I was showing a Discovery Channel documentary video on the Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” to my high school aviation class earlier this week. The SR-71 was the fastest air-breathing aircraft ever flown. Cloaked in secrecy for years as our top spy plane, even today after 30 or more years when it …
Not wanting to “beat a dead horse,” but in answer to the obviously angry response it generated, it was gratifying to see how my recent letter to the editor seems to have touched a raw nerve.
When people say that they’re fed up with health care, what they really mean is that they’re fed up with health-care billing.
When you invoke the name of God to justify your cause, understand God was a teacher of love, forgiveness and peace — not a vehicle for diatribes. There are some who feel they are doing "God's work" — but the Golden Rule says nothing about harassment and fear mongering. Through time we have s…
To the organization “Indivisible” and those picketing the Sebring gun show, the United States of America is a republic not a democracy. If the schools would teach the real history of the Constitution and how it was formed, people would be more understanding.
Your sister-in-arms, Denise Williams, your county veteran service officer, is a director and accredited and certified and also still in the military. She has won many awards for her service to veterans. If you are a veteran who needs help with your dealings with the veterans administration, …
This is in response of a recent comment made in the Highlands News-Sun paper describing Mr. Bezos with Mr. Bozo. The writer described himself as Mr. Bozo since he only makes a negative amount of money every month while Mr. Bezos of Amazon makes millions. This is the kind of argument that soc…
While Christmas loot shopping, I discovered a giant bottle of body wash and snagged it for myself to spare yet another trip for personal care items. The bright purple and floral print container had caught my eye along with the word water in French. That seemed appropriate and the price was a…
Puerto Rico is now dealing with the aftermath of a powerful 5.8 earthquake and equally powerful aftershocks. Casualties are low, and electrical power is slowly returning. But the quakes are just the latest natural disasters to cripple the U.S. commonwealth.
Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani was a skillful and talented military leader trying to defend his country with blood on his hands and beloved by his own country just like our Civil War generals, Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant.
I got quite a chuckle while reading Letters to the Editor in the Jan. 11 Highlands News-Sun. One letter in particular was a real knee slapper.
The concept of “retirement,” along with a government social welfare programs to support old folks who no longer worked, dates to the 1880s. That’s when German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck concluded that a little socialism for the elderly — Germany set retirement age at 70 — was better than b…
Every baseball fan of a certain age knows that in 1956 the New York Yankees’ Don Larsen threw a perfect World Series fifth game against the Brooklyn Dodgers. But even though Larsen’s recent passing has once again drawn attention to his long-ago gem, his unique achievement is still under-appr…
In response to a viewpoint in the Highlands Sun-News on Jan. 11, the writer rants about a few things involving President Trump — guns, Putin and Kim Jung Un and far right wingers, as she puts it. The writer comments about a gun show on the fairgrounds in Sebring and how bad this “right to as…
When lawmakers take their seats today for their annual session in Tallahassee, they will carry with them a bevy of bills and promises important to the people who voted them into office. With hundreds of bills awaiting a hearing in committees and eventually maybe in the House and Senate chamb…
After unhinged responses to my recent letter, we now know who is paying for the anti-gun show Ad-A-Notes. But, like most left-wing interlopers, they choose to go off on a tangent that is so off topic, it would be funny, if it weren't so unfortunate. They inaccurately try to draw a parallel b…
This century began with a bang, quite literally as President Donald Trump ordered the killing of the top Iranian general, Qasem Soleimani. Soleimani was a notorious Iranian general that has been labeled by many as a terrorist. Soleimani led attacks against the United States during the 2003 i…
Mr. Arceo's one simple question, "Is asking your local government to prevent stagnation" a form of entitlement or accountability, is moot. Government entitlements are rights granted to citizens by federal law, e.g., social security, medicare, welfare.
Here’s a grim report to start the new year from The Washington Post on the social and emotional well-being of Americans:
Scan local lakes and you just might see a group of white pelicans bobbing among the waves.
This closeup of a white pelican shows the bright orange bill and pouch along with fully white plumage while at rest.
A juvenile brown pelican sits to the left of an adult, helping to show the differences in coloration of feathers.
A plethora of brown pelicans seen hanging out together shows the plumage variations between adults and juveniles.
It’s a new year with all the hopes of better times ahead and for pelicans, every new decade brings additional rebound in their numbers. In the 1970s, populations plummeted due to secondary impacts from DDT and other pesticides causing thinning of their eggshells. These large birds use their …
What I consider common sense for bicycle rules for the road would be that bicycle riders be allowed to ride against traffic so they can see oncoming traffic. This way if an automobile driver isn't paying attention the bicycle rider can move out of the way and avoid being hit.
We’ve always said local governments do a better job of deciding what is best for their citizens. Leaving decision-making to local governments presents the best opportunity for feedback from the people those decisions impact.
Your president is constantly referring to the great economy that is the result of higher wages, tax deductions and employment. Well, I can't speak for 331 million people but I can give you examples of just two hard-working Americans enjoying the fruits of this fabulous economy. The economy i…
According to a recent letter writer, he is distraught with the group Indivisible. He greatly dislikes their stand against assault weapons being sold directly across from Sebring High School. He bizarrely states our group is "full of hatred."
This is in response to the guest column by Bud Morgan, “We should not hate those who are different.” I feel exactly the same way. I wish I had thought to write it first, but the credit goes to him and he deserves it. Too bad the world doesn’t feel this way.
Karen Garner at Bo David’s restaurant in Sun ‘n Lakes South is the person to see if you are planning an event.
Recently, while in Fort Myers, I observed a sign reading "Greatest math ever! 1 cross plus 3 nails = 4 given." My observation of the path some inside the Belch-way want to take us is, 1 A.O.C. plus 3 more of the Odd Squad = 4 boding. God help us!
Had to laugh at the pro-Trumper letter to the editor on Jan. 9. The stick-on ads protesting the weapon “show” across the street from Sebring High School were legally bought and legally added to the daily paper, and meant clearly to be a public service. Sebring has already suffered mass shoot…
Sometimes, it’s very easy to believe that humanity is primarily composed of jerks and creeps.
It’s 2020. Like all years ending in 0, it’s a big year.
I blog almost everyday on different sites like Yahoo and MSN on different articles and it is a sad day that when I read the hate for this president, to the point that the Democratic party and liberals are rooting for Iran and for a Recession in this country, that I wish we can boot these peo…
A recent letter writer suggests members of our local Indivisible group be punished for high treason. The punishment for high treason is death. Are you suggesting they be put to death?
How often have you gone into a community restaurant to have a good meal? And while you are sitting there enjoying your meal along with a good conversation with your friends, a restaurant employee shows up near your table and starts to vigorously sweep the floor, perhaps because it is near cl…
Legacy, dreams, vision, change, innovation, and challenge are all words that are a part of the journey EAA Chapter 1240 has been on for more than a decade. It was not long ago that we were calling home to two donated t-hangars at the Sebring airport. In those hangars we conducted our pancake…
Charlotte County Commissioner Bill Truex is one builder who is fed up with people looking to build a dream home but getting ripped off in the process.
It's bad enough that our morning paper is defaced with inane sticky notes incorrectly blaming gun shows for the mental illness that pervades society today, but it's even more disturbing to discover who is paying for those Ad-A-Notes. IndivisibleHCFL is the local chapter of a national organiz…
During the Christmas holidays I witnessed an incident that could have been traumatic but because of the quick action of a state trooper and his wife the incident was quickly resolved and all parties were able to celebrate the Christmas holidays.
– a Republican president facing impeachment attacks the press for uncovering his complicity in the cover-up of a crime
