It may have taken longer and it may not be as acute, but there are early hints that the economic slump is crimping the lifestyles of the wealthy. ...more

August 4, 2008

"The Other," by David Guterson (Alfred Knopf, $24.95) ...more

July 27, 2008

Gas Solution Yes, we all have our opinions and the most talked about and discussed subject is the high cost of gas, the higher price of food, and many other things our deliveries must bring into our stores. But the middle class working group, who is trying to get to work and is cancelling all vacations and pleasure trips, it cannot do anything to solve this problem. This must come from our political leaders. ...more

July 21, 2008

In a decade handling evictions for the Miami-Dade County Police Department, Albert Fernandez has run across a middle-class father bankrupted by his daughter's cancer treatment, an old woman scammed by a gambling husband, and countless families perpetually on the edge of poverty. ...more

June 8, 2008

Diane LaRusso of New Port Richey says America's current woes are the fault of President Bush. ...more

June 7, 2008

What will it take to make Americans save more? Survey after survey continues to point out the obvious: U.S. households are keeping very little of their incomes. ...more

June 1, 2008

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

May 10, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The telephone call that spelled the end of Jim Piculas' career as a substitute teacher in Pasco came on a January day about a week after he performed the disappearing-toothpick trick for a group of rapt middle school students. ...more

May 5, 2008

As one who has resided in three countries, and seeing how efficient social medicine and solar energy works, I relate some problems being faced today by America over foolish and unwise actions of greedy corporate Americans. ...more

February 23, 2008

I find it rather difficult to understand how people who live in this great country can fail to be proud of it. ...more

February 22, 2008