The Pasco County Health Department will offer free swine flu nasal spray and injectable vaccinations to priority groups Saturday and Nov. 14 in Dade City, New Port Richey and Land O' Lakes. ...more

November 6, 2009

I am happy to see a reader (B. Flanagan, Nov. 2) admitting he voted to make Barack Obama president. I am also happy to see he admitted that "they" forgot what it takes to make a change and correct what "they" think are mistakes of the past. ...more

November 3, 2009

Conga Caliente drew food and music lovers to Al Lopez Park in Tampa on Sunday for a free celebration of Latin American culture. The third annual event, put on by Tampa Parks and Recreation and Coda Sound, included performances by international salsa favorite Rey Ruiz, and Tito Rojas, named Puerto Rico's Best Salsa Artist. Dominoes tournaments, cigar rolling and plenty of ethnic foods were available, along with information on health care and finances. ...more

November 2, 2009

Big Insurance, with its excessive profiteering and exploitation has shown itself a cruel and inhumane master and should no longer be allowed to exclusively administer America's health care. ...more

October 30, 2009

For perhaps 50 years I heard the economic statement: As goes General Motors, so goes the nation. Does this mean that we can expect our government to run industry, health care, etc.? Joseph Stalin recognized that such would require a large number of czars, which he, of course, appointed. ...more

October 6, 2009

The Obama administration is considering steps to ease the burdens of laid-off workers, including possible extensions of unemployment and health benefits, officials said Saturday. ...more

October 4, 2009

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." ...more

October 3, 2009

The final straw that prompted me to be heard was Rep. Joe Wilson's disrespectful "You lie" outburst during the president's speech. ...more

September 20, 2009

While there are those who believe the rumor mongers against Obama's health care should "Put up or shut up," (Letters, Aug. 27) they fail to provide any research or counter to debunk such rumors, in which raises the same question back to them: "Put up or shut up." ...more

September 2, 2009

If you want to know anything about government-run health care, ask a veteran. Go to a veteran's hospital and you will see what happens to people when the government is involved in your health care. ...more

August 22, 2009