and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me to recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness. ...more

November 26, 2009

Charter government and impact fees are among the hot-button topics awaiting county commissioners when they meet Tuesday. ...more

November 8, 2009

We do not have democracy in America, "A government of the people, for the people and by the people," as we have been brain washed into believing for over 230 years. ...more

October 4, 2009

Our government is out of control! There is no reason that a Hernando County commissioner's salary is a state mandated annual salary of more than $60,000 per year for a part-time job when the median household income of the county is $43,000 per year. ...more

September 30, 2009

It always helps to start at the beginning — in this case America. It begins with that Robert Frost moment of "two roads diverged in the wood" — and the road our founders took "made all the difference" — "the one less traveled by..." ...more

March 22, 2009

Economist Bill Fruth had a vital message for community leaders Tuesday if they want to lift the county out of its economic quagmire - focus everything on economic development. ...more

March 19, 2009

Fresh from a victory at the polls on Nov. 4, advocates of a change in Hillsborough County's style of government are setting their sights on 2010. ...more

November 16, 2008

A violation of the American democratic form of government, those that the American people have elected or appointed for a two- or four-year term of office, have violated their oaths of office and their contract with the American people. ...more

November 5, 2008

Barring a last-minute ruling from the Florida Supreme Court, the Hillsborough County mayor question won't be on the ballot. That doesn't mean voters won't be asked about at least part of the issue. ...more

October 19, 2008

Few documents changed the world more than the Constitution of the United States. Prior to the United States' Declaration of Independence and the signing of the Constitution, people had for centuries lived in countries without personal rights and without a democratic form of government. All that changed when the Constitutional Convention adopted the United States Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787, in Philadelphia. ...more

September 14, 2008