CHARLOTTE COUNTY WEIGHS IN ON ISSUE ...more

June 26, 2008

TAMPA - The Tampa Bay metro area lost 13,800 jobs from April 2007 to April of this year, but its unemployment rate improved slightly from March to April, new data released today show. ...more

May 28, 2008

At long last, some truths about who or what is a Puerto Rican is beginning to surface, as propounded by Dennis Freytes in his MY Word essay in the Orlando Sentinel, Feb. 5, objecting to Puerto Ricans being called "foreign." The resulting backlash reminds me of the Muslim agitators responding to the publishing of the Danish Cartoons. ...more

February 12, 2008

About halfway through 2007, people began asking me if I thought turning 50 would bother me. Actually, until people started asking me if it would bother me — it hadn't. ...more

February 11, 2008

I read Terri Otterman's column on "A Change We Can Believe In," in Highlands Today and found it very interesting. With the primary elections at hand and all the candidates calling for change, your column was very timely. Without getting overly political, I am leaning toward a Mormon candidate. I wanted to know more about the Mormon church, their mission regarding Christianity and their view on politics. I was pleased to find out through the church's Web site that political neutrality is their position. The church's mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ, not to elect politicians. Many Christians believe the Mormon church to be a cult; it is not. The Mormon church is as much Jesus Christ-centered as any other Christian denominational church. In short, at this time, when we have many voters who lack knowledge of the Mormon church, you could apply your views to your readership. You also must stay neutral in your writings regarding politics. ...more

January 19, 2008

Thousands of homeowners in "sinkhole alley" are going without coverage. ...more

January 12, 2008

Knights of Columbus, St. Anthony Council 6800 of Brooksville has earned the distinction of Star Council, one of the organization's top awards, for the 2006-2007 fraternal year. The organization's headquarters, located in New Haven, Conn. recently made the announcement. ...more

November 28, 2007

It has becoming increasingly annoying to me that there is much confusion about what the Florida Legislature recently did on the property tax question. ...more

November 28, 2007