Please allow me to use this medium to thank many people. ...more

November 20, 2008

When someone says, "...you're wrong..." in response to a letter to the editor, it means two good things: one, that someone read the original letter, and two, has a contrary opinion. ...more

November 18, 2008

Turns out men and women really are different at heart: New research finds that heart transplant patients have better odds of survival and a lower risk of rejection if they get organs from donors of the same sex. ...more

November 13, 2008

Have we remembered today? Have we thought, pondered, Do we pray, For the men and women, So far away That risk their lives each day? ...more

November 11, 2008

Almost 200 U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq celebrated Tuesday's elections in a special way, being sworn in as U.S. citizens. ...more

November 5, 2008

On Nov. 11 we will be celebrating Veterans Day, a day we honored our men and women who served both in the past and the present. I'm grateful as a combat soldier that people recognize the effort we all did and continue doing today. Thanks for your prayers. But I would also like to take a moment to thank our men and women in uniform serving in Highlands County: police, sheriff, firefighters, national guard, EMT, state troopers and many others. I read about one of our county's finest police officers, Adam Willis, who confronted a defiant drunk, who had intentions of hurting this officer in order to get away, but had little success (great response by both police and sheriff officers who arrived at the scene immediately for back-up.) ...more

November 1, 2008

Any former felons trying to stay on the straight and narrow have some help today. More than 40 social service and governmental agencies will be on hand at the Pinellas Technical Education Center to help former felons in their efforts to start new lives. ...more

October 17, 2008

I am writing about Blackwater, just what is it anyway? Why are they over in Iraq, and do we have to support them with our tax dollars? It is something I would like to know, and also as to why Blackwater is better suited over there than the army? Why can't they fight the war and bring our men and women back home to their families? ...more

October 6, 2008

Anyone with a connection to Alzheimer's disease knows all too well its devastating impact. ...more

September 20, 2008

Seven years ago, on Sept. 11, New York was attacked by terrorists. I viewed that tragic day on television and I thought it was good to refresh our memories and give thanks that we have survived seven years with no attack. However we must not let our guard down. ...more

September 19, 2008