DALLAS - The pastor of a mega-church says he will challenge married congregants during his sermon Sunday to have sex for seven straight days - and he plans to practice what he preaches. ...more

November 12, 2008

I am a 73-year-old daughter of the south and I voted for Obama. I grew up in a small southern town on a farm. We had one black family in our community. The children were not allowed to attend our school, one of the teachers taught them in her home after school. ...more

November 12, 2008

This fall, funeral director Michael DaGrosa celebrated 50 years in the industry. ...more

November 12, 2008

Charles W. Hatfield of New Port Richey says the 2008 presidential election was so ridiculously and overly long he didn't vote, although he is a lifelong Democrat. ...more

November 12, 2008

When Congress created the National Do Not Call Registry, they exempted political organizations. Well, I would like to paraphrase two well-known lines from the award-winning novel/movie "Gone With The Wind": ...more

November 8, 2008

Off the ballot but still in voters' minds, President Bush watched election results like the rest of the country Tuesday night and privately told his friends and advisers, "May God bless whoever wins tonight." ...more

November 5, 2008

Being a caregiver is mostly a thankless, lonely job particularly if you yourself are not in good health. You lose touch with many friends, you don't get to go out except for business and any spare time is spent writing, reading, talking to friends on the phone or resting (I get very little sleep at night.) On Oct. 10, something happened with was a nightmare come true; I won't get into details. I thought, this can't be happening, it can't be true. I'll never forget it. Thanks to angels like Deputy D. Wilson, social services, S. Richards, friends Red and Tom Travison, Clare Schuler, Dr. E. Palosky and staff, who tried to bring closure to this event. Our son Jerry spent his days off from work making numerous phone calls to help me. Our son John and wife Donna called long distance. God bless you all. I hope no one ever goes through what I did. ...more

October 26, 2008

I am one angry American and hope that this latest scandal with Acorn will prompt other people to be angry also. Forget the ties to Obama, it's too late on this election and if you study the start up and the accountability of this left-leaning organization, you will find that the ties and the lies are incredible. ...more

October 25, 2008

They were young and diverse when the 10 of them met in Michael Kyker's living room to start a new church across from Riverview High School. ...more

October 22, 2008

Since 99.9 percent of the pro-Ron Grimming for sheriff letters come from Lake Placid, I think the fine folks there ought to elect him as their next police chief and let the rest of us in Highlands County tend to the business of re-electing Susan Benton as sheriff. We know what we have in Sheriff Benton. She is one of us. She worked her way through the sheriff's department, she has lived in this community for many years, raised her family in this community, buried her husband Jim in this community and in every decision she makes as sheriff, it is with the best interests of this community in mind. On the other hand, who is Ron Grimming? Him visiting his parents in Lake Placid once a year for 25 years doesn't exactly make him an old friend. He's an outsider; all we know about him comes from quotes from his friends or the local Republican Party headquarters. ...more

October 20, 2008