When I read today's letter on "Chris Kingsley Cared" by Cynthia Hall, I have to agree with her. ...more

November 11, 2008

Where does the Police Benevolent Association get off mailing out inflammatory political flyers? Most people in Highlands County have the good sense to know what a good sheriff we already have. My question is, how do they have the nerve to solicit donations and then use them for political purposes? If this is their agenda, they should never receive a penny more. ...more

October 23, 2008

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Leading in the polls, Barack Obama hopes to cement his standing while John McCain is trying to turn his fortunes around in their second presidential debate - with economic turmoil bordering on chaos suddenly serving as the backdrop. ...more

October 7, 2008

The two men who supposedly exemplified a different kind of politics are engaged in an increasingly bitter campaign as character attacks are emerging to compete with issues such as the troubled economy. ...more

October 7, 2008

Seven years ago, on Sept. 11, New York was attacked by terrorists. I viewed that tragic day on television and I thought it was good to refresh our memories and give thanks that we have survived seven years with no attack. However we must not let our guard down. ...more

September 19, 2008

And so it begins. The presidential campaigning season is here and, unfortunately, the ads that are running are all the same. It seems that instead of the candidates telling the public what they want to accomplish, they run their campaigns on smearing their opponents. I want to know what platforms they want to run on, not what their opponents failed to do. ...more

September 11, 2008

Regarding "In Tampa, Clinton Bypasses Palin Questions" (front page, Sept. 9): I wanted to applaud Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for taking the high road during her recent visit to the Tampa area, unlike most prominent Democrats and the majority of the press and print media concerning Governor Sarah Palin. Perhaps it's because she has experienced malicious smear tactics from some of the same critics of Palin. ...more

September 10, 2008

In the clearest indication yet of how he intends to confront Sen. Barack Obama on foreign policy issues in the general election, Sen. John McCain on Friday again portrayed the Democratic contender as being the favorite of Hamas, the militant Palestinian group, and implied that he would also be friendly with Iran, a Hamas ally. ...more

May 10, 2008