Every time I read a letter about the noise at the bombing range, the noise! I think about a friend of mine, Fran, whose husband was stationed here and was an airplane mechanic during World War II. Fran lived in a travel trailer and Wayne, her brother-in-law, was training to be a pilot. When he would come back in from a training mission, he would buzz her trailer and rattle the dishes; she would yell "Wayne I'm going to hit you in the head!" or something like that. ...more

May 21, 2009

Three years ago my husband Sam died after a 10-year bout with Alzheimer's. Since his passing, I have been a part of Lyn and Bill Roche's caregiver support group. What a blessing they have been to me. ...more

May 13, 2009

I am sure there are many righteous souls who are paying for God to send rain, which we so desperately need. The governor of Georgia asked his citizens to pray for rain a few years ago, and the next day the rains came. ...more

May 10, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist says he would approve license plates with the image of a cross and an image of Jesus if they make it to his desk. ...more

April 27, 2009

Socialism is the blanket that covers the mattress of communism. Fascism is the headboard and Humanism is the foundation. ...more

April 25, 2009

Thursday was a day to remember for about 140 second-graders at Lowry Elementary School. ...more

April 17, 2009

The father of Jessica Lunsford, a Florida girl whose abduction and murder prompted better tracking of sex offenders and harsher punishment for repeat offenders, says he has a new child. ...more

April 11, 2009

Fred Palensar of Holiday said people should should take a break from the current dilemmas to focus on the message of Easter. ...more

April 8, 2009

Richard Allard of New Port Richey says ordinary people will pay the cost of the cap-and-trade program the federal government is proposing to reduce carbon emissions. ...more

April 8, 2009

A man died Tuesday morning, trapped in a burning van outfitted as a camper and parked at a Wal-Mart Supercenter. ...more

March 31, 2009