Government Can’t Even Run a Brothel
So we’ve just put government in control of General Motors? Well that should solve the problem. The same people that have run the American economy into the ground now think they can run an auto company. Has anyone thought this through? Government loses money at virtually everything it does and touches. Virtually every level of [...]
Shuttle Endeavour Ready for Saturday Launch
Shuttle Endeavour and seven astronauts are scheduled to blast off Saturday on a mission to the International Space Station that will include some of the most complicated assembly work ever attempted in orbit. The weather is expected to be good for the 7:17 a.m. planned liftoff at Kennedy Space Center. Five challenging spacewalks and dauntingly [...]
Mom’s Careless Spending May Cost Children
DEAR ABBY: I am torn about what to do. My sister has five children, all under 18. She has full custody and receives child support every month from her ex-husband. The problem is, she has been spending the money that’s intended for the children on her boyfriends. Because of it, they have been homeless twice, [...]
Governor Crist Schedules Jacksonville Fundraiser
As his Senate campaign swings into gear, Governor Charlie Crist has planned a fundraiser next week here in Jacksonville. The event will take place at the home of Steve and Diane Halverson on Wednesday evening. The Host Committee consists of many notable figures from the local business and political world, including: John and Shannon Falconetti, [...]
Senator Steve Wise to be Recognized by The Able Trust
The Able Trust holds its annual Ability Awards luncheon today at Golden Eagle Country Club in Tallahassee to recognize 16 people and programs from around Florida for contributions to the quality of life for disabled employees. Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp is scheduled to attend the event. Among the award winners are Lockheed Martin for large [...]
Summer Is On Its Way
You can feel summer coming and I don’t like it. It begins on June 21. Heat is harder to deal with than cold. When it’s cold, you can put on another coat or turn up the heat, but there’s just so much you can take off to stay cool when it’s hot outdoors. The hottest [...]
Senate Passes Tough Tobacco Controls
For the first time since Americans began smoking, the federal government is about to control how tobacco products are made, marketed and sold in the United States. The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted 79-17 to give the federal Food and Drug Administration the power to regulate tobacco products blamed for killing 400,000 people every year. [...]
Digital TV Conversion is Finally Here
The USA has spent the better part of a decade preparing for the big switch to digital TV, which concludes tonight. Now what? Acting Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Copps says consumers won’t have to wait long to see the magic of digital technology, which holds promise for TV, wireless and emergency communications. The upshot: [...]
Michael Moore Targets Wall Street in New Film
Michael Moore wants his money back. Actually, he wants your money back, if you lost any in the financial meltdown. And though he knows that probably won’t happen, the filmmaker at least wants to stick it to the people who took it. The still untitled film, which opens Oct. 2, will zero in on the [...]
Health Officials Brace for Pandemic
The World Health Organization’s decision Thursday to declare the first influenza pandemic in nearly half a century has prompted public health experts worldwide to plan for an extended siege of global illness. “When you’re talking about pandemic influenza, you’re talking about a marathon, not a sprint,” says the WHO’s top flu expert, Keiji Fukuda. The [...]
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