I am outraged by Ron Smith's comment ("Agency spends $20,000 on food," front page, Nov. 24) regarding the excessive catering bills for the working lunches: "I think you're nitpicking, end of subject." I have had working lunches in my lifetime, but they never came anywhere near $155.94, even with the tip included. ...more

November 27, 2009

As some who also has no health insurance, and who believes that the government should do something to reform it, I am, on the other hand, somewhat disturbed by the attitude of people like Colleen Kasperek who is willing to take any kind of government health care system including this huge 2,000-page bill, which I doubt anyone in Congress knows what is in it. ...more

November 22, 2009

There's nothing like getting humbled by a bunch of 8-year olds. Wharton High senior swimmer Jordan Rees would know. He's been there, done that. Rees didn't really make a splash his first couple of years in the pool. ...more

November 11, 2009

Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt is brushing aside wide receiver Anquan Boldin's critical comments that followed the Cardinals' 41-21 victory at Chicago. ...more

November 10, 2009

Megan VanEtten admitted she got a little emotional following her final putt at the girls Class 2A state golf tournament at the Ocala Golf Club on Wednesday. ...more

November 5, 2009

Your instinct will tell you when you should stop driving your car, and you should act on it. Don't go for the idea one old-timer gave me: "They're going to have to pry my fingers from gripping the steering wheel to make me quit driving." ...more

June 19, 2009

Patricia Lorenz has attitude. And I mean that in a good way. When her book "The 5 Things We Need to be Happy" (Guideposts, $15) showed up on my desk, it caught my attention. I don't know about you, but things seem pretty grim these days. If she had the key to happiness, I wanted to know her secret. ...more

June 13, 2009

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

May 16, 2009

Mr. Hensley, you were right on target in your column about Lyn Roche. We have truly lost a lady who was a servant of God with that something extra that radiated from her soul. I am a member of the Alzheimer's Caregivers Group that Lyn and Bill organized and ran, and the love and energy that she and Bill invested is untold. The main lesson given each week was "it is all about love." They exemplified this in their daily lives, as well as assuring the caregiver that by keeping this as our number one priority we can accomplish our task of taking the very best care of our loved one. I have lost a friend; we have all lost a friend (as we all believe that we were her best friend) and I will miss the sound of her saying my name in that special way, but I can just imagine how thrilled she was when she heard her "Master" say her name last Wednesday. ...more

May 9, 2009

I am an avid football fan. My 11-year-old son loves football and plays in a local flag league. I am shocked by the public statements made by the Bucs new head coach. ...more

March 28, 2009