With the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama and the enormous national economic stimulus package that has been promised to come immediately after, Mayor Scott McPherson thinks the time is right to work on some national name recognition for the city. McPherson announced at the Jan. 6 City Council meeting he has decided to attend the 77th winter meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors, to be held Jan. 17 - 19 in Washington, D.C. ...more

January 14, 2009

Lay off the lattes. Buy a house you can afford. Refrain from grabbing every electronic doodad that rolls off the Best Buy truck. ...more

November 23, 2008

The Junior State of America awarded the chapter at King High with the "Professor E.A. Rogers Chapter of the Year Award." ...more

June 5, 2008

As we spend this month celebrating the achievements of black Americans, I'm saddened by a report that concludes that the subprime mortgage crisis has caused the largest loss of wealth in modern U.S. history for black and Latino homeowners. ...more

February 17, 2008

Who should come and vote Jan. 29? All registered voters who want to have their voice heard on who the next president of our country should be and those persons who wish to express their opinion via the ballot box on the constitutional amendment dealing with property taxes in Florida. ...more

January 13, 2008