Jim Rahenkamp postulates that "the silver tongued Pied Piper of Change" has led us down the slope so far and with such momentum that we have reached the point of no return. He states, "Capitalism requires that production must exceed consumption" and "We no longer export more than we import." I assume this was meant to imply that this condition has come about during the less than six months that President Obama has been in office. ...more

June 17, 2009

Is it possible to change "change," or has the charismatic, silver tongued Pied Piper of "Change" led us down the slope so far and with such momentum that we have reached the point of no return? Capitalism requires that production must exceed consumption. Socialism (veiled Communism) requires that consumption must exceed production. No individual, city, state or nation can long endure when consumption exceeds production. We no longer export more than we import. ...more

June 15, 2009

We could, and probably should, fill this column with reasons why it's silly to even think about bringing Brett Favre to the Bucs this late in training camp. It's just nuts to still be talking about turning the team over to a new quarterback only days before the first exhibition game. ...more

August 6, 2008

When a hurricane steamrolls through a community, one-fourth of its businesses will be ruined to the point of no return. ...more

June 23, 2008

One hundred eighty-eight: That number is less than half of the number of "gifted" students we have in Hernando County. That is the number who signed up for the new gifted center at Explorer K-8. The first question that comes to mind is: What happens to the rest of the gifted students? Are they now left without the proper classes and education that is geared for them? ...more

June 6, 2008

A sign of the times came into a barber shop the other day. As I was getting my hair cut, the barber had read my column about how we are being overcome with non-English speaking immigrants, related to me about a happening a few days ago. This orange picker walked into the shop and knew just enough English to query how much for a haircut. He was told with sign language and 10 fingers it would be $10. He then held up five fingers and the barber shook his head no. The man then pointed to a sign that had the number 5:00 and looked for an answer. The sign was one that indicated the hours of operation 8:30-5:00. ...more

October 25, 2007

Some mine disasters happen in a flash, like the Utah cave-in last month that apparently entombed six coal miners. Others unfold in slow motion. ...more

September 8, 2007