When a person who is terminally ill passes onto the next life, their final memories might be of the caring workers at LifePath Hospice in addition to their loved ones. ...more

November 12, 2008

Being a pack rat likely saved Kris Geidel's life. Now he's hoping to keep his fishing business from sinking. ...more

October 11, 2008

SARASOTA - Police charged a Bradenton man with a 2007 rape after a national DNA database linked him to evidence recovered from the victim's shirt. ...more

September 17, 2008

some positive, many negative. There were about 6,000 people in all who I was able to converse with, either in person, on the phone or e-mail and found that there were many issues that concerned the citizens of Hernando County. ...more

September 14, 2008

An 89-year-old woman was killed in a three-car crash at the intersection of Forest Oaks and Deltona boulevards Tuesday afternoon. ...more

September 3, 2008

Hillsborough County parents were still having problems late Friday afternoon reaching the school district to find out where their children's bus will pick them up on Monday. ...more

August 16, 2008

Who is Wayne Bennett, the "Hurricane Hero?" He's the good guy that a pastor told this writer about because his deeds relate so well to his religious charity in the community. ...more

August 16, 2008

Pinellas County Animal Services has initiated a dangerous dog investigation now that officials have been told the bites inflicted on a 6-year-old boy Sunday by a mixed-breed pit bull were severe. Linda Britland, the field enforcement manager for Animal Services, said investigators are seeking a copy of a Pinellas sheriff's report on the attack. Investigators are also asking that the parents of the boy, Tydal Sugar, provide specific information on the boy's injuries. ...more

August 5, 2008

The July 31 issue of this newspaper had the headline "Higher School Tax Rate Proposed." I would prefer to see a headline that reads "Lower Rate of Spending Proposed." Of course, we will most likely not ever see that. However, I would propose that the school board and the commissions of the county and various municipalities publish an income and expense statement in the two local newspapers. By publishing these two statements we the taxpayers would be able to see just where the income is derived and where it is spent On the income side it should indicate exactly where the source is, for example; real estate tax, fuel tax and sales tax etc. and on the expense side exactly where our tax dollars are going, for example; payrolls, new vehicles, travel and entertainment, police and fire, consultants and donations etc. ...more

August 4, 2008

Foreclosures stink. Not just for the homeowner but, as Doug Ellison will tell you, the neighbors left behind. In Ellison's situation, the house next door, 3315 Gretna Drive, has been sitting vacant since mid June. ...more

July 25, 2008