There's more to the deceit and dishonesty about Social Security and Medicare discussed in my recent columns. Congress tells us that one-half (6.2 percent) of the Social Security tax is paid by employ…
Category: opinion
Speak Out – Nov. 30, 2013
Speak Out
Sunday 6:27 p.m.
Hi. Concerning the Whiting Field back gate closing. Is the government so broke that it can't keep a main access gate open a few extra hours per day? Prob…
Letter to Editor: Liquor store bad idea, as was cutting palm trees
I think the placement of the liquor store will cause all of the problems mentioned in the article. I also think the removal of the flower pots was a bad idea, but the worst part is cutting down the p…
Ron Hart: 23 and Me — And Increasingly, the Government
We now have a government in Washington that feels it is in charge of everything, yet responsible for nothing.
When our government is not in charge of something, it inserts itself into the enterpri…
Keeping it Simple – The afghan
Last Sunday evening, my husband and I were at our church after hours. We were walking through the sanctuary and the lights were dim. Walking up the aisle, I spotted a small, nicely folded afghan at…
Walter Williams: Our Fragile Planet
Let's examine a few statements reflecting a vision thought to be beyond question. "The world that we live in is beautiful but fragile." "The 3rd rock from the sun is a fragile oasis." Here are a coup…
Good Mothers Have Bad Days, Too
"Good mothers don't get impatient with their children." These words were spoken recently by a young lady who is a very good mother to two beautiful children. She was having a bad day and needed enc…
Our View – Dec. 7, 2013: Courthouse belongs in East Milton
Numbers are thrown around
a lot in government. A million
here, a million there … $65,000
paid for this study or that
proposal.
We are desensitized to the big
numbers, like a kid pla…
Speak Out – Nov. 23, 2013
Speak Out
Wednesday – 12:17 p.m.
This is Jim in Milton. For seniors whose memory doesn't last three years, I want to remind you that AARP was pushing Obamacare. That federally requir…
Speak Out – Nov. 27, 2013
Friday 6:30 p.m.
Thank you for the opportunity to say whatever is on my mind. This is Raymond. I just wanted to say that being it is the fiftieth anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination.…