The illegal workers are basically taking over this country with the help of the bleeding hearts and the inability of our government to stop this invasion. I have a friend that just closed his concrete and block laying business and went north to take a job that he could not find here. He had been in business for several years and is a born and bred American employing about 12 people. He is now out of business and having to change his life and his family's lives because of immigration. Our system is based on free enterprise and it is no longer a level playing field when people come to this country and are willing to live in Third World conditions, and willing to take a low wage from unscrupulous employers. ...more

January 13, 2008

It sounds like someone didn't do his or her homework regarding Lake Denton. And if that's true, the county is in a bad situation. If it is, it's because too much was done too quickly regarding closing the lake without enough research. Lake Denton has been closed for several months after complaints from residents living on the lake prompted the Highlands County Commission to take action. Commissioners voted to temporarily close the boat ramp and restrict access for scuba divers, boaters, swimmers, etc. Residents complained that the weekend visitors to Lake Denton were clogging the road, stripping off their clothes, openly going to the bathroom, having sex and just about everything else imaginable. Most divers, swimmers and other visitors claimed that was nonsense, that perhaps a few people did bad things, but overall, visitors were well behaved. They argued that it was an law enforcement issue. ...more

December 30, 2007

Dear Abby: My husband, "Cal," and I have decided to have Thanksgiving at our house this year. The past three years we have gone to my sister-in-law's house. ...more

November 18, 2007

With Christmas only weeks away, brace yourselves for plenty of ranting and ravings about nativity scenes, religious displays in public places, and the usual nonsense that gets so many people wound up every year. ...more

November 14, 2007