After banks and car dealers got a windfall from our government, doing away with cost-of-living adjustments for seniors on Social Security seems both unfair and prejudicial. ...more

August 29, 2009

Here we are with deficits due to the over spending of our tax dollars over the past five years and now we have both an assistant county administrator and an assistant superintendant of schools. ...more

July 3, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - John Vazquez was so angry that smoke was practically coming out his ears. ...more

April 2, 2009

I was reading how our elected officials are racking their brains looking for new taxes. I'd like to remind them of a little bit of history. Some time ago, the king of England needed more money for his elaborate lifestyle, so he put a tax on wigs and the people stopped wearing wigs. He then taxed snuff and the people stopped using it. He then went on to tax windows and to this day you will still see bricked up windows in England. I'd like to remind our elected officials of the Boston Tea Party. Let us start by limiting the waste and unnecessary luxuries like private plane trips, foreign trips and the many extra perks that are included for our illustrious officials. ...more

March 27, 2009

Share your comments and see what luxuries others have - or have not - given up in these tough times. ...more

March 13, 2009

Pets are good medicine, but keeping up with their cost can be a challenge. ...more

March 9, 2009

The week before Christmas, after more than six years of homelessness, I moved into a city-owned senior housing apartment in Rancho Mirage, Calif., near Palm Springs. I had been on the waiting list there for several years. ...more

January 31, 2009

Declining consumer confidence took a bite out of restaurants' sales and profits in 2008, leading to bankruptcy filings at casual-dining chains, such as Bennigan's, and the closure of more than 600 Starbucks locations. ...more

January 2, 2009

an emotional high brought about when years of stressed family relationships matured in one exhilarating moment in time. These poignant moments were spent with the woman who brought me into this world, loved me, cared for me, nurtured me and prepared me for the trip we all embark on, that is life's journey. ...more

November 29, 2008

Andrea Reynolds, a mother of four young children in southern Louisiana, can't remember the last time she bought a dress. She also can't remember her last vacation - unless, she quips, you count those three weeks in a hotel fleeing Hurricane Rita in 2005. ...more

October 26, 2008