Fred Palensar of Holiday wrong about global warming, John F. Christian of Palm Harbor says. ...more

February 8, 2008

Valerie Iengo of Port Richey says the nation's economic problems are severe, contradicting Ernest Lane's letter "No Crisis." ...more

January 29, 2008

Brian Francisco of New Port Richey says Bible has best account of creation. ...more

January 8, 2008

Harry P. Meier of Safety Harbor reacts to criticism of Fair Tax Plan in letter to the editor. ...more

January 8, 2008

I really don't know where to start; I will try to keep it simple. This is regarding the former retired military man who wrote the "The Patraeus Report (Betray-us);" his rank, won't be mentioned because his venom towards the military and our president is only substantiated in his mind. At a time when support is desperately needed for our troops, this kind of accusation is almost criminal. However, he attained his rank is a mystery to me, as this former officer is apparently beyond understanding and needs help. With 37 years spent in reserve or active service, he has learned the word "I" usefully for his benefit. ...more

January 7, 2008

After reading "Legacy Is For Later" in the Dec. 20 letter to the editor, I had to stop, fold my hands, bow my head, and thank God that he gave enough of our senators and representatives the wisdom and courage to stop most of the bad bills, (which were against what most Americans wanted,) that the Democrats tried to slip through during the past year. I shudder to think, if as the article requested, there were enough left-wing radicals to pass all of legislation they brought to the floor, they could have legally defeated the United States through a mass invasion without firing a single shot. 1. All illegal aliens would have been rewarded with amnesty and allowed to become citizens of the United States, with voting rights. And they could have brought all of their family into the country to do the same. No limits were set. ...more

December 29, 2007

Editor's Note: We are republishing this letter to the editor due to an error. We apologize for the error. It is good that our county leaders are seeking sound suggestions for the future growth of our county. It would have been more significant if they had actually accepted and followed through on suggestions in the last five years. ...more

December 27, 2007

Sheriff's Helicopter Serves Vital Function In response to the letter to the editor on Dec. 13 entitled, "Helicopter Policy Up In The Air," I do not know if the sheriff dispatches the helicopters unnecessarily; but many years ago, a young woman was taken from a Hernando County convenience store to the wetland woods west of U.S. 19, tied to a tree, assaulted and killed. ...more

December 20, 2007

I read with disgust another police-bashing letter to the editor, this one from Jesse Sours. The last round of police bashing letters appeared some time ago in your paper, regarding where the officers parked in the neighborhoods and other trivial gripes. ...more

December 17, 2007

Dale Gottschalk of Hudson says Iraq invasion had nothing to do with terrorism. ...more

November 24, 2007