Apple's iPhone made its long-awaited formal debut in the world's most populous mobile phone market, without a key feature and at higher prices than widely available black-market models. ...more

October 31, 2009

Why are we trying so hard to have first and second class citizens in regards to the so called desired health care bill? If we are to have all legal citizens enrolled, all we need to do is add a few lines to the present health care program that is enjoyed by the president and the Congress, making it the program to be enjoyed by all. ...more

August 31, 2009

Government supporters converged on the capital Sunday, to counter protesters who seized control of Bangkok's two airports and forced the prime minister to run the country from afar. ...more

December 1, 2008

Issues Still Remain Labor Day is a day to honor the working men and women of America. Nowadays, the poverty levels in urban areas are scandalous. Many wage-earners cannot find work, and even if they do, incomes are too low to support their families. Inflationary realities across the board have become incredible: gas and energy costs, housing, insurance, taxes, medical and dental care, food, etc. The deterioration of their circumstances has resulted in foreclosures, bankruptcies, more homeless people, ad infinitum. ...more

September 1, 2008

Commissioners Should Fix, Not Kill, THE Bus Re: David Russell and THE Bus. ...more

June 24, 2008

AVON PARK — Just in case they haven't been paying attention to the news, Judy Puffen gave high school students a personal account of what Iraq is like: frequent sandstorms, constant danger, grinding poverty, unvarying boredom. "Please let me come home before I die," former Sgt. 1st Class Puffen said she would think. She was one of the first American soldiers to go there after Operation Iraqi Freedom commenced in 2003. "It was all sand over there," she said. "The first thing I wanted to do when I got home was kiss the grass. It was like biblical times. The houses were made of adobe — mud." "What kind of weapon did you carry," asked one student in Amy Love's American History class. "An M-16," Puffen said, a 22-year veteran. Even though her job was administrative and financial, she carried a rifle. ...more

February 23, 2008

I have received a letter from a woman I will call Ms. A.B. who is very angry with the Respect Life Movement, and with me in particular. My name has been associated with Respect Life in Highlands County and she "unloaded" on me. Unfortunately, she did not include a return address other than Sebring Fl. 33870. I have not been able to locate a more thorough address. ...more

February 14, 2008

It was an election like no other in memory. Florida, holding an early primary in violation of the rules of both parties, saw a record turnout that gave big boosts to Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Clinton. ...more

January 30, 2008

The city council's indecision over what to do with Hyde Park Village comes down to this question: Which would you rather look at, a graduated eight-story condo building or vacant storefronts? ...more

December 20, 2007

The Legislature is giving the state a bad choice: Either vote for a tax reform that is small and broadly unhelpful, or get no reform at all. ...more

October 31, 2007