We The People have allowed a small group of radicals to hijack the reins of our government. ...more

November 19, 2009

The U.S. military has announced that 12,000 American and 4,000 British troops will leave Iraq by September. ...more

March 8, 2009

Retired Gen. Eric K. Shinseki, who clashed with the Bush administration on its Iraq war strategy, will bring qualities to the job of Veterans Affairs secretary his predecessors sometimes lacked: credibility, experience and sound judgment. ...more

December 8, 2008

8:10 a.m.: Rhonda Burel seemed determined to be part of a news story today, and not in a good way. She stood in the right-turn lane off bustling Bearss Avenue in front of the Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library in Tampa holding a McCain/Palin sign she had yanked from the ground outside the polling place. ...more

November 4, 2008

Shoddy electrical work by private contractors on U.S. military bases in Iraq is widespread and dangerous, causing more deaths and injuries from fires and shocks than the Pentagon has acknowledged, according to internal Army documents. ...more

July 18, 2008

Northcliffe Baptist Church is holding patriotic services Sunday that church leaders say embody its motto: "A Growing Family Sharing God's Love." ...more

July 5, 2008

To start this New Year off on the proper footing I decided once again to climb the Mountain of Knowledge and seek, from the great guru, answers to questions that have been bothering me for some time. Some longer that others. Questions like: If Hillary gets the Democratic nod I wonder if Bill will exchange cookie recipes with the Republican First Lady hopeful? Why do people avoid counting their birthdays? If they didn't have them they'd be gone. ...more

January 19, 2008

As the year comes to an end, we are faced with a holiday that is the most celebrated in the world. Christmas is a special time of year in this country. Its traditions go back a long way in history. ...more

December 15, 2007

I am writing to publicly thank the Lake Placid Jaycees for the generous donation they made to my Support Our Troops fundraiser. These wonderful people have made it possible for me to ship 18 care packages to our soldiers in Iraq, in time for the Christmas holiday. And there is money left over to send packages to some of the soldiers recovering at Walter Reed Army Hospital. The Jaycees have been very supportive of this cause in the past, but exceeded themselves with this Christmas donation of $1,000. I know that the soldiers on the receiving end of this generosity will be very grateful, and I want everyone to know what these kind people have done. So, thank you to Steve Davis, Cheryl Davis, Niki Gregor, Kim Miller, Vicki Spires, Colleen Lee, Leah and Lyle Wilson, Kerry Stanridge, Curt Matthews, Misty Matthews, Mike Waldron, Anita Reiley, Kathy Yacoboni, Denise Mullins, David Austin, and Connie and Pam Fentress! God bless you all and Merry Christmas. ...more

December 8, 2007

WHO: Ann Mazzitelli of Port Richey CLAIM TO FAME: After reading about Topmost, a coal-mining town in eastern Kentucky, she knitted 50 hats for children who had few warm clothes for the winter. ...more

November 19, 2007