Secure flying On a recent trip to the Northwest, our toothpaste, hair products and shaving cream were confiscated. I can understand the rules; however, in the same bag we also had scissors, tweezers and nail clippers that were not confiscated. ...more

November 7, 2009

Now, another slap in the face to every patriotic, hard-working American taxpayer compliments of the Obama White House. ...more

August 27, 2009

Your Highlands Today "Our Opinion" editorial of Aug. 9 is an insult to all of us who feel we should have free speech to object to policies of our government. ...more

August 19, 2009

Don't Build Shanty Town Your March 2 editorial, "Help All Neighborhoods By Helping The Homeless," made a case for allowing Catholic Charities to locate a facility for the homeless on a commercial site near the fairgrounds. You cite the opposition of nearby residents due to concerns about how the project might affect their neighborhoods. ...more

March 4, 2009

The deserted houses and heartbroken homeowners in Florida's newest suburbs are the subject of a devastating article in the current New Yorker magazine. The selected snapshots show bleaker scenes in Hillsborough and Pasco counties than most of us who live here will recognize. ...more

February 15, 2009

Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson will tell county commissioners today that he's in a financial jam and needs a $2.3 million bailout. ...more

December 17, 2008

Linda Hayward, a tax reform activist, made no secret she wanted the three incumbent county commissioners voted off the board in the November election. ...more

November 19, 2008

Talk about kicking investors when they're down. A required year-end practice by mutual funds is about to whack many people with capital gains taxes when funds already have declined by as much as 40 percent this year. ...more

November 16, 2008

Our neighbors put a "for sale by owner" sign in their front yard. In an effort to help them understand the reality of their home's value, we provided a comparative market analysis. ...more

November 15, 2008

Cuba's Angel Matos deliberately kicked a referee in the face after he was disqualified in a bronze-medal match, prompting the World Taekwondo Federation to recommend he be banned for life. ...more

August 24, 2008