A friend once asked, "Don't you ever run out of things to write about?" To which I smiled, chuckled and gave the simple reply, "No." ...more

March 14, 2009

There's strength in numbers, and it's more fun. At least that's the thinking behind Greater New Port Richey Main Street organizers' plan to hold a Community Garage Sale from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. this Saturday as part of its Saturday Downtown Market. ...more

February 25, 2009

Florida seems a state doomed to not learn from the mistakes of our past. How many times have we been sold a bill of goods from a fast-buck developer promising the moon and leaving communities with only debt and the loss of the natural beauty that used to define the southern Nature Coast? ...more

February 15, 2009

He knows what you're thinking. "The fluke thing," Greg White said. ...more

August 16, 2008

My son has moved to New York City. And I'm okay with it … sort of. When he first told me he was moving to New York, my reaction was the typical maternal instinct—panic! Because that's what mothers do. It's in our job description. ...more

July 28, 2008

I read recently about local government's decisions to allow several large tracts in Hardee County to be developed in major fashion. This brought sadness to my heart. Pastoral views from my truck window may soon be replaced with construction cranes and vegetation destruction. ...more

July 9, 2008

When all was said and done, it came down to the money. Facing a revenue shortfall from state-mandated tax reforms, several Dade City city commissioners saw big dollar signs in a proposal to annex 56 acres of undeveloped land along U.S. 301 and south of Willingham Avenue, where a new subdivision is planned. ...more

June 26, 2008

When city officials broke ground on the municipal airport expansion project at a ceremony in January, they had big dollar signs in their eyes. ...more

May 21, 2008

I feel that the very idea that the Highlands County School Board has to have discussions and special meetings to address this issue is an excessively waste of thought, working hours and especially time away from more important issues. For I feel that if one feels he is from an ape, then one should be in the idiot zoo where one will "fit in" and be at home and the school of teachings one's own beliefs. For apparently, from the letters one has written to the newspaper editor, he has certainly proved himself to be that of the ignorant and illiterate non-human species. ...more

February 13, 2008

They often claim to be "top officials" in the Nigerian government and ask you to keep their correspondence top secret, whether it came via e-mail or the Postal Service. ...more

November 21, 2007