In November, Hillsborough County voters will decide whether to elect a county mayor with veto power over the county commission, potentially radically transforming the power structure of Hillsborough politics. ...more

June 21, 2008

Business As Usual Re: County and the dredge scheme. ...more

June 20, 2008

A tip of my hat to the learned Dale Gillis for his observation regarding my column of Nov. 8, in which I somewhat criticized our government trying to develop Iraq into a democratic form of government. He is right in that I have a negative view of religion and I ask just why I should not with all the scandals and religious zealots out there. Islam is just another religion, which has gone way too far in enforcing their fundamental beliefs. I failed to emphasize the need to establish some form of compromise between the Sunni zealots, Shiites, Jews and conservative Muslims so that that country can as our country does in accepting each other without war. ...more

December 13, 2007

A group studying the idea of turning the Palm Harbor area into a town took the concept before state lawmakers representing Pinellas County this morning. ...more

November 15, 2007

It appears to some that the United States government and its leaders are trying to take over the whole Earth with democracy in each and every country and enforce that form of government by force if necessary and ignore the sovereignty of nations. Religion has and likely will always be the major cause of dissension between governments and countries and individuals. The majority of mankind cannot accept a belief that does not include the probability of a life or existence after death. Achieving that existence is the difference between every religion. Each believes theirs is the only way to get there. ...more

November 8, 2007