Newspapers are in trouble. The fact of the situation remains that in the 21st century, newspapers have become irrelevant in reporting breaking news that occurs. Our culture is one of instant gratification. We do not want to wait and with so much information at our fingertips, newspapers have become very archaic creatures in the world of media. ...more

December 13, 2008

the day after Morrison would have turned 65 - he appeared in The New York Times in two obituaries: his father's and that of the owner of the Los Angeles club, Whisky A Go Go, where Morrison's band, the Doors, got its big break. ...more

December 13, 2008

Think of it as the library's equivalent of an Olympic gold medal - Pasco County Library Director Linda Allen recently earned the I Love My Librarian Award from the Carnegie Corp. of New York and The New York Times. ...more

December 13, 2008

Senator Obama advises that the economy will get worse; so does my barber. I am not therefore surprised by daily reports of business failures, or by overpaid CEOs lined up with hands held out for government charity. But I was saddened and disturbed to read, this morning, that the venerable Tribune Co. is "at the edge of bankruptcy." ...more

December 11, 2008

Pasco County Library director Linda Allen was recently honored by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the New York Times. She is one of 10 national winners of the I Love My Librarian Award. ...more

December 9, 2008

jay leno moves to prime time, makes room for conan o'brien ...more

December 8, 2008

Let's start off by confronting all the lies! ...more

December 3, 2008

When President-elect Barack Obama takes office in January, the expectations and challenges will be massive. They are so huge, in fact, that Americans need to let reality set in or they are in for a major disappointment. No president past or present could make our problems go away in a short period of time. There's too much to repair that were years in the making. Still, there are a couple of things that must be done, even if the payoff is down the road a ways. ...more

November 30, 2008

Wildlife biologists insist there has never been a documented case of a panther attack on a human in Florida. ...more

November 30, 2008

Experts say multiple factors at play ...more

November 23, 2008