Area motorcyclists are invited to rev up some support for fallen law enforcement officers. ...more

September 5, 2008

I, for one, am really tired of reading the comments of political adversaries of current Sheriff Susan Benton and her staff of officers. Informed citizens, know what a great job the Highlands County Sheriff's Office has done for our county. ...more

September 4, 2008

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August 22, 2008

SARASOTA - Derek Krzypkowski got a surprise when he showed up for work Sunday morning at the Lox 'n Egg Bread Company: A window was smashed open and the ATM was missing. ...more

August 5, 2008

It is understandable that those who think President Bush has done a poor job want to replace him with a Democrat they think might do a better one. What is not understandable is why voters, who think Congress has performed poorly, would vote to keep the Democratic majority in place and, according to many polls, expand it. ...more

July 13, 2008

Whatever you want to call it – to cheat, hoodwink, victimize, bamboozle, misrepresent – and the list goes on; flimflamming customers is alive and well in the U.S. We are a nation of crooks. ...more

June 14, 2008

The Pasco Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Service was held Thursday evening at the historic Pasco County Courthouse. ...more

May 3, 2008

Capt. Michael Maurer has spent 20-plus years pulling crooks off the street. ...more

February 2, 2008

Today is a key date in Hillsborough County's history, though not one that merits celebration. Twenty-five years ago three Hillsborough County commissioners, charged with taking bribes from developers, were led from the courthouse in handcuffs. ...more

January 31, 2008

It always amazes me how right wingers respond when presented with facts. It is obvious they can't accept facts because facts disturb their little comfort zone, which the neo-con, globalist controlled corporate media has built for them. They like to dismiss facts as "volatile diatribe" or "violent cacophony" or worse. The person presenting the facts is immediately labeled a radical, liberal, angry hate-monger. For your enlightenment, Mr. Gallagher, here are some facts. I am a Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Eisenhower-type Republican and no one is more true conservative than I. I also find it disgusting that you feel free to define my objectives with respect to my military career, when you don't even know me. Here are some more facts sir: ...more

January 19, 2008