A fellow Democrat recently urged his constituents to vote "Yes" on amendment two. As usual the reasoning was certain Bible verses stating "man shall not lie with man as with woman" and pro-creation reasoning. These verses have been used by religion to put fear in mankind through history. Early on we learned it is a sure way to ask for donations to fight evil. Facts are, polls show a major majority of Floridians both straight and gay do not want same sex marriage. There are over six separate laws already on the books that prohibit such a marriage license. Now the most important change to Floridians is the next part of this amendment. This amendment goes on to state that any other unions shall be void and not recognized. This will possibly hurt hundreds of thousands of the straights and gays from all age groups. ...more

October 17, 2008

PINELLAS PARK — A police administrator said this morning that undercover detectives were not pursuing a Monte Carlo allegedly involved in a drug deal before the Monte Carlo sped off and struck another car two blocks away, killing that car's driver. ...more

July 11, 2008

They Don't Own Streets I thought Gasparilla was for everybody to enjoy and not just the "chosen few." Why is it that the parking on Davis Islands or the side streets between MacDill Avenue and Bayshore Boulevard gets so restricted that one has to pay to park or not go to the event? ...more

February 2, 2008

Chicago and New York are about to close out 2007 with the lowest number of homicides in more than 40 years, while cities such as Baltimore, Atlanta and Miami have seen killings go up because of what police say is a surge in guns and gang violence. ...more

December 29, 2007