The two Northwest Airlines pilots should have had numerous warnings that their flight was nearing its destination in Minneapolis. Controllers were trying to reach the plane by radio. ...more

October 23, 2009

I agree with DeCaris Jones' letter on one point only, that he doesn't claim to be the "sharpest tool in the shed." ...more

May 29, 2009

Three days after his 2-month-old baby was taken by a woman who he said was impersonating an immigration official, Andres Cruz said he still did not have a clue why someone would have done that. "We haven't done anything to anyone or owe anything," he said Thursday. "Why would anyone harm us?" ...more

March 27, 2009

Andres Cruz said he was scared when a woman claiming to be an immigration official came to his job and told him she needed to take his 2-month-old baby. ...more

March 26, 2009

Our economy is collapsing around us. We have a spend-thrift, empty suit lawyer in the White House who doesn't have a clue how to fix anything except throw money. Nancy is running the show racking up deficits beyond anyone's imagination with a congress whose religion and ticket to heaven is pork. As the country gallops full tilt to socialism, Highlands Today sees fit to pick on Rush Limbaugh in a full blown editorial piece because he says "whacky" things. Politically, you can agree or disagree with Rush. However, the man should not be demonized because he disagrees with the way our country is being run. Most of his severe critics, and probably you as well, have never listened to Rush, for if you had, you would know he is anything but "whacky." Rush is a Reagan conservative and the Republicans need more like him. ...more

March 13, 2009

Staying focused and keeping your records organized are two tough tasks for genealogists. Most professionals advise family historians to focus on one family line rather than flitting from one branch of the tree to another. ...more

March 8, 2009

It is already established that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be vastly different this fall. What isn't so clear is whether that difference will lead to enjoyable Sunday afternoons for their legions of fans or whether they've just created the kind of team that will make pewter people want to hide their eyes. ...more

February 26, 2009

Chris Markowski, a nationally syndicated radio host, calls himself the "Watchdog on Wall Street." ...more

February 7, 2009

As his presidency drew to a close, George W. Bush revealed that life in the White House hasn't been bad, not bad at all. ...more

January 18, 2009

Extraordinary times require extraordinary actions, the experts say. That's why President-elect Barack Obama is pushing for tax cuts and government spending. This runs counter to how most of us think, considering that the last thing any of us would do is dig deeper in debt when debt is what's sinking us in the first place. But many people much smarter than most of us say this is necessary. ...more

January 7, 2009