WASHINGTON The cost of health insurance is the number one concern of small business owners, according to a new report released by Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and Small Business Administration Administrator Karen Mills. ...more

October 25, 2009

The next time you doubt all things are political, take a look at your kid's school lunch. Yes, that slice of cheese pizza and carton of milk are at the heart of a $12 billion debate going on right now in Washington, right alongside those on war appropriations and health care reform. ...more

October 22, 2009

Health care reform without a public option is a scam greater then the Ponzi scheme of Maddof. ...more

October 8, 2009

Former Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole says a top GOP leader asked him not to publicly support health care reform. But he's doing so anyway. ...more

October 7, 2009

If we are indeed a Christian nation like so many of you say, shouldn't we start acting like it? The Lord isn't a partisan, the Lord doesn't care if our government is big or small, and the Lord certainly does not care for the current system of national health care and big insurance companies. What He does care about is how we treat and take care of each other. ...more

September 20, 2009

If we can get past the political rhetoric, we might identify what the real angst is about health care reform. ...more

September 12, 2009

Obama's vacation is ridiculous! Have we forgotten George Bush and his numerous visits to his ranch in Texas? Not to mention Camp David. Our collective memory seems to be very short when it is convenient. ...more

September 12, 2009

Regarding J. Ron Smith's letter in the Sept. 4 issue. Mr. Smith is concerned because "Rep. Rooney had already made up his mind to vote against the health care reform bill, no matter the content." Well, from what I have read in this newspaper, Rep. Tom Rooney has done something that virtually no Democrat congressperson has done so far; he actually read the bill (HR 3200.) ...more

September 11, 2009

Thank you for your guest column published in the Aug. 30 Highlands Today. ...more

September 4, 2009

On Sunday I watched a program on ABC News about health care reform. I heard the word "empowerment" used a few times. This word peaked my attention. ...more

August 18, 2009