I was both pleased and upset to learn that the common stick had made it into the National Toy Hall of Fame last Thursday. ...more

November 11, 2008

If Barack Obama is not a socialist, he does the best imitation of one I've ever seen. ...more

November 2, 2008

In her recent column, Frances Earl states that outright lies were being said about Sen. Barack Obama. Of course, things like Obama being a Muslim or not being an American citizen are downright stupid, and I agree with her with as far as that. ...more

October 25, 2008

Obamahood: Take From Rich, Give To Poor Welfare, corruption, deceit and fraud: The presidential election of 2008! ...more

October 19, 2008

The 2008 elections are crucial for all, particularly so for the young and the frail elderly. It's time for both parties to get specific about poverty, education and health care. Both Bill Clinton and the Bush's endorsed welfare cuts, giving the choice of "work or no welfare" to many needy. What choices do they have ? The young and old cannot work, yet if they have no wage earner or political support, they are dropped from the safety net. In education, "No Child Left Behind" failed in Bush's Texas. Middle class Americans can pay high school property taxes which ensure good school with facilities for young minds and bodies, but these are not the needy families with deprived and undernourished children. They and the poor elderly desperately need our attention. It's a common sense investment to offer disadvantaged kids a chance to learn a living wage skill. Discrimination and second class schools do not a well adjusted adult make. It only reinforces the old cycle that "we are not good enough or worthy enough for your best efforts." We are not mean people, nor unfeeling politicians seeking profit. We are generally kind to the less fortunate, but we need to be reminded that our immigrant forefathers were given opportunities that we now deny some citizens. ...more

February 21, 2008

Robin Hood might have a hard time hiding out in the Sherwood Forest of today. ...more

November 9, 2007

Although I won't ever get credit for providing my kids with the best food on the block, one of my triumphs as a parent was making dinner in a pumpkin on Halloween, especially during my children's costumed years. ...more

October 31, 2007

Robin Hood probably never had a map to guide him through Sherwood Forest, but participants in the Little Manatee River State Park's annual Mystery Map fundraiser will get one as they ride horses, paddle canoes or hike through obstacle courses based on 12th-century England. ...more

September 24, 2007