Public prayers With reference to an article by Christian Wade ("Group wants council prayers eliminated," Dec. 31): ...more

January 7, 2010

Cable wars I don't feel sorry for Brighthouse Networks or Time Warner Cable. I used to have DirecTV and remember being charged an extra $5 per month to have the local channels included in my setup. If other cable companies have been charging their customers for a service they have been getting for free, then it's about time they pay for it as well. ...more

January 5, 2010

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School Board's proposed new policy manual isn't a hit with some teachers, who say portions of the document violate their rights. ...more

December 24, 2009

Pharmaceutical companies and every other special interest group-industry do indeed have a strong grip on our elected representatives (editorial of Dec. 10.) The people's business doesn't get done because of the need for elected officials to constantly raise money to afford to run for re-election. Money comes from drug, oil, dairy, financial, meat and virtually every industry in the country as well as some outside the country to buy the votes of the peoples' representatives. In our system, voting out the incumbents simply replaces them with other special interest agents. ...more

December 14, 2009

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. McAllister for his letter on Nov. 24. This was just what the Tea Party movement needed: some left wing nut to remind us why we are holding tea parties. And, he gave us lots more exposure than any of the newspapers in Highlands County, so again thanks Mr. McAllister. But, I do need to correct some of the things that he said: ...more

December 3, 2009

The First Amendment declares that Congress shall "make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech." In 1918, the Sedition Act was passed, prohibiting U.S. citizens from "convey(ing) false reports or false statements" that tainted the image of the government and military during times of war. The sentiment driving the Sedition Act remains, though - right here, right now, says columnist Sierra Mision. ...more

November 7, 2009

and therein is the rub for some of our fellow citizens. ...more

October 31, 2009

the nation's chief regulator of advertising - is trying too hard to keep consumers from being misled by Internet bloggers. The agency's new rules put unprecedented restrictions on freedom of speech. ...more

October 24, 2009

Keep the change The federal deficit has quadrupled and the unemployment rate has doubled. Yep, that's change you can believe in (and cry and scream over, too)! ...more

October 23, 2009

Immigrant advocates are urging retailers to pull a Halloween costume depicting a space creature in orange prison garb emblazoned with the words "illegal alien." A group that supports strict immigration laws says such a move impinges on freedom of speech. ...more

October 21, 2009