Sam Steffey, Pasco County's chief planner, will retire in less than 60 days, leaving the county's Growth Management department without a leader as Pasco County embarks on major changes to how it conducts business. ...more

March 7, 2009

In the past month, we witnessed the inauguration of our first African-American president and also saw Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers become the second African-American head coach to lead his team to a Super Bowl win. The fact that there was very little talk of Tomlin's race in the week leading up to the game suggests just how much progress has been made in terms of black men in leadership positions in the NFL. ...more

February 22, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School District, worried that retirements could deplete its ranks of principals and other administrators over the next few years, is trying to recruit more people into the leadership positions. ...more

September 28, 2008

I am honored to have been selected to serve as an at-large-alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis and look forward to joining my fellow party members in ratifying the candidacy of Sen. John McCain as the party's nominee for president. ...more

August 31, 2008

The number of women in state government leadership positions is on the rise, with the percentage nearly mirroring their representation in the general population in six states, a study has found. ...more

August 12, 2008

When a group of boys became Scouts together nearly 12 years ago, they didn't know five of them eventually would have the organization's highest rank pinned on their chests at the same time. ...more

August 6, 2008

Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio has taken a new part-time, non-faculty university job as he winds down his legislative career. ...more

July 26, 2008

Americans who are interested in making a government for the people must vote this year for no one holding public office. This should be a year for starting a campaign to vote everyone from city, county, state and federal officials out of office and start a new slate. It is apparent that they are not representing the people. Once elected, public officials think they have a lifetime job and apparently once in office, they gain so much power and money that it is almost impossible to vote them out of office. That is the reason I am advocating re-elect no one. I will make one exception to that rule. Charles Bryan, the Highlands County tax collector. ...more

February 2, 2008

Jacob Zuma, the new head of the African National Congress, called Saturday for unity in his first major speech as party leader. ...more

January 13, 2008

County commissioners will play musical chairs prior to the start of their Land Use Hearing on Wednesday as a new chairman and seconds-in-command are chosen. ...more

January 9, 2008