One man has spent years deciding the values of other people's property. The other still feels the sting of being denied an agricultural exemption. ...more

August 8, 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

Last week, the front pages of the world press blossomed with photos of four Iranian rockets, fired in salvo, heading skyward. ...more

July 16, 2008

Declining property values and bigger tax breaks for homeowners drained about $2.9 billion from Pasco County's taxable property value during the yearlong period ending Jan. 1. ...more

July 1, 2008

Florida's revenue for May came in $123.1 million below estimates, with plummeting sales and corporate income tax accounting for most of the shortfall. ...more

June 24, 2008

BROOKSVILLE BUSINESSES OPTING FOR NATURAL GAS ...more

June 14, 2008

HOAs Good For Attorneys Regarding "Neighbors Boot Family From Home" (front page, June 2): ...more

June 11, 2008

Now that there can be no doubt he will be the nominee of the Democratic Party, it is a certainty Barack Obama will be the next president of the United States. And just as certain is the reality that no one else who ran for the office, regardless of party, seems as capable as he does now. It is hard to imagine a set of circumstances that allow John McCain to wrestle a win from Obama. ...more

June 7, 2008

Ambulance rides and on-scene medical care provided by Hernando County Fire Rescue are about to get costlier. ...more

May 21, 2008

To pay or not to pay, that is the question. Every year, this is one of the many hot-button issues that arise when the upcoming grandeur of college football slowly approaches: Should student-athletes be compensated for their efforts on the field? ...more

May 3, 2008