As the former commander of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, I have devoted my professional and personal life to the defense of our nation. From that perspective, I know the next president must be someone who can fulfill the role of commander-in-chief from the first day in office. That person is Rudy Giuliani. ...more

January 27, 2008

Keep On Editorializing Regarding "Now It's Your Turn" (Letters, Jan. 19): I was both appalled and amused by the many comments, pro and con, that you received concerning your recent endorsements of John McCain and Barack Obama. I guess I expect too much of adults in our purportedly educated society. ...more

January 26, 2008

On Tuesday, Jan. 29, the residents of Florida have an opportunity to complete two important tasks. One is to select a nominee for their political party to run for president of the United States. The second, and perhaps more important to their financial well-being, is their vote on Amendment 1. ...more

January 22, 2008

This week the TV news showed us images of George Bush, president of the United States and supposed leader of the free world, carrying a Saudi sword while dancing with a member of the Saudi royal family. For me, this ultimate indignity on the part of our president was reminiscent of a drunken Boris Yeltsin, leader of a failed Soviet Union playing "would you like to lead a band ?" Doubtless George, wearing his now famous smirk, saw no loss of dignity in playing the court jester for his Arab friends, perhaps to win them over to his pathetic plea for OPEC to sell more oil to assist the U.S. economy, one of their biggest customers as Bush reminded them. Their curt response was they will increase their sales when the market warrants it, thereby putting Bush in his place and inferentially reminding him that the OPEC cartel does not exist to do the U.S. favors. Its ability to squeeze the U.S. in a time of economic crisis, despite Bush's supposed generosity in approving a large sale of sophisticated arms to Saudi Arabia, is a blunt reminder of who is in the economically dominant position, in U.S.- Saudi relations. Way to go George! ...more

January 20, 2008

My husband and I were glued to news radio 970 listening to the New Hampshire Primary results when suddenly we had an awakening: Why do we care? ...more

January 12, 2008

John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, gave Barack Obama a timely endorsement Thursday, snubbing Hillary Rodham Clinton as well as his own vice presidential running mate. ...more

January 11, 2008

Imagine this most improbable of situations: Just under half of the people you know of, in this country, don't really care for you, or they dislike you in varying degrees and intensities, including hatred. About 10 percent of the rest of the people you know of think the sun rises and falls because of you, but most of them want something from you, which you probably can't give them, at which time they will fall into the remaining group that think you are "Okay," but they too want something from you. You have just graduated from an unheard of college with only a 2.5 GPA. You are a single woman pregnant with sextuplets, and you already know they all will be born prematurely and with special needs for life, and all their needs are different. ...more

January 11, 2008

In Jim Gulledge's letter in the Dec. 27 Highlands Today, he makes statements that are not true. When Jim suggested that Oprah Winfrey endorsed Barack Obama because he is black says more about Jim than Oprah. Using that logic, Chuck Norris's endorsement of Mike Huckabee is because Mike is white. Someone took a picture of Barack Obama standing without his hand over his heart. This photo is one out of many hundreds (maybe thousands) of pictures taken of him on the campaign trail. When he was asked about it, he said he normally does salute the flag and he does not recall and is not sure why this one time he did not. Jim, with all events where the national anthem is played, that he has attended, and with all who hate Democrats out there, they only found one situation, give me a break. ...more

December 28, 2007

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is scheduled to make "the religion speech" Thursday, but don't count on him giving a soliloquy on Mormon beliefs and practices. ...more

December 5, 2007

A West Pasco pre-school receives a visit from elected leaders out boosting pre-K education. ...more

November 27, 2007