Our country is becoming more polarized every day. The accusations, blame and vitriolic condemnation coming from every contingency is appalling. People grab sound bites and snippets of half-truths and toss them around as facts. ...more

October 3, 2009

Driver safety might take a turn for the better with the addition of a center lane and other improvements to a segment of Main Street. ...more

June 7, 2009

Jade Goody, a dental assistant turned reality-TV star whose whirlwind journey from poverty to celebrity to tragedy became a national soap opera in Britain, died of cervical cancer Sunday at age 27. ...more

March 23, 2009

PLANT CITY City commissioners have adopted resolutions ordering demolition of two condemned buildings. ...more

March 17, 2009

In the matter of Main Street Landing, the combination eyesore/one-time symbol of hope in New Port Richey's downtown redevelopment district, it may be too early to report with clarity that the city has reaffirmed its reputation for never missing an opportunity to miss an opportunity. ...more

March 13, 2009

The contents of a wallet often tell you what a person values, Royce M. Decker said today. "I thought success was having seven credit cards and maxing them out," Decker said with a chuckle about his youthful days to the audience at today's Business Development Week kickoff luncheon. West Pasco Chamber of Commerce organizes the annual business week, which continues through Jan. 31. ...more

January 26, 2009

so let's not get carried away with kudos for the driver of that aircraft. ...more

January 21, 2009

Irv Friedman of Beacon Woods says it doesn't take much to produce a hateful reaction against Jews. ...more

January 14, 2009

A single-file line of schoolchildren walked past a military checkpoint as a bomb-loaded truck veered toward them and exploded, ending the lives of 14 young Afghans in a heartbreaking flash captured by a U.S. military security camera. ...more

December 29, 2008

Rosemary Atkins sees beyond the broken window panes, plywood-covered doors, crumbling roofs and weed-choked yards. ...more

November 26, 2008