Save the turkey Last week, a failed vice-presidential candidate claimed that animals belong next to the mashed potatoes. This week, our president is pardoning two turkeys. ...more

November 23, 2009

I would like to express my appreciation to David Dunton and his employees, Justin and Rick, from Dunton's Fiberglass Repair Inc. of Lake Placid, for the excellent work they did at my home on March 15 to repair some fiberglass. ...more

March 31, 2009

The city park at Valencia Circle looked bare for Christmas after neighborhood organizer Mary Shivers reportedly emptied it of several items she and her friends placed there. ...more

December 29, 2008

On Dec. 2 I was asked to appear before the Sebring City Council to explain my involvement with the Valencia Circle issue and hear a complaint from one neighbor who apparently does not like the park furniture or horse statue for which I had permission -approval from the city council on Nov. 6, 2007, to place there. I'm sure many of you read the articles in the Highlands Today and are aware of the problem. ...more

December 14, 2008

It's sad when those we entrust with protecting the public are accused of wrongdoing. It happens occasionally, and now it has happened in Avon Park. We don't know if the officers are innocent or guilty, but their alleged crimes send shivers down the spines of the public, and probably fellow law enforcement professionals as well. ...more

December 5, 2008

Basically, the city park at Valencia Circle looks better than it ever did. ...more

December 4, 2008

Resident Ted Budary said Friday that he wanted a chance to be heard by the city council after his complaint to city staff about his neighbor doing as she pleased with a city park at Valencia Circle didn't seem to get him anywhere. ...more

November 30, 2008

After a few seconds, the sound came again, its intensity increasing with each passing moment: Urrrrrr! Urrra-rah! Urrra-rah-UNH! Urrr-UNH! Urrr-UNHHH! UNHHH! UNHHH! ...more

June 8, 2008

Well, the writers strike is over, the Oscars will go on and, by golly, we conservatives just can't wait to watch Hollywood pat itself on the back for another year of anti-American, anti-military, anti-traditionalist filmmaking. ...more

February 24, 2008

Hmmm. Let's dream a little bit. Sebring officials are working their tails off trying to get Harder Hall sold, but they might have missed an incredibly lucrative idea this time of year. They should have turned the historic hotel into the best Halloween scary place in Florida. Perhaps a partnership with Universal Studios or Busch Gardens could have been fashioned, and at $65 per head, just imagine all the money that would have flowed in here. Both entities make an incredible profit this time of year with their terrifying Halloween offerings. ...more

October 11, 2007