A dad's efforts to go green meet with scorn from his wife and daughter. ...more

March 12, 2009

A Hernando Today letter writer doesn't think much of the county's feeble attempts to help us dispose of unwanted prescription drugs at the local dump at least a 20-mile drive outside of Brooksville. He's right, but he's only scratched the surface of a major county drug challenge. ...more

January 7, 2009

POWER OF THE PRESS If you're a coffee freak (welcome to the club, by the way), you probably know all about the flavor you get from a French press coffeemaker. Using one, however, requires a little patience while waiting for the coffee grounds to diffuse into the water. AeroPress solves that time crunch by using a plunger to push the water through the grounds in only 20 seconds. A microfilter sifts out the usual grit you would get at the bottom of the cup. Cost: $25.95. Available at www.aerobie.com and the Sarasota-based www.cappojim.com. ...more

May 6, 2008

In a 1977 address to the nation, President Carter called our nation's energy crisis the 'moral equivalent of war.' Years later, Carter wrote in a magazine article that the attitude of the American people concerning conservation had changed: ...more

September 30, 2007