People talk about Christmas, but why don't they stop and think who made this earth? It was God above, not them. Christmas was our Savior's birthday and no one talks or says anything about our Savior Christ Jesus. He is 2007 years old; he is the only one that walks this earth for us, and they do not even wish him a happy birthday. People should look up once in a while and just see what is around us, and then thank Him for what we have. God is good, why not talk about Him. Maybe you would realize what we have. Uncle Sam has been taken out of Washington, D.C., and who is in there for the people, in there for us? No one is for Social Security and Medicare. At least "He" helps us. They are all too greedy up there when they take $4,000 away from the Social Security and Medicare, and people are trying to make it through. I can tell you why it is, it is all "dog eat dog" up there. They are just for themselves and you can't tell me they aren't. ...more

December 30, 2007

I would like to know why nothing is ever printed about the retired people that can never collect on the No Fault insurance? I'm told that as a 65-year-old retired person, if I'm in an accident and hospitalized, that Medicare pays the hospital first, then my second insurance company, and then, if anything is owed, the PIP Insurance might pay something. As a retired person on Social Security and Medicare, there would be no loss of work benefits. Also, the cost of my insurance went up $78 a year. My grandson who lives with me is 25 years old, has had no accidents and no tickets. His insurance went up $80 a year. So, he called his agent and wanted to know why. ...more

November 9, 2007

I am so glad to hear that yet another individual has "retired" to Highlands County and seeking gainful employment. Your article "Candidate Files for Sheriff" on Oct.18 features Ronald Grimming and after several lengthy careers in law enforcement, retiring from two separate states' highway patrol command positions, as well as retiring from one stint with Miami-Dade College. At 62, this individual is probably eligible for Social Security and Medicare. Now this individual wants to be our sheriff. I am sure this fine man would do fine, but what is it with this area? Why are so many "retirees" coming to Highlands County to squeeze our small job market? I have never seen so many 60-plus something people who had their union jobs, benefits, retirements from somewhere else, yet "retire" here only to pursue work full time. Especially if those jobs offer "any" benefits. You won't find them working the midnight shift. Or especially difficult or hard work. Or at the Stop-N-Shop. ...more

October 20, 2007

I don't like what Congress is doing with Social Security and Medicare. Whenever they want a raise, Congress allows it when no one is around. Now this year, Congress took $4,000 out of Social Security and Medicare so that they can get a raise. People pay their taxes to put into Medicare and Social Security, so why should Congress always take it out of there? We put them in there to help the American people, who needs the money for Medicare. Then Congress takes it back out for the $4,000 raise that each of them get. That would be enough to have our taxes paid by the government every year. This Medicare Part D card is not worth the paper it is written on. What does it pay? Only what Congress wants it to. If it were they who were using the card, they would not stand for it. ...more

October 13, 2007

Kathleen Casey-Kirschling's name won't come up much during the presidential campaign, but it should. Casey-Kirschling, born on Jan. 1, 1946 at 12:00:01 a.m., is the first baby boomer. ...more

October 12, 2007

Edgar Derr and his former co-workers used to get paid to clean up other people's messes. Now, the former custodial staffers have turned to the state, hoping to force their former employer to clean up their tax trouble. ...more

September 9, 2007