The misconception that Trump championed the working class is absurd. He has consistently screwed-over laborers who’ve worked for him, and didn’t bring back coal nor jobs from China. Like a typical anti-labor Republican, he gave the wealthy trillions of dollars in tax-cuts and a trifling one …
This past week, I was able to cover the demolition of the historic Nan-Ces-O-Wee building on North Ridgewood in Downtown Sebring. Being only a teenager, I was only ever able to see the building as an empty property with brown paper on the windows. I am far too young to have been able to see …
WASHINGTON — Every presidential election involving a Republican victor inevitably is followed by self-flagellation by the media. For some reason, gosh, how did we get it wrong this time?
A bullying unappreciative partner. There’s no other way to describe it.
Gratitude can be defined as the quality of being thankful, readiness to show appreciation, and to return kindness. Gratitude is simply taking time to think about the positive things in your life rather than focusing on the negatives. As we approach Thanksgiving, I have been personally reflect…
If 2020 were a meal, I bet it would be liver and onions (if you’re one of those strange people who like liver and onions, substitute a hated food. Brussel sprouts, maybe). In any case, this has not been a year many of us have warm feelings about.
In February, the World Health Organization (WHO) put out the number of worldwide abortions as 40 to 50 million in 2019. The Bible teaches that a baby is a blessing of and command of God Almighty. In Genesis we are told this [Genesis 1:27-28 (NKJV) 27 So God created man in His own image; in t…
On this annual holiday where nothing is as it once was in the world, perhaps we should be celebrating giving thanks instead of Thanksgiving. Such a hard year it has been, maybe you are thinking what is there to give thanks about?
My family canceled Thanksgiving this year – my favorite holiday since I was a kid.
Are you a faithful Christian who is concerned about empty pews – and the steadily decreasing impact of Christianity on the social fabric?
On a popular community Facebook page, there was a post that featured the City Pier and the accompanying park. Unfortunately, I cannot say it was a positive post nor can I say that it shows a picturesque park. Instead, it was exposing the terrible state that the park and pier is in. The post’…
Recently, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert and Bummercloud in Chief, Dr. Anthony Fauci, expressed concerns over families gathering together for a traditional Thanksgiving celebration this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2008, I told my family, before I retired in 2030, my electric car would drive me to work. I would sit in the back seat, reading the morning newspaper, as the car carried me to work. I would charge my car at night through solar panels on my home’s roof and have no fuel costs.
I believe we all have at least one book in us. Maybe the time has come to write it? You certainly have plenty of time on your hands right now as you try to stay home and stay safe.
This week I want to look at some of the things good people fight about. No, I’m not talking about the election, or COVID-19, or any of the big news stories of 2020. These are arguments that have existed long before this year and will exist long after we happily wave goodbye to 2020.
I am sure I am one of many whose hair stands up when a certain person writes his frequent Letter to the Editor talking about a “mythical person who lives in the sky” or some other atheist term for God … with a capital G. My first thought is to pity that person. I can’t help but think what he…
This article has nothing to do with aviation, but the Highlands News-Sun has given me a platform to share some thoughts from time to time and I hope this effort might have a point or two relevant to the times we are in. I’ll send it to the editor, and if Romona feels it worthy, you’ll be rea…
It is officially the fall season in Florida and pine warblers have been streaming in during their annual migration. These sunny yellow beauties have the freedom to travel at will wherever their instincts direct them. I am a birder and watch for their return each year. While I enjoy their ant…
We’re all immigrants, unless you’re Native American, living a sociological experiment wherein all races and creeds attempt to live harmoniously together with equality; or that’s the dream, anyway, a fairy tale, so far. After our ancestors ethnically cleansed America of its natives and stole …
For the past two weeks, President Trump’s actions after Joe Biden was announced as the president-elect has been a controversial topic in the nation. At the time of writing, President Trump refused to concede defeat and it looks like this would be the case for many months. Not only has he not…
I have followed politics very closely over the years reading and hearing both conservative and progressive news reports. I have also sought out political facts from many solid sources. Although I have never submitted an opinion letter to a newspaper or any publication, I feel compelled to do…
As your host, I have gathered a cornucopia of genuine Thanksgiving trivia, thanks to “Good Housekeeping” magazine and other sources.
There is a meme I saw on Facebook I recently shared: “I’m getting tired of being part of a major historical event.” One of my friends responded with the quip, “Which one?”
“This is the largest tax bill in history ... a cruel hoax.” — Alf Landon, 1936 Republican Presidential nominee, on the new Social Security
Each Veterans Day, it is important to remember that this day is dedicated to our military veterans. It is a national holiday for all Americans to honor the service and sacrifice of ordinary Americans who answered the call of duty to serve our country.
