It is difficult to express in words the level of my disgust at the actions of a faction of the Hernando County School Board and an arrogant collective of parents who decided to railroad the decision to move the gifted center to their favored gated school community, Challenger K-8. ...more

December 12, 2009

It's been said, sometimes whimsically, that "no good deed goes unpunished" and that has certainly proven true for the Spring Lake Improvement District Board. It is with great good fortune that the residents of Spring Lake are blessed with a board and district manager that does not spend time looking in the rear view mirror but instead is planning for the future of this fine community with its best interest at the forefront. ...more

December 3, 2009

Nothing went the Avon Park Red Devils' way Tuesday night - even their uniforms needed amending. ...more

November 26, 2009

The city council on Monday rejected a Florida Department of Transportation plan that would convert Gall Boulevard to a one-way street. ...more

November 11, 2009

The City Council on Monday rejected a Florida Department of Transportation plan that would convert Gall Boulevard to a one-way street. ...more

November 10, 2009

In this germ-laden world, we are constantly being attacked by viruses of every ilk. I believe I have detected a new virus infecting some of your readers and I call this affliction "myopia magnificationus." ...more

November 3, 2009

I regularly read with interest the musings of Dallas Dunlap. ...more

October 30, 2009

Germany 1930-'39. Brown-shirt storm troopers stifle dissent from the religious and the media. Read or see "The Coming of the Third Reich" by R. Evans. Fast forward to America 2009 under its new administration; all staff members told to go on attack mode against Fox News. All other news outlets have access to the administration, unless, of course, they report anything discriminatory, except Fox News. ...more

October 28, 2009

The proposal would allow a tax credit of 10 percent of the value of new or existing residences, up to a $15,000 limit. ...more

February 5, 2009

Here's the situation: A man with a known criminal past - let's call him Joe - heads over to the impound yard to retrieve something from his truck. ...more

February 1, 2009