I read the story in the Oct. 28 The Tampa Tribune about Trevor Keezor and his experience with Home Depot. ...more

October 31, 2009

THE BUZZ Spiritual Vibe There is a common theme among the Cardinals, and it transcends age or status on the team. They all talk freely about their faith in God. ...more

January 29, 2009

Costly Election Here's an example of why Buddy Johnson came back for more budget money. At the poll where I work there are about 3,000 voters on the roll. We had 6,000 ballots. ...more

December 26, 2008

Why is it that we continue to pussy-foot around the real war we are trying to fight? ...more

November 12, 2008

Everyday I check out the editorials in the Highlands Today. I can't wait to read the letters submitted to the editor. Some of them make for interesting reading, while some of them are just meaningless ramblings. The letter from Bill Ross in Sunday's edition was one of those. Reading it over several times, it was hard to figure out the point he was trying to get across. He rambled on from George Bush to McCain and Palin. Then on to JFK and Cassius Clay. For the life of me I could not figure out why he had Clay included in that list of political powerhouses. What has he accomplished that rates him up there with those who have made a difference? ...more

November 1, 2008

In the spring of 2003, Walter "Goldie" Ayers co-founded Florida Fastbreak with the goal of building basketball players "one dribble at a time." ...more

November 1, 2008

The selection of Sarah Palin as a vice presidential running mate is a victory for women, and rightfully so. However, there are serious questions about her beliefs that can cause concerns in our secular society. When a politician feels that his or her religious beliefs should become the law, then we should closely examine those beliefs and question whether they should be allowed to overthrow our constitution. That constitution emphatically states that there should be freedom for all to practice their own religious beliefs, but not be forced to follow those of others. Both parties have stated that family matters should not be part of a political campaign, and there is some validity in that. ...more

September 8, 2008

California's highest court on Monday barred doctors from invoking their religious beliefs as a reason to deny treatment to gays and lesbians, ruling that state law prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination extends to the medical profession. ...more

August 19, 2008

TAMPA - Jury selection is ongoing in the case against Joshua Rosa, who faces a first-degree murder charge in the Dec. 8, 2005, strangulation of a 13-year-old Citrus Park boy. ...more

July 14, 2008

"The Lady Elizabeth," by Alison Weir (Ballantine Books, $25) ...more

June 1, 2008