Feeling like I’ve been hobbling around longer than I care to admit, this past week has been an eye opener. Before COVID-19, Mr. Harris and I easily logged six miles each day between pre-dawn walks and after-work exercising. Then, of course, everything changed.
(Monday) night, I presented the Avon Park City Council with a letter giving them a 365-day termination notice for the contract to provide law enforcement services for the City of Avon Park.
Soldiers in combat create memorable sayings during the heat of battle. These sayings linger on long after the battles are finished. A history of World War II could be made just using the memorable saying. For example, on a Sunday morning in 1941, an “urgent” radiogram went out to all U.S. Na…
Exactly a week ago, citizens of Highlands County were able to select the final two people who they wanted to serve on the Board of County Commission. Kevin Roberts will represent District 1, Kathy Rapp will represent District 2, Scott Kirouac will represent District 3, and Chris Campbell wil…
The Democrats could not win a fair election so they instead try to steal it. I have seen many Republican and Democrat presidents come and go, some I voted for and some I voted against, but I respected them all because they were mostly fair and honest. Now, because of the disrespect and illeg…
Another fellow American is dying from COVID-19 while you read this sentence.
It’s crazy political times like these that I long for how quickly, simply and peacefully the 1980 presidential election ended.
As I type this on Wednesday morning, there is no declared winner in the 2020 Presidential election. It’s possible that by the time this comes out, there will be a winner. I hope so.
Hollywood must deal with the burden of producing TV programs during a pandemic and at a time of social and political upheaval in our country. Viewers, however, deserve better than to endure heavy on-screen doses of the very things they are hoping to escape in real life.
Rain was predicted, but I planned to hike anyway. Catching up with some old friends, my start was delayed but I was in no rush. Well packed for whatever the day might bring, I found the five-mile loop I had decided upon more or less dry. This was a big improvement on the wading I had been do…
As this pandemic deepens, how are children handling it? If we adults find ourselves bewildered, confused, saddened and admittedly more than a little scared, how must children feel?
There’s one dynamic that has controlled America from its inception, and its design is in the Constitution: it’s the desire of our wealthy elite to avoid any government controls, as well as their avoidance of paying taxes.
The first Tuesday of November of each election year is an important day to preserve the democracy that our nation enjoys. Over 200 years ago, our Founding Framers gave us the right to have a say in our nation’s government. Voting is what has allowed this nation, like many other democracies, …
Highlands News Sun’s letters to the editor section and staff writers Phil Attinger and (former staff writer) Gary Pinnell have provided the Oak Manor Avenue Highlands County Joint Paving Project wonderful comments and articles over the past eight years. On behalf of the Oak Manor Avenue resi…
It feels like we are in a unique moment in history.
Since my last Superintendent’s Corner, I have had the opportunity to participate in the Teacher of the Year and School-Related Employee of the Year announcements at many schools.
By the time this column comes out (Halloween), it will be the last day of early voting in Highlands County. If you don’t vote today, you’ll have to wait until Election Day to cast your vote.
Was President Donald Trump out of control at the first debate between him and Biden? You bet ya’ he was! And so would I as well as many others under the same circumstances. I put myself in his position. He has the entire weight of the future well being of this nation on his shoulders. He kno…
It was quiet in the hangar, even with the main door open. A few birds chirped, but the early morning sounds didn’t include the normal race track sounds of cars screaming around the turn to the back stretch that is close to our EAA hangar. I was alone, moving some things around preparing to h…
Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, was a wake-up call for America. I was driving and someone called and said “Have you heard they are flying President Trump on Marine One from the White House to Walter Reed.” I responded, “Oh sh...t!” had heard on the news earlier that if you go there, you are going on…
Despite all the hopes and happy wishing, Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend. If you would like to stay up until 2 a.m. this Nov. 1, you can turn those old-fashioned clocks back one hour. With any luck, we will sleep right through it.
I and many Americans watched the last presidential debate. Now believe me when I say this, I do not approve of many of Trump’s brash actions, but having said that, I must also say that he has been the best American president since Ronald Regan, mostly because, thank God, he is not a politici…
Allow me to introduce you to Ron Grover, the father of a son who is currently recovering from a battle with drug addiction. Grover authored a blog post titled, “The Emotions I Experienced as the Parent of a Child With Addiction.” In it, he writes, “For many years, I couldn’t separate the dis…
You know a nation is slipping into fascism when they fight endless and unnecessary wars designed to enrich arms makers; when one political party deems the other evil and to be stopped by any means possible, by telling any lie or cheating, and even violence; and when the justice department do…
