Thank you to Susan Westley for her timely article ("Child's play," Views, Nov. 15). As a retired Hillsborough County teacher, I agree with her. Our primary-age children are being denied their rights as children. ...more

November 17, 2009

Any illusions of glorious battlefields conjured in the brains of non-combatants are just that - illusions from someone's imagination. No battlefields are glorious, and the people who know find nothing appealing about war. ...more

November 12, 2009

Three active NFL players are joining former players in agreeing to donate their brains after death to a Boston University medical school program that studies sports brain injuries. The donations by Matt Birk of the Baltimore Ravens, Lofa Tatupu of the Seattle Seahawks and Sean Morey of the Arizona Cardinals were announced Monday. Morey says his donation will help improve the safety of retired and future athletes. ...more

September 14, 2009

I was reading how our elected officials are racking their brains looking for new taxes. I'd like to remind them of a little bit of history. Some time ago, the king of England needed more money for his elaborate lifestyle, so he put a tax on wigs and the people stopped wearing wigs. He then taxed snuff and the people stopped using it. He then went on to tax windows and to this day you will still see bricked up windows in England. I'd like to remind our elected officials of the Boston Tea Party. Let us start by limiting the waste and unnecessary luxuries like private plane trips, foreign trips and the many extra perks that are included for our illustrious officials. ...more

March 27, 2009

What if someone told you turkey doesn't make you tired or that your nails really don't keep growing after you die? ...more

March 14, 2009

There is one very simple fix for the economy that, to date, none of the brains in Washington have thought of. It doesn't require any huge stimulus package and doesn't include any free handouts to anyone. ...more

February 14, 2009

There were a lot of weird moments in the recently completed season for the Bucs, but perhaps the strangest involved a quarterback who threw only one pass all year. ...more

February 13, 2009

My brother says, "Remember 12?" and we are launched backward 57 years in time to a warm, safe, happy place. My husband always mentions 5801 with the same special smile. ...more

December 3, 2008

Sally Timpanelli and Judy Hess had already talked for about an hour during a meal at a New Port Richey restaurant. ...more

November 29, 2008

Small brain lesions, detectable only on scans, have been linked to the loss of thinking skills and dementia. ...more

November 29, 2008