Apr 17, 2013
A Minority View by Walter Williams
A couple of weeks ago, Black Entertainment Television founder Bob Johnson, speaking at The National Press Club, said the nation "would never tolerate white unemployment at 14 and 15 percent." Black u…
Apr 17, 2013
Our View: Let's spend $30 on the 30th!
The S&P 500 posted its best closing ever last Thursday. Just a few weeks before, the Dow hit a record high and announced it had now erased all losses from the Great Recession. Fourteen of the 100 lar…
Apr 17, 2013
Who Does Volunteering Really Help?
There is a misconception about volunteering. Many think that volunteering is about giving your time to help an organization or a group with a special project or a need; that the focus of the volunte…
Apr 17, 2013
Alstott, Anthony: Character and Sportsmanship Not Worth Risking for High School Free Agency
During our five years as teammates with the Tampa Bay Bucs, we forged a bond that will endure the rest of our lives. That’s what happens when you dedicate yourselves to a common goal and know you can…
Mar 26, 2013
Speak Out – March 23, 2013
Wednesday, March 20
Hello this is Ian.
I'd like to know who put the nice billboard up there to let us know how many taxes we have to pay on different things.
And it takes a big billboard to …
Mar 19, 2013
Speak Out – March 16, 2013
Wednesday, March 13 Yes, this is Maria. I just want to say people that who hurt elderly people because they can not take the singing or screaming or whatever or they probably have Alzheimer's and the…
Mar 19, 2013
Our View – I have no roots
I have no roots.
I realize this each summer when I travel back to Paris where I grew up.
I have no roots. I feel it every so often while experiencing micro culture shocks while living in Americ…
Mar 13, 2013
Portrait of a Marine
My neighbor plays the cello.
He likes steaks and potatoes.
He loves his country.
And flying. Andrew Geoffrey Butte – pronounced butt, like he said, “tragic in childhood”- was born an only ch…
Mar 13, 2013
Fish and Game officers: On the front lines
Last month, with the high-profile coverage of the fugitive ex-police officer in California, we were reminded how law enforcement officers risk their lives daily to stop dangerous criminals like the m…
Mar 12, 2013
Speak Out – March 9, 2013
Sunday, March 3
Yes I would like to comment on Betty's remark about the fire tucks. I live three blocks from the Milton fire department. I go by it and Cisco's multiple times a day. I do have a li…