I'd like to nominate Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris for the 2009 Nobel Coaching Prize. Even though he hasn't won any games yet, he really, really wants to win, and that's what counts. ...more

October 14, 2009

Charleston has narrowed its search for a new fire chief, and the field includes Fire Chief Jamie Geer of Clearwater Fire & Rescue. ...more

September 19, 2008

In an action it has taken only twice before in the past 10 years, the Florida Professional Firefighters association is asking its 25,000 members not to have anything to do with a municipality whose firefighters, it says, are being treated poorly. ...more

June 23, 2008

CLEARWATER -- In an action it has taken only twice before over the past ten years, the Florida Professional Firefighters association is asking its 25,000 members not to have anything to do with a municipality whose firefighters, it says, are being treated poorly. This time, the city is Clearwater. ...more

June 19, 2008

Hank Kowalski's letter "Live and Let Live" is the most disgusting chain of thought I ever read. A dangerous rattlesnake that large is more important than a child, dog or cat. Yes, cats kill birds, but we should not mess with Mother Nature. If a large, dangerous snake appears anywhere near me, I will do exactly what the two heroes did and sleep well that night. ...more

February 14, 2008

Local volunteer artists whose motto is "sharing our God-given talents" helped brighten the holidays recently for students at the Willis Peters Exceptional Center. ...more

December 22, 2007

Randy Ludacer's letter in the Sunday, Nov. 11 Highlands Today is so full of misinformation it needs to be answered. Mr. Macklin did not come out against people of Spanish descent. He was trying to get rid of the illegal aliens, and not Mexican bashing, as stated by Mr. Ludacer. Mr. Ludacer calls them undocumented workers; that is like calling drug dealers unlicensed pharmacists. It is not a cheap shot, or bashing a powerless minority, to try to rid this county of criminals. If you are in the United States and do not have the proper paperwork, then you are committing a crime and thus are a criminal. That seems to be what they don't understand. All government paperwork should be in English. ...more

November 17, 2007

As Joe Geer's father lay dying, he turned to his son with one final piece of advice. ...more

October 22, 2007

I read many letters to the editor wanting national health care. I, for one, will just say no to more taxes to pay for a government-run health care program. We do not need a 15 percent tax added on to everything such as hair cuts, clothes, motor vehicles, etc., like they have in Canada for substandard medical care. The letters say there are many children without medical insurance. This is bad, but only the parents of these children are to blame for bringing these children in to the world and expecting others to pay all of their expenses. The No. 1 way to reduce medical costs in the United States is to stop all free medical treatment for the 12-plus million illegal immigrants. ...more

September 28, 2007