I am writing in answer to the publication by Wes Leigh on Oct. 17. Mr. Leigh didn't want to talk about gay marriage; instead he used a smokescreen, attempting to scare senior citizens into thinking that their benefits will be taken away if Amendment Two is passed, which is not true. The small bundle of rights the Domestic Partners Registries have will all be available by signing a Durable Power of Attorney. ...more

October 23, 2008

Misapplied Skills Regarding "Weapons Automatic For The People, But Not Government," June 21: ...more

June 27, 2008

Peno Hardesty of New Port Richey says in contemporary America there are no angles, just monsters. ...more

June 25, 2008

My heartfelt thanks to Bud Morgan for his guest column titled "Darkness Obscures America's Horizon" and to the Highlands Today for publishing it. I fear that the American public has submerged itself in a sea of complacency with respect to the gradual erosion of our liberties and the blind reliance on an administration which is systematically dismantling our democracy behind a veil of secrecy. Using fear as a smokescreen, the Bush administration has prevented public disclosure of activities which by Constitution and custom are the legitimate and critical concerns of both Congress and the American public. Our biggest danger is not the Islamic fanatic plotting against us in a cave in Afghanistan, but the public apathy which fear has instilled into the public discourse. ...more

November 19, 2007