Kids might disagree, but to be perfectly candid, the Tooth Fairy is overrated. What else can you say about someone who is only interested in children's teeth after it's too late, and then only thinks they're worth small change? What else can you say about someone who is only interested in children's teeth after it's too late, and then only thinks they're worth small change? The West Pasco Dental Association, on the other hand, is concerned about children's dental health, and it proved it once again by participating in the sixth annual Give Kids a Smile program. ...more

March 4, 2009

Kids might disagree, but to be perfectly candid, the Tooth Fairy is overrated. ...more

March 4, 2009

The sweet-tooth fairy left me a longtime seasonal favorite in my stocking this year - chocolate-covered cherries. By New Year's Eve, I had easily polished off the box. Not exactly nourishing, but geez, it was sure fun. ...more

January 14, 2009

To the undecideds and independents, I offer 10 reasons to lean toward Obama: 1. Socialism/communism works; capitalism doesn't. ...more

October 23, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Although the Tooth Fairy hasn't yet visited 6-year-old Ramon Castellano of Lake Placid, he was one of the first patients at the new Children's Dental Care of Highlands. The new 1,200-square-foot dental clinic where Ramon received care is located at the Lake Placid Health Department building, at 106 Main Ave. Any of the county's 15,000 children who are uninsured and Medicaid-eligible pay based on a sliding scale, which starts at no charge, said Dr. Paula Thaqi, director of the Highlands County Health Department. ...more

February 9, 2008

Regarding '3 Who Will Bring Bay Area's Past To Life' (front page, Sept. 11): ...more

September 14, 2007