Editorials
Winning Muslim minds
American efforts to win support in the Islamic world are important, but it is even more crucial that Muslims receive responsible guidance from their own political and religious leaders.

Answer the call to service
President Bush touched on an important theme the other night. Every American this Veterans Day has been challenged to serve his or her country. The home front is as important as the military campaign against terrorism overseas. The president wants us to volunteer, speak up and come together.

Remember to give locally
With the approaching holidays comes the reminder that the people of New York and Washington are not the only victims of the terrorist attacks. Unemployed Florida workers face bleak prospects and will need a hand. But with so many private and corporate neighbors donating generously to the Sept. 11 fund, local charities find themselves with dwindling resources at a time of increasing need.

Letters
Lawmakers reflect the voter's desires
Martin Dyckman's Nov. 4 column "There's clearly someone to blame for this sad state" exposes the liberal media's disdain for the opinions of ordinary Floridians.

Margo Hammond
What do we tell our children?
Monday begins National Children's Book Week, which is normally a time for publishers to push their latest wares, from giant picture books of trailer trucks to bedtime tales aimed at assuaging children's nighttime fears.

Bill Maxwell
Travel agents close up shop after drop in travel
Lois Watson, who owned Universal Travel for 20 years, shut down her business after traveled slowed after the terrorist attacks.

Robyn E. Blumner
Patriotism isn't only by the flag
The American flag has truly come into its own in recent weeks, replacing suction-cupped Garfields as the accoutrement of choice for our cars.

Martin Dyckman
Redistricting plans hijacked Legislature
TALLAHASSEE -- Debate still festers, as it may forever, over whether the presidency was stolen in Florida last year. It's for certain that the Legislature was. Why is no one in a lather over that?

Philip Gailey
Nunn knew, and his guidance should not be overlooked
Sam Nunn is no alarmist, no prophet of doom. He is a serious man who is respected by both Democrats and Republicans for his command of complex national security issues. But as we now know, serious people were rarely taken seriously in Washington before Sept. 11.