I am a young American who, among other things, is both gay and Republican. Like 25 to 30 percent of gay and lesbian Americans, I have voted almost exclusively for Republican candidates for the last 10 years because I believe in limited government, individual rights, personal liberty, individual responsibility, a strong national defense, a free market economy, fiscal responsibility and lower taxes. ...more

October 26, 2009

Alan R. Waishkey of Port Richey says former Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev had a good crystal ball when he declared in the 1960s, "One day America will wake-up and wonder how it became socialist." ...more

March 21, 2009

In reference to Edgar R. Cronin, Mr. Hoyt and Melody Griffins' letters and others with like opinions, I'm sorry not to have responded in a timely manner, but here is my response. I'd like to give you statistics concerning the possible 45 million more human beings who might have been born and are a burden to today's society in the United States, with the economic, medical, social and life situations that cannot even properly take care of those who live here today within our world. ...more

March 17, 2009

A member of Freedom Force International said today that the organization is a peaceful one and does not condone violence. ...more

May 8, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Pinellas County deputies shot and killed an armed man this afternoon after he fired at them at the St. Petersburg Courthouse. At 1:10 p.m., a male suspect, identified as Glen Lee Powell of Brandon, came through the courthouse's west entrance, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

May 7, 2008