I was absolutely appalled when I read in Highlands Today that our county judges have the right to okay an abortion for a minor child without any knowledge of the abortion made to the child's parents. ...more

October 18, 2009

FORT LAUDERDALE (AP) — The grandson of the Rev. Billy Graham will continue to lead a South Florida megachurch, even though some members have called for his ouster. ...more

September 20, 2009

Mark Conner, thank you for reading my letter. If you were offended, I sincerely apologize. ...more

August 11, 2009

Kissimmee officials have blocked an effort to add "In God We Trust" to the city logo, saying the campaign brought too much negative attention. ...more

August 8, 2009

In a recent letter to the editor, CF Valle Jr. said that according to the New Testament, the Lord Jesus is the greatest living liberal today. The writer has found a way to twist the definition of liberal with the "liberal lifestyle." ...more

August 6, 2009

I thought that the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) was not going to happen and that taxpayers would not be forced to fund abortions. ...more

July 30, 2009

Nothing gets my blood boiling like reading the letters section in the Tribune. One woman suggested the economy would be in better shape if abortion was illegal. Another compared global warming to a banana conspiracy. So here is a challenge for all the letter-to-the-editor people: Before putting pen to paper or fingers to keyboard, do five minutes of research. If you are pro-choice, read about pro-life. If you are pro-life, read about pro-choice. If you think leaving produce on the counter is comparable to global warming, at least read the Wikipedia article! If you think the bananas are out to get you, well ... get help. ...more

July 15, 2009

Pope Benedict XVI, welcomed to the sweltering Angolan capital of Luanda on Friday by the biggest crowds of his African pilgrimage, condemned sexual violence against women in Africa and chided those countries on the continent that have approved abortion. ...more

March 21, 2009

Gingerlee Prettymitchell's "Words of Wisdom" published March 17 in the letters to the editor are really "Words of Folly." We can't even call them words of knowledge for she is talking about the Bill of Rights and the Constitution and claims Jefferson's words support them. ...more

March 20, 2009

A Brooksville man faces 35 rape charges after multiple sexual encounters that left a teenage girl pregnant. ...more

February 18, 2009