A public hearing on an ordinance that would provide a method for waterfront homeowners to set up and finance a coastal canal dredging program has been delayed until at least January. ...more

December 10, 2008

Waterfront homeowners eager to unclog the hemmed-in canals that block their path to Tampa Bay will have to wait a bit longer. The public hearing on an ordinance that would help property owners set up and finance a coastal canal dredging program won't go before the Hillsborough County Commission until at least mid-January. The public hearing had originally been scheduled for Dec. 17. ...more

December 4, 2008

Pertaining to the ditch cleaning dirt along the roads and highways of Highlands County. They used to give that dirt to the residents here in the area to fill in low spots in their yards, but now, because of someone's bright idea, they have the Road and Bridge Department drive 20-30 miles round trip to dump it in the landfill. Doesn't this practice fill up they landfill much quicker and cost the residents of Highlands County thousands of dollars more in fuel costs and man hours, trucking this dirt all the way out to the landfill? Whose brainless idea was it in the first place? ...more

November 28, 2008

Some people may not be aware of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, from Maricopa County, Arizona. He is a unique individual who has saved the taxpayers of Maricopa County thousands of dollars a year through his cost saving programs. ...more

August 28, 2008

Chased from their homes and practice fields by deadly wildfires, the San Diego Chargers will return home to play the Houston Texans at Qualcomm Stadium on Sunday as scheduled. ...more

October 27, 2007