An insulting vote My deepest congratulations to the U.S. Senate on its vote to reject foreign medical drug imports ("Senate rejects drug imports," Nation+World, Dec. 16), especially when you consider their argument and reasons: Those foreign drugs could be ineffective and potentially dangerous. What horse manure. How is it possible for an educated and elected representative of the U.S. Congress to believe such a ridiculous statement? ...more

December 18, 2009

It's unbelievable that members of the U.S. Senate on both sides of the aisle are receiving so much resistance to make low cost prescription drugs from other countries available to Americans. The same worn-out arguments still are stopping this process and all it really comes down to are pharmaceutical manufacturers not wanting lose the billions in profits. ...more

December 11, 2009

Have you noticed how interviews of Sarah Palin with Barbara Walters, Oprah and others have centered around her issues with her baby with Down syndrome and her pregnant unmarried daughter? Then the issue of her not-to-be son-in-law and his display of not-too-smart judgment, while modeling himself without clothing often tops the list. Let's review one of the most repeated questions asked of Palin, "What do you read?" ...more

December 1, 2009

Cone Ranch is a unique and extremely valuable asset belonging to the taxpayers of Hillsborough County. But it is threatened by a deal to allow the Florida Conservation and Environmental Group (FCEG) to sell it off at the very bottom of the real estate market. ...more

October 31, 2009

The big government takeover has to stop. Ever since liberals claimed power, it has been one bureaucratic scheme after another. ...more

July 19, 2009

The fundamental problem with Gov. Charlie Crist relying on developers to revitalize the local economy is that it is flawed: ...more

June 10, 2009

Don Adams of Tarpon Springs says City Commission showed anti-business attitude in limiting seating at Tarpon Turtle restaurant. ...more

May 16, 2009

I am strongly opposed to any creation of new taxing districts, a.k.a. taxing methods such as MTSU, to specialize the collection of taxes for EMS, countywide fire rescue, public schools or any such purpose. ...more

April 23, 2009

Regarding "Crist's Tax Plan Doesn't Hold Water" (Other Views, March 18): ...more

March 19, 2009

Ask Americans about their biggest frustration with government over the decades and they'll most likely say it's the power of lobbyists and special interests to get favors over the needs of the people. Americans are absolutely right about that, and President Barack Obama is ready to rumble to change the way this operates. ...more

March 1, 2009