Mr. Gulledge had his facts wrong as several letter writers pointed out. Not to gang up on him, but he also offered an opinion that he may wish to reconsider. He opined that Oprah Winfrey endorsed Sen. Obama because both are black. With that line of thinking, her endorsement of Sen. Clinton, likely her second choice, would have been because both are women. ...more

January 1, 2008

We have proof once again of Americans' weird love-hate relationship with politicians. Hillary Clinton and George W. Bush, arguably the most disliked woman and man in America, are also the most admired. ...more

December 30, 2007

In Jim Gulledge's letter in the Dec. 27 Highlands Today, he makes statements that are not true. When Jim suggested that Oprah Winfrey endorsed Barack Obama because he is black says more about Jim than Oprah. Using that logic, Chuck Norris's endorsement of Mike Huckabee is because Mike is white. Someone took a picture of Barack Obama standing without his hand over his heart. This photo is one out of many hundreds (maybe thousands) of pictures taken of him on the campaign trail. When he was asked about it, he said he normally does salute the flag and he does not recall and is not sure why this one time he did not. Jim, with all events where the national anthem is played, that he has attended, and with all who hate Democrats out there, they only found one situation, give me a break. ...more

December 28, 2007

In this age of digital recorders that make it so easy to skip commercials, you would think the 30-second advertisement would be an endangered species. ...more

December 26, 2007

Without appearing to be sacrilegious to you women, I believe that Oprah Winfrey's credibility has taken a significant hit. She is all gung ho for Barack Obama, presumably because he is black. Certainly he has little in the way of experience or the qualities which we need to lead our country. Here is a man who refuses to salute our flag, nor honor our national anthem, yet he has the gall to ask us to elect him as our president. The sad truth is that many unthinking and misguided Americans would probably vote for him, given the chance. My question is, why? Born a Muslin and still a Muslim, he could only bring disharmony to our country, and we have had only too much of that already. ...more

December 22, 2007

"Lost" will return next month after an absence of eight months, but fans of the TV drama may still feel deprived because of the Hollywood writers strike. ...more

December 18, 2007

According to an article in The New York Times, baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez's connection to Tampa doesn't end when the New York Yankees leave town at the end of spring training. ...more

December 14, 2007

Former baseball player Chick Benetto has a broken life, spiraling out of control and fueled by alcoholism. His only daughter didn't invite him to her wedding, and now Chick harbors a growing determination to take his own life. ...more

December 9, 2007

Even before Oprah Winfrey adopts her familiar pose - microphone in hand - in the unfamiliar venue of the presidential campaign, Barack Obama is already reaping the benefits of her high-wattage celebrity backing. ...more

December 8, 2007

Work hard for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and get an invitation to visit her in the Sac City fire station before a rally. ...more

December 2, 2007