Randy Miller blames the financial crisis on the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 in his letter of March 25. In blaming the Democrats for the CRA, he seems to be unaware that the first George Bush signed a bill strengthening enforcement of its provisions. Even so, there is no way for any banker to be fined, let alone jailed, for violations. ...more

April 2, 2009

My name is Randy Gilde. I live in Lake Placid and I am one of the owners of Highlands Greenhouse-Delray Plants. We are the proposed site for the ethanol plant in Venus. This opinion is written with all due respect to Hilary Swain and Archbold in response to her guest column in Saturday's paper. We have nothing but admiration for what they do and represent. We are a green industry and are also good stewards of the land the Lord has blessed us with. Although I am not as educated nor can I write as eloquently as Hilary, I would like to make some positive points about co-locating with the plant. ...more

February 13, 2008

The route to the moon and perhaps to Mars now goes through New Orleans. And the detour couldn't come at a better time in the city's struggle to rebuild its shattered economy after Hurricane Katrina. ...more

December 25, 2007