2009

As a nurse for 15 years, ...more

November 11, 2009

Editor's note: The following is a letter sent to Ginny Brown-Waite in response to her July 9 newsletter. It is reprinted here at the author's request. ...more

November 10, 2009

I support reform of America's health care system and request your support of legislation working its way through the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. The time for action has come. Please do the right thing and help provide true health care reform to benefit those who sent you to Washington, D.C. ...more

November 9, 2009

More than 100 farmworkers protested Sunday afternoon outside a Publix demanding the grocer pay higher prices for tomatoes to help increase the wages of pickers. ...more

October 26, 2009