Smoking, obesity, and alcohol abuse are leading contributors to preventable death in the United States. By early adulthood, a large read more

Smoking, obesity, and alcohol abuse are leading contributors to preventable death in the United States. By early adulthood, a large proportion of Americans smoke, are overweight, and drink alcohol to excess.

What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a read more

What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust over like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it sags like a heavy load. Or does it just explode?.

I don't believe in pessimism. If something doesn't come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it's read more

I don't believe in pessimism. If something doesn't come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it's going to rain, it will.

We'd still be a host county. But I think what's happening now with the magnitude of the storms we're looking read more

We'd still be a host county. But I think what's happening now with the magnitude of the storms we're looking at is we're going to see a lot deeper intrusion by these storms when they get over Polk County or get over Central Florida.

In my experience, problems most frequently arise from those who report for television, with little field experience in your area read more

In my experience, problems most frequently arise from those who report for television, with little field experience in your area but an insatiable appetite for a sound bite.

I'm not taking any interest in politics. I'm not involved in politics in any way. My life is in writing read more

I'm not taking any interest in politics. I'm not involved in politics in any way. My life is in writing now.

I'm sure that local communities probably get tired of people coming to them and saying this wasn't installed right.

I'm sure that local communities probably get tired of people coming to them and saying this wasn't installed right.

I support his race for Congress and I hope he'll be our next representative in Washington.

I support his race for Congress and I hope he'll be our next representative in Washington.

who will shuffle when he's not going anywhere, scratch when he's not itching and grin when he's not tickled.

who will shuffle when he's not going anywhere, scratch when he's not itching and grin when he's not tickled.