In the Dec. 4 edition of Hernando Today, under Dr. Maglio's column, which personally I love to read, there was a cartoon of tumbleweeds and the empty store fronts. ...more

December 5, 2009

If you had given up hope of ever again gazing up at the vast leafy canopy of an American chestnut tree, take heart! The majestic tree was almost completely wiped out several decades ago by a disease and it seemed that the American chestnut had gone the way of the passenger pigeon and the dodo. ...more

November 15, 2009

Hillsborough County needs a focused response to the foreclosure crisis to avert further harmful impacts to individuals, families and communities. ...more

November 7, 2009

Only the least romantic, least artistic and least forward-thinking among us can survey the optical blight that is much of Pasco's U.S.-designated thoroughfares and imagine, "This is as good as it gets." Hodgepodge is one term that leaps to mind, but it hardly stands alone. ...more

October 28, 2009

The Creator made guidelines and sent many emissaries to nurture and promote them in order for His creations to learn and live in peace and harmony. Power and money seem to be what has taken place in the order of importance! ...more

October 25, 2009

Only the least romantic, least artistic and least forward-thinking among us can survey the optical blight that is much of Pasco's U.S.-designated thoroughfares and imagine, "This is as good as it gets." ...more

October 21, 2009

The city's nuisance abatement board was resurrected last year as a way to do away with neighborhood eyesores where drugs and prostitution are rampant. ...more

February 20, 2009

The city's Redevelopment Advisory Committee still isn't sold on City Manager Billy Poe's plans for renovating City Hall. ...more

February 19, 2009

It is John Purcell's mission to keep the Salvation Army Family Store looking as tidy as its palm tree-lined landscaping. ...more

February 7, 2009

In its bid to become the master developer for the city's multimillion-dollar makeover of two deteriorated shopping plazas south of Bullard Parkway and east of 56th Street, the Atlanta-based Vlass Group believes it has a doable plan for the city's much-sought-after town center. ...more

January 28, 2009