Please understand; most of us are okay. It is a small minority that disrupts our society, but when we witness wrongdoing and do nothing, we are also guilty. For example: my generation, the children of the Greatest Generation, pursued pot, marijuana, which led to cocaine and LSD, etc (not all of us.) We thought nothing of it, not conscious these drugs just don't go away. We accumulated and passed them on to future generations, not considering that years later the results would become evident, the amount and substance ingested dictating the degree of results. ...more

December 23, 2009

Help us first Editor: I couldn't agree more with the Nov. 21 letter to the editor from Connie Perdue. From the debates, to the political ads, to the town hall meetings, Obama made a lot of promises to the American people. ...more

December 9, 2009

Late last week, while still celebrating the passage of its health care reform bill a month ago, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a little-noticed measure that would increase the payments made to doctors under Medicare. ...more

November 27, 2009

I can't understand the thinking of our leaders: federal, state, county, city or others. When times are so hard with people out of work, striving to try and feed their families and keeping a roof over their heads and trying to pay their bills, what happens? The state wants to raise the price of car tags, title transfers and driver's licenses. ...more

July 16, 2009

The Hillsborough County Commission instructed its staff Wednesday to begin preparing a referendum on a 1-cent sales tax increase for transportation projects, including light rail. ...more

April 2, 2009

The Hillsborough County Commission instructed its staff this morning to start drafting language for a referendum on a 1 cent sales tax for transportation projects, including light rail. ...more

April 1, 2009

Regarding the Letter of the Day, March 30, "Economics 101:" Hugh Williamson asked, "Would you want your garbage man or your auto mechanic to be so wealthy he didn't need to work?" ...more

April 1, 2009

The White House sought today to stress the positive in a looming fight with Congress over a $3.6 trillion budget, saying blueprints put forth by Democratic allies in both chambers hew closely to President Barack Obama's priorities. ...more

March 25, 2009

From green cleaning and all-electric lawn mowing services, to green-certified pest control, green businesses offer people living in the Sun City area choices that keep their consciences free and clear. ...more

March 25, 2009

A Kentucky museum that rejects evolution is making room for an odd guest: Charles Darwin. ...more

March 17, 2009