Considering my chosen profession, it should come as no surprise that I spend a lot of time reading newspapers. I might even spend a little too much time doing so. Lately, it's becoming more and more difficult for me to scan the headlines and the big stories of the day without feeling my blood pressure rise. As each day goes by, it seems like the America I was born into and grew to dearly love is slipping away. ...more

March 4, 2009

For the past several months I have been reading letters to the editor in the newspapers regarding Sheriff Susan Benton. I thought from the papers that the sheriff was "walking on water" in her job, by doing such a good job. But now I find she wants a new $12 million building. The Highlands County Commissioners have approved this request which had been ongoing for three to five years. ...more

October 12, 2008

While political polls suggest that voters are split evenly on who should serve as their next president, everyone informally interviewed by Highlands Today at the Lakeshore Mall food court on Friday, agreed that the campaign runs too long. ...more

August 31, 2008