Editor's note: The following is an open letter to national politicians and is published here at the author's request: ...more

August 15, 2009

This is America, the land of the free, everywhere but in Sun 'n Lake of Sebring. The residents of Sun 'n Lake live in a dictatorship, with no chance to participate in the government of the community. The dictators use taxpayer dollars to fight in court against taxpayer wishes. They are currently fighting for the voting rights of large land owners against residents. ...more

April 17, 2009

In an attempt to bring some order and decorum to a situation that has grown increasingly ugly, state Rep. Kevin Ambler, R-Tampa, has authored a bill putting new requirements on homeowners associations. ...more

March 16, 2009

You've probably heard the horror stories about homeowners associations. ...more

March 16, 2009

Thousands of supporters of Thailand's exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra began converging on Parliament on Sunday, vowing to stage demonstrations until the new government holds elections. ...more

December 29, 2008

Make The Call To Save Do you routinely "tune-out" those TV commercials? Well, in these difficult economic times, we are all looking for ways to save money. ...more

November 19, 2008

Re: Kali Kingsley's letter in the Nov. 6 edition of Hernando Today. ...more

November 9, 2008

Regarding "Shake China's Hand, But Arm Taiwan" (Our Opinion, Aug. 12): In the editorial you used the term "reunite" when talking about China invading Taiwan. Imperial China deeded Taiwan to Japan in 1895 in a legal and binding treaty, the Treaty of Shimonoseki. Following World War II, the Japanese were removed from Taiwan as a condition of their defeat, but the legal retraction of ownership was not until 1952. During this time Taiwan was administered under United Nations jurisdiction by the ROC government; however, Taiwan was never returned/deeded back to the Chinese government but left in an independent state. ...more

August 14, 2008

Few associates had been as loyal to President Hugo Chavez as the governor in this coastal state, Ramon Martinez. And few are now more determined to defeat Chavez as he campaigns for constitutional changes that, if approved by voters on Sunday, could extend his presidency for life. ...more

December 1, 2007

Juliana Sanchez passes a trembling hand in the air above the cracked and crumbling skeletons in the dry earth at her feet, her eyes moist and her voice quavering. ...more

October 26, 2007