And then somebody brought a chicken into the newsroom. ...more

June 19, 2008

Florida's secretary of state says it doesn't make sense to continue taking up state archive space with ballots from the 2000 presidential election. ...more

June 2, 2008

Floridians are now in danger from yet another act of the Florida Legislature. Allowing employees to keep guns in their cars at work even when their employers object only facilitates workplace violence. This bill should have been titled the Workplace Violence Enabling Act. Oddly enough, media coverage gives the impression that the only issue is "gun rights" versus the property rights of employers. Apparently the public safety and the safety of employees isn't worth mentioning. Gun laws passed by the Florida Legislature in the last few years flies in the face of every known fact about gun violence. Take the so-called Castle Law, which encourages gun toters to shoot whenever they feel threatened. This ill-advised law gives those who shoot first more rights in Florida than any other jurisdiction in the world. ...more

May 9, 2008

In June 2006, the federal government announced with much fanfare that it had arrested seven Miami men and foiled their al-Qaida-inspired plot to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower and wage a "ground war" against the United States. ...more

May 8, 2008

The Miami Herald's analysis probably said it best: The big winners in the new state budget are prison builders; the big losers are public schools. ...more

May 6, 2008

Whoa, whoa, stop! "Modern Christianity Out Of Step With Jesus' Teachings" was the headline of an article by columnist Leonard Pitts of the Miami Herald that ran on the editorial page of Highlands Today, Wednesday, April 30. This is outright blatantly inaccurate. Apparently, Mr. Pitts is blind to hundreds of thousands of churches through out this country that preach just the opposite, and thank God for that, Mr. Pitts. Since when did Christianity proclaim a modern version? True Christians believe in Christ's word, as stated in the Gospels of the New Testament, however, many folks would like to believe otherwise since it makes sinning a lot easier. There is only one version for today, tomorrow, and always, as written in Holy Scripture of the Bible. Did Jesus acknowledge so called barriers? You bet! Go to John 3:3, John 3:16-18, Luke 17:1-3 and Matthew 12: 31-32. I find these as barriers that can be overcome by all who acknowledge and believe in Him as it is written. Comparing slavery to gay rights? No comparison. Slavery of human kind is against God's will to the highest degree. Homosexuality is a sin, period. To say otherwise is condoning sin of the body and mind which is Gods temple. Jews were in slavery and persecuted until death for hundreds of years in history and today are still fighting for their rights in Israel. No, Mr. Pitts, you and pastors like the controversial Jeremiah Wright and James Lawson make up a good threesome of men who should be thankful to God for their very successful existence in America. Thank God for His blessings upon you. ...more

May 3, 2008

I love getting mail from readers. It's one of the things I enjoy most about writing this column. Hearing your thoughts and checking out your recipes can be the highlight of my day. I thought I'd share a couple of my recent responses with you. ...more

February 20, 2008

New assistant coach Kenny Carter is ready to make the Gators' running back position relevant again. ...more

February 15, 2008

A community group wants to make sure the nearly 700 black victims piled into an unmarked, mass grave after the hurricane of 1928 are remembered. ...more

February 10, 2008

LeBron James scored 33 points and barely missed a triple-double as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston for the second time this season, downing the Celtics 114-113. ...more

February 6, 2008