A significant Democratic lead this year in new registered voters in Florida represents a potential leg up for the party's presidential candidate, Barack Obama. ...more

September 17, 2008

I am honored to have been selected to serve as an at-large-alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis and look forward to joining my fellow party members in ratifying the candidacy of Sen. John McCain as the party's nominee for president. ...more

August 31, 2008

Sickles High School students hope to make a difference in the presidential election this year, get others talking about current events and inspire political action. ...more

August 20, 2008

It is shaping up to be an interesting election season, and not just because voters will be casting ballots for president.The Aug. 26 primary election includes four races that should draw people to the polls. ...more

July 27, 2008

With millions of new voters heading to the polls this November and many states introducing new voting technologies, election officials and voting monitors say they fear the combination is likely to create long lines, stressed-out poll workers and late tallies on Election Day. ...more

July 21, 2008

It shouldn't surprise anyone that voter registration in Highlands County is at an all-time high. There is a lot of unrest throughout the country, including our own county. We should take voter interest as a good sign. ...more

July 16, 2008

Cyndi Lauper is adamant about the message behind her True Colors tour, now in its second year. But she's just as adamant about the show's entertainment value. ...more

June 12, 2008

Who is Barack Obama and from whence has he come? Obama was born 1961 in Hawaii, graduated Columbia University in 1983 and Harvard University in 1991 (magna cum laude). At Harvard he was elected the first African-American editor of the Harvard Law Review, a high honor indeed. Although his educational honors would have brought him an excellent position and salary, he chose to work for only $8,000 per year as a community organizer after some time at a law firm as a civil rights attorney and organized voter registration for Bill Clinton's candidacy for president. ...more

June 12, 2008

Who is Barack Obama and from whence has he come? ...more

June 11, 2008

For the first time since 1984, Democrats have edged past Republicans in voter registration in Pinellas County, considered by some to be the birthplace of the Florida Republican Party. ...more

May 3, 2008