It's ethically wrong. Many of these "invented" Indians are New Port Richey businessmen and prominent members of the community who say they are honoring Native Americans. ...more

March 21, 2009

Ruby Beaulieu of Port Richey, executive director of the American Indian Movement of Florida, says the good the Chasco Fiesta community celebration does each year can erase the harm it does to the image and self-esteem of Native Americans. ...more

March 21, 2009

Many racial caricatures and stereotypes have disappeared over the years, such as African-American mammy or Sambo characters, or the Frito Bandito frowned upon by Hispanics. Now Ruby Beaulieu and American Indian Movement supporters intend to crusade to retire what she calls "racially offensive" stereotypes and caricatures of Native Americans that still linger at Chasco Fiesta. ...more

March 18, 2009

He's the pride of Oklahoma, a humble, hard-working and incredibly accurate quarterback who has brought his Sooners to the brink of a national championship. ...more

January 4, 2009

I feel compelled to respond to a letter that appeared last week regarding a commercial showing aerial hunting of wolves and bears in Alaska. I wonder where this person got his information; it is my understanding that the area originally picked to kill all wolves is 5,000 square miles, and it was so hunters could kill three moose instead of one. ...more

October 6, 2008

Sheltered from the blazing sun and persistent wind under the shade of a large tree, Mittie Wood sat on the sidelines Sunday, filled with the spirit of her mother. ...more

May 12, 2008