published: Friday, November 20, 2009

There is much debate today about how solvent Social Security is, but most of the debate is over when the trust fund will run out of money, not about whether or not the trust fund actually holds real assets. The conventional wisdom, prior to the economic downturn, was that the trust fund had enough m ...

published: Friday, November 20, 2009

We got it in the early '70s: a Kimball organ that sat in our living room for 20 years or more.

It had single buttons that played whole chords. Other buttons played cymbals, marimba and other rhythmic beats.

I spent hours playing the thing. My father, too -- his fingers are so big he had trouble ...

published: Friday, November 20, 2009

Get ready, fight fans. The Heavyweight match of the decade is fast approaching. And yes, I'm talking about the president of the United States climbing into the ring with the GOP Senate. Kid Activist versus the Beltway Octopus. The result of this upcoming main-event showdown over health care reform w ...

published: Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Editor:

Wow! Who says there is nothing to do in the Heartland?

Last week was a busy week. First we started out with the Florida Flywheeler's 14th annual Fall Fuel Up. Then there are not enough words to praise the Little Theater's production of "Fiddler on the Roof;" it was just terrific. Saturd ...

published: Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Health care is a human concern

Editor:

Wearing the mask of free enterprise and flying the colors of "the private sector" health insurance companies, all 1,400 of them, now rant and slander attempts to deprive them of their ill deserved billions and call "single pay" and public option programs s ...

published: Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Editor:

I wish to take this opportunity to thank my daughter, Mary Lynda, for the wonderful job she did in getting the Sebring Tea Party so well organized. The Tea Party was held this past Saturday on the Circle in Sebring. Along with a salute to our veterans there was good and informative conver ...

published: Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Editor:

This Thanksgiving Day, as we gather with family and friends to count our blessings, let's give thanks for the bounty we enjoy not just on this holiday, but every day. The safe, plentiful food that is available to us and the products used to produce the clothing, housing, medicines, fuel an ...

published: Wednesday, November 18, 2009

We wish Avon Park City Manager Sarah Adelt well as she moves to Frostproof to became the city clerk there.

Certainly she served during difficult times here, when a decline in tax revenue ham strung both her and the city council as they dealt with the budget.

While the economy is improving in som ...

published: Wednesday, November 18, 2009

I was recently in Europe to help commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. I went into this trip with a great deal of enthusiasm and an expectation that the heroes responsible for that momentous event be justly recognized. Sadly, I was instead reminded of how much we have will ...