"Live and let live" masks a shallow philosophy. If it worked, we could loose all prisoners. Four law officers murdered in Washington this past week would be alive. Instead of learning from tragedies, we foster them. Our solutions resemble weakening our coffee so much we might as well drink mud. ...more

December 3, 2009

Helicopter crashes killed 14 Americans on Monday in the deadliest day for the U.S. mission in Afghanistan in more than four years. The deaths came as President Barack Obama prepared to meet his national security team for a sixth full-scale conference on the future of the troubled war. ...more

October 26, 2009

John Dock struggles with the death of his brother, Cedric "C.J." Mills, a Jefferson High School football star who was killed outside his house nearly two years ago. ...more

February 11, 2009

John Dock struggles with the death of brother Cedric "C.J." Mills, a Jefferson High School football star who was killed outside his house nearly two years ago. ...more

February 11, 2009

The parents of a slain 23-year-old Clearwater woman who was killed acting as a confidential informant when a drug deal went bad are pushing legislation to protect future informants. ...more

January 8, 2009

Even during a most peaceful of holidays, terrible things can happen, and that's exactly what happened here in Highlands County on Christmas day. ...more

December 28, 2008

I don't conduct the AARP Driver Safety Program for drivers over the age of 50 any more, but we addressed the issue of talking (or text messaging) on the phone while driving as serious, and the age of the driver doesn't matter. ...more

December 6, 2008

Today, the most routine medical procedure requires your initials and signature. ...more

September 26, 2008

Today, the most routine medical procedure requires your initials and signature in various places to document you are aware of all the possible death scenarios. After you sign off on these possible tragedies to decrease medical liability, you are presented with "living will" documents to fill out. ...more

September 26, 2008

Stop Guilt By Association Why all the hubbub about Sarah Palin's pregnant daughter? If a candidate is guilty by association, then Obama should immediately excuse himself from the race for his relationships with some shady characters. Hillary, because of Bill's meanderings should never have considered the chase. ...more

September 5, 2008