If Brian Moore wants the sheriff's office to shut down roads so he can protest, he ought to pay for it himself. ...more

June 18, 2009

It's an all "ER" night on NBC. The two-hour series finale begins at 9 p.m. following a one-hour retrospective. I've already heard some groans from "The Office" and "30 Rock" fans. ...more

April 2, 2009

The United Nations Panel on Climate Change is calling for sacrifice on the part of the American people in order to fight global warming. Their solution is for us to eat no meat one night a week. They have estimated that meat production accounts for nearly a fifth of global greenhouse gas emissions. ...more

September 19, 2008

County Cash Cow Mortally Wounded ...more

August 26, 2008

When the cash cow of ever-increasing property values stuffed county coffers like the California Gold Rush, top-level county administrators and department mangers bathed in the excess with double-digit pay hikes and out-of-control spending. ...more

July 27, 2008

Even though they didn't get their way, Hernando County Commissioners Dave Russell and Rose Rocco deserve high praise for looking out for the taxpayer during Tuesday's ambulance rate hike hearing. ...more

May 25, 2008

That yellow brick road leading to the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center is paved with Broadway gold. ...more

February 17, 2008

I was fortunate enough to have a nice visit in Puerto Rico and the availability of an international businessman as a tour guide to tell me "what's what" there. ...more

February 16, 2008

OK, I'm new here, but as I understand it, we can go to the polls on Tuesday and vote to cut our exorbitant property taxes. ...more

January 28, 2008

OK, I'm new here, but as I understand it, we can go to the polls on Tuesday and vote to cut our exorbitant property taxes. ...more

January 27, 2008