Citrus growers are starting out the new decade in what many of them view as their final fight for survival. ...more

January 2, 2010

The Yiddish expression that declares "for goodness you'll get stoned" - with rocks, for our younger readers - has never been truer than it is today. During the last decade it became evident that Billy Joel was right: the good do die young. Those nasty, vicious, self-serving and evil people around us seem to live forever. They appear to thrive on the venom they exude. ...more

December 28, 2009

This month Old Palm Harbor Main Street proved itself to be the little community-based economic development and historic preservation group that could. ...more

December 26, 2009

Christmas is about wanting to believe in goodness: in God, in people, in ourselves. Although the words sound strange to modern ears, Christmas is about: "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth" (John 1:14). ...more

December 25, 2009

Few states have borne the brunt of this devastating recession more than Florida. With high unemployment and the construction and real estate markets in tatters, Floridians are understandably worried about our economic future. ...more

December 20, 2009

Tampa Aviation Authority member Steven Burton concedes his surprise push to create a marketing committee was "a little clunky." ...more

December 18, 2009

Hernando High junior halfback Alvin "Chubbs" Delaine III shatters a 17-year school record with 324 rushing yards including four dazzling touchdown runs to pace the Leopards' 55-6 spanking over Central. ...more

November 14, 2009

and use of the waterfront - were compared to St. Petersburg's. ...more

October 28, 2009

"They're breaking into the building next door. All the tools behind the building are being stolen." ...more

March 19, 2009

As they prepare for next year's 2010 Census, Pasco County officials this week revealed one more indication of how much the county has grown in the last decade: The number of census tracts has more than doubled. ...more

February 26, 2009