We’ve all heard the phrase “kill the messenger.” In Texas a week ago, it was “steal, hide and heap scorn upon the messenger.”

There’s an old gag that claims few things are safe when legislative bodies are in session. And like most gags, there’s at least a grain of truth involved.

I caught the Bush brothers the other night at the Naples Grande during a unique Town Hall Distinguished Speaker Series session. For those who missed the news reports of the event, President George W. Bush and former Florida Gov. Jeb ...

I got my reminder a few days back that Sunshine Week (March 14-20) is approaching. It’s a national observance and celebration of the importance of open government. There will be essay contests and award presentations. There will be speeches and ...

I used to be a contributing editor, on a freelance basis, for Cardiology World News. That’s a trade magazine supported by companies that want to market stents, statins and other heart-care products to cardiologists. So, I feel qualified to comment ...

Got a surprise in the mail this past week. It was a letter from the Pima County sheriff in Tucson, Ariz. He was charging me with speeding — going 60 in a 45-mph zone — on a four-lane highway somewhere ...

A newspaperman, a television news anchor and an author of 19 novels will speak at this year’s Honor the Free Press Day in Naples. We’re not talking three separate speakers; we’re talking Jim Lehrer.

The eight-member editorial board of the Naples Daily News meets frequently with community leaders interested in gaining editorial support on our opinion pages for a specific program or project.

Newspaper Web sites are giving newspaper editors a clearer picture of which stories grab and captivate readers.

Comic strips continue to be a topic of reader feedback — solicited or not. More than one reader has let us know face-to-face in recent weeks that Mary Worth isn’t worth their trouble and should be dropped from our daily ...

A forecast of Florida’s economic future landed on the editor’s desk this past week with a sobering thud. The prognosticator was the Institute for Economic Competitiveness at the University of Central Florida. The institute is part of the Orlando-based university’s ...

While the inaugural Naples International Film Festival was winding down last Sunday at the Mercato in North Naples, U.S. Marine Corps veterans and the USO were hosting a “world premier” of their own a few miles north at a church ...

Things can move slowly in Washington, D.C. — slower than it takes to widen an interstate highway. The expansion of Interstate 75 — made possible by the $286.4 billion federal highway bill of 2005 — is almost complete, while little ...

An explosion that shocked Naples nearly 25 years ago and spawned a handful of “true-crime” books is now attracting attention from afar — specifically a British film crew that is scheduled to produce documentaries for the likes of the BBC ...

The First Amendment is holding its own — at least in the arena of public opinion. That’s one of the findings of Freedom Forum’s 13th annual State of the First Amendment survey. Freedom Forum is a nonprofit organization that directs ...