It's official: Sen. Barack Obama is the Democratic nominee for president. ...more

June 7, 2008

Regarding "2 Months After Flight, No Asylum, No Regret" (front page, May 27): ...more

May 29, 2008

Married farmers with joint incomes of up to $1.5 million a year could still qualify for crop subsidies under a five-year, $300 billion farm bill compromise that would boost the Agriculture Department's food and farm programs. ...more

May 9, 2008

Here's a better solution for people stockpiling food supplies because they fear a shortage: Eat less. ...more

May 6, 2008

Florida's child welfare workers soon will be carrying handheld GPS devices, similar to those UPS uses to track packages, to electronically update case information during home visits and show they were made. ...more

February 22, 2008

I would like to start with a simple equation. Government spending equals government taxes. When government taxes are not enough, then red ink is applied. There is much ado about taxes being too high, unfair etc. but we rarely get excited over government spending. The reason being, is that we are recipients of government spending in one form or another, such as: welfare, housing subsidies, farm subsidies, food stamps, subsidies for colleges and tuition, building stadiums for high priced athletes, and the infamous congressional earmarks and many more. ...more

February 18, 2008

The House voted Tuesday to rush rebates of $600 to $1,200 to most taxpayers, but a partisan battle brewed in the Senate over Democrats' efforts to add jobless aid and help for the poor to the economic stimulus package. ...more

January 30, 2008