Democratic Chair applauds Fred Swift
Dear Editor: In a March 17 editorial, Fred Swift accurately assailed the state legislature’s failure to address school safety as a “lack of attention to serious matters … a lack…
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Way to go, Grand Chuck!
From the Heart When we are in Tampa, I often go out to the golf course and watch Chuck chip and putt and drive and all those golf things he…
World War I exhibit opens next month
The County Line One hundred years ago this spring World War I was raging, and 116,516 Americans were dying in what was called The Great War. Unfortunately, the war was…
Bend with the big wind
Be Well “If a big wind comes, a tree must bend or be lifted up by its roots.” – Cochise, Apache Chief I always enjoy contemplating the wisdom of the…
One writer’s opinion on state legislature’s priorities this session
Editorial Health, safety and welfare of our citizens are major reasons for having a state government with virtually unlimited power to address these basic needs. Still, our state legislature adjourned…
A thank you to Richardson
To My Friend Kathy, I first want to say thank you. Thank you for all the lives you have touched throughout your time as a leader at the Statehouse. There…
Reader finds Janet’s column inspiring
Dear Editor: A Big Thank You to Janet Hart Leonard for her March 12 column, “Thoughts from the second row.” Ms. Leonard expressed the thoughts of this reader and I…
Florida reader applauds Janet’s column
Dear Editor: I appreciated the sentiment and wording of Janet Hart Leonard’s column, “Thoughts from the second row.” For those of us who served in the US Military, it is…
Drug crisis real, warns Carter
Coroner confirms nine more deaths . . . The County Line State Police Superintendent Doug Carter, speaking Thursday night at the annual Clay Township Republican chili supper, said the opioid…
Thoughts from the second row
From the Heart “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.” As a child I was taught not only the words, but what they mean. Most…