Recent letters to the Tribune have dealt with socialized health care. The most amusing was the "Letter Of The Day" submitted by a Canadian woman who by her own admission spends a great deal of time getting "free" care. Ailments included two knee replacements, bowel surgery, ankle surgery and numerous other problems. I wonder what kind of program the Canadian government has to try to keep people healthy. ...more

March 16, 2009

Ed McMahon can stay put. Publicist Howard Bragman confirmed Thursday that the TV icon and his wife have no plans to move from their home, which has been facing foreclosure for nine months. ...more

December 19, 2008

11: 25 a.m.: Marlise Tolbert-Jones usually likes to stay out of the limelight, but she is front and center among a crowd of Barack Obama supporters outside the polling place at Progress Village Park. ...more

November 4, 2008

Obamahood: Take From Rich, Give To Poor Welfare, corruption, deceit and fraud: The presidential election of 2008! ...more

October 19, 2008

It shocks me to read about another incident at the sheriff's office so soon after the accident incident a few months back. It appears to me that it is another cover-up in the sheriff's department; the "blue wall is up." ...more

October 10, 2008

Motorists running into gridlock on Interstate 75 might have an option in the next few years: Pay a toll to hop onto an uncongested lane. ...more

September 2, 2008

In reference to an article in the June 28 Tampa Tribune titled "Landlords not wanting to rent to families who have been foreclosed on, losing their homes." How dare they? How dare them pass judgment on a family's misfortunes and place them in a category of deadbeats, insinuating that they do not want to pay for a roof over their family's heads. Not everyone is looking for a "free ride" or out to get something for free. I realize that there are people out there like that, but you simply cannot stereotype all people that have had foreclosures or other misfortunes as deadbeat. ...more

July 3, 2008

Use it or lose it. The 160,000 people in Hernando County seem to have voted with their feet. Less than 1 percent of county residents use THE Bus. The average nationwide sage is 5 percent. Conclusion: Park THE Bus, at least for the next few years. ...more

June 22, 2008

Use it or lose it. The 160,000 people in Hernando County seem to have voted with their feet. ...more

June 21, 2008

Anyone who thought Sen. Barack Obama was getting a free ride in his quest for the White House needs to think again. His Democratic rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton, along with many Republicans, have started the mudslinging and body blows. That's because they are scared of the man who seems to be generating interest across party lines and throughout the country. Clinton stomped her feet and cried foul about something Obama said concerning her support for NAFTA in the 1990s. He said that as first lady, when her husband was a big promoter of free trade, that she also supported it. For some reason his statement enrages her now. That's strange, because she never mentioned anything against NAFTA before. ...more

February 25, 2008