Barack Obama couldn't possibly have meant his campaign promise to hold negotiations on major legislation in public, broadcast live on C-SPAN. This is one of the starkest paradoxes of American politics: that George W. Bush - whatever his other flaws - was ingenuous to a fault, while the herald of a new politics, Barack Obama, was insincere to the point of cynicism, especially about the process issues that were so central to his new-politics appeal. ...more

January 13, 2010

Re: "Sick of Obama opposition" in the Oct. 29 edition of Hernando Today. ...more

November 5, 2009

The Friends of Lake Placid Memorial Library are sponsoring a free seminar facilitated by former caterer Jo Ann Hatton that will show just how easy it is to prepare tasty meals using pantry items and no electricity. ...more

July 27, 2009

Two-Party System Regarding "Strip The Party Politics From Supervisor Post" (Our Opinion, Feb. 25): ...more

March 2, 2009

The show must go on. Or in this case, the Jim Taveniere Holiday Tournament, which has become a cottage industry in Highlands County longer than most can remember, but economic hard times nearly put the annual event in jeopardy. ...more

December 19, 2008

I had already written a letter to the editor stating Bob Germaine's qualifications to be elected as the Clerk of the Courts. I speak from experience, having worked for several years with Mr. Germaine. There is no question that he is the only qualified candidate on the ticket. ...more

October 27, 2008

Our homeowners association is governed by Florida Statute 720. Our bylaws say that a director who has unexcused absences for three consecutive meetings has vacated his/her director's position. ...more

August 28, 2008

It was unmistakable. ...more

August 20, 2008

a rising billion in China and India determined to own automobiles and air conditioners. This increased demand for oil, natural gas and coal has almost nothing to do with the policies of America or the designs of OPEC. ...more

July 14, 2008

Forget Debate Club, or possibly Girl Scouts or even student government, apparently a group of sophomore girls in Gloucester, Mass., decided to get pregnant for the fun of it. These are girls with too much free time, or families who taught them all the wrong things. We believe the latter. The 17 girls, according to an Associate Press story, frequented the school health clinic. They took pregnancy tests and passed out high-fives when they came back positive. They appeared gloomy when the tests were negative. ...more

June 22, 2008