The city has its history and Centralia - the once-thriving logging community - had its own. ...more

February 21, 2010

I am a taxpaying voter, veteran and one that loves this country. I do, however, expect to get what I pay for! Our government is charged with ensuring my right to representation as a U.S. citizen. This right has been guaranteed to me by the U.S. Constitution. This government has failed to protect my rights by refusing to allow my representative to be present during the construction of the proposed national health bill. ...more

November 6, 2009

The top U.S. commander in Iraq announced Monday he would like to station U.S. troops along disputed areas in northern Iraq to build rapport between Iraqi government troops and those under the command of the autonomous Kurdish government. ...more

August 18, 2009

Walter Breuning learned to read by kerosene lantern, remembers his grandfather telling him about fighting in the Civil War, and cast his first presidential ballot for Woodrow Wilson. ...more

July 21, 2009

In response to Randy Ludacer's letter, "Stars and Bars," that appeared on Thursday, July 9. This is the first time I have ever agreed with Mr. Ludacer; he hit a home run this time. ...more

July 14, 2009

Set a golf ball on top of a fence 50 yards away and Travis Rubio can blast a bullet through the center of it with a muzzleloader-style rifle. ...more

June 15, 2009

Productions set in Africa have taken the top Lucille Lortel Awards for the best of off-Broadway. ...more

May 4, 2009

I don't recall who first uttered the words for the title of this article, but they are so apropos to the challenges we face today. There are two organizations in this world that I truly love — the United States of America and the United States Marine Corps. Each of those organizations faced countless challenges to their very existence throughout the years. ...more

March 6, 2009

"The Killing Fields," a 1984 movie about the wartime life of journalist Dith Pran, explored the horrors inflicted by Cambodia's Khmer Rouge. ...more

February 2, 2009

A civil war (at least it's been mostly civil thus far) has broken out in the ranks of the Women's Golf Association, a member group of the Sun City Center Golf and Social Club, Inc. ...more

January 21, 2009