Helping the poor Regarding "Taxing the rich" (Letter of the Day, Nov. 22): I am so sick of people whining about the poor rich having to pay more taxes! Don't they read the Bible? It clearly states, from those given much, much is expected. They have had so many tax breaks in the past 30 years, it's time they pay their dues. ...more

November 24, 2009

"Going Rogue" I hear Sarah Palin's book "Going Rogue" is being released soon. Please, please, please, cover this story - complete with pictures of the people in line at her book signings. ...more

November 16, 2009

The rising sun over the Koolau Mountains cast a glow upon the ballistic missiles planted on the lawn of a submarine museum at the edge of Pearl Harbor, throwing long shadows across the water. They pointed at the bone-white memorial to the USS Arizona and, just beyond it, at the still-floating battleship Missouri, about to leave her pier. ...more

November 8, 2009

John Durkin flew F/A-18 Hornets for most of 30 years, much of the last 20 while commanding a Marine Corps Reserve flight squadron based near Atlanta. ...more

November 6, 2009

More than 30 years ago I heard the now late Rev. E .C. Hill state, "I do not trust the left wing or the right wing because they are both flapping off the same bird, and it is a bird of destruction." ...more

November 3, 2009

I am a young American who, among other things, is both gay and Republican. Like 25 to 30 percent of gay and lesbian Americans, I have voted almost exclusively for Republican candidates for the last 10 years because I believe in limited government, individual rights, personal liberty, individual responsibility, a strong national defense, a free market economy, fiscal responsibility and lower taxes. ...more

October 26, 2009

Now in its third year, this NFL International Series game has become Europe's only live look at the NFL. ...more

October 25, 2009

Keep the change The federal deficit has quadrupled and the unemployment rate has doubled. Yep, that's change you can believe in (and cry and scream over, too)! ...more

October 23, 2009

Since when is talking about hope good enough to win any kind of an award, let alone a Nobel Peace Prize? ...more

October 13, 2009

Tampa International Airport ranked third nationwide in the Conde Nast Traveler 2009 Business Travel Awards released in the October CondeNast Traveler magazine. ...more

September 29, 2009