To commemorate an achievement no less than a lifetime in the making, newly minted U.S. citizen Regina Simmons received from her very best American friends ... a book. But not just any book. It was "1776," David McCullough's well-woven tale about the struggling birth of American liberty - a condition that today is as often taken for granted as it is poorly understood. ...more

March 29, 2009

A prescription for financial collapse of the American government, jobs and the economy cannot be separated. In the last eight years millions of American jobs have been outsourced to foreign shores. The American Chamber of Commerce, Wall Street and many in Congress, both parties, have promoted this as good for America. They call it "Free Trade." ...more

November 20, 2008

Alternative energy sources, energy conservation, a national health care system and the national debt were among the issues U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam addressed Thursday during a town hall meeting at Florida College. ...more

June 4, 2008

TEMPLE TERRACE - Alternative energy sources, energy conservation, a national health care system and the national debt were among the issues U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam addressed Thursday during a town hall meeting at Florida College. "We have to get off fossil fuels for the future," said Putnam, R-Bartow, who discussed building nuclear plants and investing in clean coal energy while focusing on using today's resources wisely. Putnam, whose district covers portions of Hillsborough, Polk and Osceola counties and includes cities such as Temple Terrace, Lakeland, Bartow and Winter Haven, said health care is a hot topic, especially among the Democratic candidates in this year's presidential campaign. ...more

May 30, 2008

Not surprisingly, Democrats have switched the pitch from Iraq to the economy, because the administration's latest Iraq strategy may actually be working. ...more

January 22, 2008

Mr. Ludacer's letter dated Dec. 10 once again shows he is a biased, misinformed individual. A little effort in research on his part would have enlightened him to the following facts: Mr. Ludacer suggests: "They have even usurped the name 'American' as if their party is the only one entitled to be so considered." There are four minor political parties registered in Florida with the word American in them. Usurped is defined as to seize and hold by force or without legal authority. ...more

December 19, 2007

Contenders for the Republican presidential nomination, who have taken a tough stance on immigration issues affecting many Hispanics, were called upon Sunday night to defend their positions in front of viewers of the nation's largest Spanish-language television network. ...more

December 10, 2007

A contractor in Mississippi has withdrawn a government application to allow up to 400 foreign workers to enter the United States to take welding jobs at Tampa's largest shipyard, an official with Florida's Agency for Workforce Innovation said Wednesday. ...more

October 18, 2007