Something absolutely must be done about the legalized extortion suffered by senior citizens at the hands of health insurance companies. My wife and I have been customers of our health insurance company for seven years. In the first five years, our premiums were increased an average of 18.5 percent per year, despite the fact that the cost of living increased less than 3 percent per year. ...more

December 25, 2009

The fact that we've known since the beginning of time that politicians negotiate sweetheart deals to get legislation passed doesn't do anything to lessen the anger we feel over the Senate health care bill. This isn't about disagreeing with needed improvements. It is about "buying" votes by offering special gifts for states. ...more

December 23, 2009

Something absolutely must be done about the legalized extortion suffered by senior citizens at the hands of health insurance companies. My wife and I have been customers of our health insurance company for seven years. In the first five years, our premiums were increased an average of 18.5 percent per year, despite the fact that the cost of living increased less than 3 percent per year. Two years ago, when our insurance company informed us that our annual premiums would be $14,400 plus a $2,000 deductible for two healthy 58 year olds, we knew something had to be done. ...more

December 21, 2009

Twenty months after Robert Wiles was kidnapped, the FBI said Friday that the Lakeland man is dead and his killer is in custody. ...more

December 19, 2009

Twenty months after Robert Wiles was kidnapped, the FBI said today that the Lakeland man is dead and his killer is in custody. ...more

December 18, 2009

Former Avon Park police officer Alberto Perez pleaded guilty Monday morning to charges of extortion and official misconduct. ...more

November 9, 2009

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Lawyers for an ambulance driver and a former politician accused of trying to extort millions from John Travolta urged jurors today to clear their clients, accusing the actor's attorneys of setting them up. ...more

October 20, 2009

Avon Park Police Officer Alberto Perez was arrested for the second time in less than a week, this time on a warrant charging perjury. ...more

May 6, 2009

"Won't Get Fooled Again." All the aging hippies in Florida ought to dust off their copy and have a listen. ...more

February 18, 2009

A Winter Haven mental health counselor was arrested today, accused of trying to extort money from one of his clients. ...more

February 16, 2009