I must comment on Jim Robertson's letter. Jim, I hate to tell you but it is 2009; times have changed. It is not just America anymore, it's the world. Global economic situations shape the times. Hey, I miss Aunt Bea, Opie, Andy, Howdy Doody and The Cleavers, etc. ...more

September 9, 2009

Sheriff Benton was quoted in Highlands Today dated July 16 when defending the huge increase in the sheriff's budget. "You folks asked for it, you got it," the sheriff asserted, indicating that she had given citizens what they wanted in terms of services. ...more

August 29, 2008

Christie Telebrico is scared. She's scared for herself. She's scared for her neighbors. But mostly, she's scared for her daughters – all five of them. ...more

January 18, 2008

One of the reasons to doubt Mike Huckabee's judgment is the pardon of Wayne Dumond, and many of Huckabee's pardons have been questioned. Wayne Dumond was already a convicted violent rapist when he was accused of raping Bill Clinton's cousin, Ashley Stevens, a 17-year-old high school cheerleader. She survived the attack and he was convicted. One victim says that Dumond raped her while threatening her with a butcher's knife. ...more

January 9, 2008

This concerns Bud Morgan's demand for an apology. The intent of my column was to shed a different light on claims made in his "Legacy of Failure" guest column. At no time did I direct opinion against the writer. It's unfortunate if Mr. Morgan inferred otherwise and for that I truly apologize. Our First Amendment rights allow for us to express opinions freely, both his and mine. Ever since Vietnam and Sen. John Kerry calling our soldiers murderers and rapists, the national mood has changed. After the attack on 9/11 and America at war again, this time against Islamic terror, the division of the electorate seems to have become even greater. ...more

December 28, 2007

A woman sentenced to prison and a public lashing after being gang-raped has been pardoned by the Saudi monarch in a case that sparked an international outcry, including rare criticism from the United States, the kingdom's top ally. ...more

December 18, 2007

New Jersey will become the first state in four decades to abolish the death penalty under a measure lawmakers approved Thursday and the governor intends to sign within days. ...more

December 14, 2007

A Waste Of Money Regarding "Grand Jury Indicts Bonds" (front page, Nov. 16): ...more

November 23, 2007

TAMPA - While police in Tampa, Washington, D.C., and New Hampshire try to unravel the tangled path of Jordan Gann, who is accused of being a conman, a portrait of romance predators and their prey emerged today. ...more

October 16, 2007

Regarding 'Who Rapes' (front page, Sept. 13): Valerie Kalfrin's excellent article detailing the many types of acquaintance rape offers a disturbing picture of that crime. It is important for potential victims to realize that most men who might rape them are people they know - but not necessarily, or even in most instances, people they are dating. ...more

September 20, 2007