I am a taxpaying voter, veteran and one that loves this country. I do, however, expect to get what I pay for! Our government is charged with ensuring my right to representation as a U.S. citizen. This right has been guaranteed to me by the U.S. Constitution. This government has failed to protect my rights by refusing to allow my representative to be present during the construction of the proposed national health bill. ...more

November 6, 2009

For years federal officials have acknowledged that some components of marijuana provide relief to patients undergoing treatment for serious illnesses, yet the government's policy has consistently been to prosecute those who distribute or smoke it for medical reasons. ...more

October 26, 2009

When a man and woman enter into marriage, it is a legal contract that is supposed to last until "death do us part." However, if the man becomes abusive, then people are all for divorce (breaking the contract), and rightly so. ...more

April 26, 2009

Don Elmore of Hudson reacts to letter to the editor calling conservatives a threat to individual expression. ...more

October 4, 2008

Is the McCain-Palin rhetoric signaling a reformed Republican Party or a new third party? Let's take a look at history: ...more

September 26, 2008

Is the McCain-Palin rhetoric signaling a reformed Republican Party? ...more

September 25, 2008

I grew up in the rural South where passions ran deep about "the horrible Yankees who invaded our territory and destroyed a way of life." As I got older and studied the Civil War, I realized the reasons the war was fought were more complicated than the emotional tirades I heard as a child. ...more

August 10, 2008

Show Some Leadership Regarding "Is States' Rights A Position Or Evasion"? (front page, July 28): ...more

August 4, 2008

Joy Spring and Carla Barbano spent the day before their wedding the way many brides do: relaxing and primping at a spa. ...more

August 1, 2008

John McCain's positions on offshore drilling and same-sex couple adoptions are just the latest he's taken on sensitive issues by insisting states should make their own decisions. ...more

July 28, 2008