Susan Finney (June 11) writes that we should have what she call a constitutional basic freedom right to choose the consumption of raw milk. Raw milk can carry Listeria, a tough little bacterium. It can travel through the nervous system and cause meningitis, can infect the unborn child of a pregnant woman and can kill. In severe infections, fatality rate can be as high as 25 percent. ...more

June 20, 2009

Voters with an environmental bent will get the chance to see where county commission candidates stand today. ...more

October 15, 2008

Voters with an environmental bent will get the chance to see where county commission candidates stand Wednesday. The Gulf Coast Conservancy will host a candidate forum 7 p.m. today Wednesday, Oct. 15, at the Aripeka Community Club, 1393 Osowaw Blvd. The club is two miles west of U.S. 19. The forum will feature candidates running for Pasco and Hernando county commissions. All 10 of the candidates — six from Hernando, four from Pasco — plan to attend, said Leslie Neumann, a Gulf Coast Conservancy member and Aripeka resident organizing the event. ...more

October 14, 2008

Voters with an environmental bent will get the chance to see where county commission candidates stand next week. ...more

October 10, 2008

The My Safe Florida Home program gives you options, but that doesn't mean they're good ones. In the end, you are responsible. ...more

May 19, 2008

Before I vote, I want to be aware of how each candidate stands on the issues that are important to me. The more I know, the better my decision. I thought that I had planned well for my retirement. Now I find that rising prices for gasoline and everything else are cramping my style. The average family today does not have a pension plan like mine with a defined benefit. The average family is more concerned with paying today's bills than saving for tomorrow's retirement. Many will have to continue to work into their 70s and 80s. Which candidates are willing to take a stand to preserve Social Security without taking money out? Which candidates are willing to propose incentives for personal saving for retirement in addition to Social Security? The rising cost of health care concerns me, too. I am blessed with wonderful health insurance which covers my $100,000 per year prescription drug costs. What are the candidates proposals for providing health insurance to all Americans? Which candidates have a plan to reign in health care costs? ...more

January 25, 2008

Florida Medicare beneficiaries will have more choices than ever for 2008, according to information released late Thursday by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. ...more

September 28, 2007