Tippecanoe County officials may ban manger scenes from the courthouse lawn, but they can't stop the baby Jesus from appearing in the back of a pickup. ...more

December 16, 2008

Pasco County tree farmers will present locally grown Christmas trees to Gov. Charlie Crist and other top state officials at the state Capitol today. ...more

December 4, 2008

With the economy slumping and Christmas right around the corner, many people might be upset, but not Jeff Olsen of Wesley Chapel. He sees this as an opportunity for people to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas. ...more

December 4, 2008

With the economy slumping and Christmas right around the corner, many people might be upset, but not Jeff Olsen of Wesley Chapel. He sees this as an opportunity for people to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas. ...more

December 3, 2008

You better watch out. There is a new combatant in the Christmas wars. Ads proclaiming, "Why believe in a god? Just be good for goodness' sake," will appear on Washington, D.C., buses starting next week and running through December. The American Humanist Association unveiled the provocative $40,000 holiday ad campaign Tuesday. ...more

November 13, 2008

Marjorie Miller of New Port Richey critical of op-ed page columnist James Hibbs regarding Creationism. ...more

January 29, 2008

Woody Allen said: "We all share basic truths, the only difference is our ability to distort them." First, America wasn't exactly the happiest nation in the world during the post Civil War era. While the North may have been exuberant, the South was destroyed and demoralized. The Reconstruction period did little to lessen hatred by those recently conquered and, northern carpet baggers and scalawags did little to help the situation. Unfortunately, an equitable amalgamation of America's blacks presented a difficult task for both sides with problems lasting until the 1960s. Many black leaders say they still exist today. "Freedom and Prosperity" didn't come for a long time after the Civil War. We all know that the Ayn Rand Institute cares very little for religion. Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism rules out religion and anything that requires faith. Reason, purpose and self-esteem are her values for man to lead a successful life. Every man is an end to himself and exists only for his own sake. ...more

December 23, 2007