The result of the Highlands County Commissioners' meeting on March 2 reflects poorly upon that body.Pettiness and personal vendettas have no place in such a session.To do so poorly serves the citizens of this county. It appears that only Commissioner Bates showed any real business experience and a true understanding of the subject.What is wrong with the Bates approach? Who even knows what the true cost of the sheriff's facilitity is? Architects' guesstimates frequently are off base and in these times there are many reputable contractors willing to shave profits in order to obtain such a contract and interest rates on such long term municipal loans can be locked in at a low rate. ...more

March 8, 2009

Classy Departure Well, George and Laura Bush arrived at the White House eight years ago with class and dignity (despite the nastiness of the Gore campaign and the pettiness of the outgoing Clinton administration), and they left with class and dignity (despite the childishness of the hecklers at inaugural events). ...more

January 22, 2009

I made a special trip to the Obama Headquarters the other day to purchase an Obama-Biden campaign sign. There used to be a representation of Obama-Biden signs along Hammock Road, along with McCain-Palin signs. Also along Heron Road, there was a representation of both. ...more

October 13, 2008

Writers Make Little Sense In the June 13 letters section, you printed three letters from Clinton supporters who cannot seem to get over the fact that she lost the nomination. There are several points that I believe are worth mentioning in regard to those opinions. ...more

June 16, 2008

For a while there, I worried what it would take to get the message through to Hillary Clinton - maybe something like that scene out of "The Godfather," when the movie director wakes up with a horse's head in his bed? ...more

June 8, 2008

Over a late supper here the night of the Iowa caucuses, I was reading a magazine article about Barack Obama, which included an arresting photo. ...more

January 6, 2008

It's almost like a Hatfield befriending a McCoy. At a University of Florida football camp, two unlikely players became fast friends. Unlikely because they played for teams that are bitter rivals. Unlikely because their predecessors didn't get along, so why should they. ...more

October 31, 2007