A Drugged Nation Is Not Healthy - is one of the few pieces of responsible and honest writings on this issue. The masses have blinders on and are continually being lied to by the "experts" who, when you listen to them talk, one for one admit that they "don't know what it does," or "if it works," and "how it works" when prescribing these drugs to children and their parents. ...more

January 30, 2008

ORMOND-BY-THE-SEA - Scientists are trying to figure out what killed an endangered newborn right whale that washed up on a Volusia County beach. ...more

January 28, 2008

Exercise for anyone older than 50 should include work on core muscles and your back, says Mark Misner,owner and president of Tampa's Body By Design. As you age, back strength and stability become increasingly important. ...more

January 25, 2008

For years, the Pasco County school district has struggled to keep pace with the county's rapid residential growth, as well as to convince county government that it is a taxing entity responsible for building new schools to accommodate that growing population - and not a developer. ...more

January 20, 2008

Bucking the trend in many other wealthy industrialized nations, the United States seems to be experiencing a baby boomlet, reporting the largest number of children born in 45 years. ...more

January 16, 2008

Regarding "Blacks Share Pride Over Obama's Win" (front page, Jan. 5): Isn't it amazing what someone who is well-educated and well-spoken can accomplish regardless of race! The surprise over Barack Obama's win in Iowa is interesting in that blacks are proud of the victory delivered by whites, given Iowa's 2 percent black population. As the article notes, his support among blacks is "far from monolithic." ...more

January 8, 2008

This is in response to a letter dated Dec. 31, titled "Combat Veterans." It never fails. Let something good come along and some liberal with his hand out will foul it up. This war is different from the others we have known in our time, with the exception of the Kamikazes of World War II. They, too, were driven by religion. The other wars have always been on other shores. This one began on our lands, or have we forgotten Sept. 11, 2001? During World War II, the press was on our side. In Vietnam, the politicians took over and turned that war over to the enemy, who now admits that we had them defeated, but for the bad press. ...more

January 5, 2008

TAMPA - Busch Gardens welcomed its newest addition on Dec. 27, a male Grevy's zebra. The foal was able to run with the rest of the herd within an hour of its birth. ...more

January 3, 2008

Regarding "South Bay Gets OK To Move To Riverview" (Metro, Dec. 13): It appears that someone on the Agency of Health Care Administration had their hand out. ...more

December 18, 2007

The Sebring Community Redevelopment Agency has the right idea about banning parking on the downtown Circle. This runs counter to the other issue of not enough parking in the area, but in the long run, and with additional parking added somewhere close, this idea makes sense. The CRA is creating plans for Streetscape IX, an ongoing downtown project to make it more attractive and bring people downtown. The parking issue is being discussed as the plans are drawn up. Parking in any downtown is a big issue. In Sebring, parking on the Circle isn't particularly handy, and sometimes it's a little scary backing out as traffic flows around the Circle. On top of that, some people who work downtown fill those coveted parking places all day with no regard to customers looking for easy access. ...more

November 30, 2007