Business As Usual Re: County and the dredge scheme. ...more

June 20, 2008

The letter to the editor by Billie E. Jewett, Sebring, seems to be right on target. We have been distraught about gasoline prices, immigration, outsourcing of American manufacturing and jobs, and perplexed about how this has happened. ...more

June 12, 2008

Lisa DePew of New Port Richey says letter expressing concerns about Barack Obama being a Muslim sleeper misstates the presidential candidate's background. ...more

June 11, 2008

Clare S. Janis of New Port Richey diagrees with letter from Connie Perdue that Bush is "best" president ever. ...more

June 7, 2008

East To The Rescue Last week my son graduated with his GED from Nature Coast High School. My family had looked forward to this night. My camera's batteries ran out before the evening was over. One of your photographers, Bob East, was nice enough to let me have two batteries. ...more

June 4, 2008

Earl Column Refreshing Re: Fran Earl's weekly column. ...more

May 13, 2008

John Arango of Hudson says Republican policies are noT good for the poor and middle class. ...more

May 10, 2008

When I wrote the letter to the editor about milking FEMA it was directed at the people that have been living off the taxpayers since the hurricanes and still are. I do understand that there are many people that have gotten away from FEMA by getting their own homes rebuilt, or finding other homes to raise there families. That's the way it should be and I certainly support the people that have. Yes, FEMA is as well organized as the rest of the government, which is somewhere between ridiculous and totally out of control. It makes it very easy to milk the system, and by doing so take advantage of all the taxpayers of this country. ...more

February 25, 2008

Editor's note: This parable about taxes has circulated on the Internet for years, attributed to various professors and economists. Its authorship remains unclear, though Snopes.com says it was first printed in a letter to the editor in The Chicago Tribune. It may be well-traveled, but this little lesson retains its relevance and charm. ...more

February 18, 2008

Editor: Bill Clark's response to John Mooney's letter to the editor on Dec. 29 clearly demonstrates why the defenders of creationism and intelligent design must be kept at bay in the field of public education. ...more

February 12, 2008