Like me, many people will reduce their income to barely one third of the original upon retirement. It may be a health issue or just a choice that should be respected. After all, the law allows one to do that, after 65 years of age, with the return of one's Social Security contributions. ...more

December 1, 2008

We're All Americans I can appreciate David Fernandez' heartfelt letter concerning his perceived plight, yet perception is the key here. ...more

December 1, 2008

Are the Sharks playing Williston, or not? ...more

November 19, 2008

With winter not far away, the plight of more than 4,000 homeless people in Pasco County will become even more desperate. ...more

November 7, 2008

About two months after James Patrick Fry's body was found in his burned sport utility vehicle, an anonymous donor has contributed the necessary funds for Fry to be cremated. ...more

October 27, 2008

On Causeway Boulevard, customer traffic has plunged at Florida Discount Transmissions and half the usual number of tables are occupied at the Seafood Palace. ...more

October 27, 2008

To the average family it's not something given much thought. ...more

October 25, 2008

With winter not far away, the plight of more than 4,000 homeless people in Pasco will become even more desperate. ...more

October 25, 2008

Businesses on Causeway Boulevard are struggling. Customer traffic has plunged at Florida Discount Transmissions and half the usual number of tables are occupied at the Seafood Palace. Small businesses on that three-mile stretch between U.S. 41 and U.S. 301 say the $42.6 million widening of the causeway, now entering its 10th month, is hurting business. Trucks, piles of dirt, dust and a parade of orange barrels is chasing away customers, they say. ...more

October 23, 2008

Kathy Maloney, out of work since May, resorted to selling stuff at a nearby pawnshop Monday night to get cash to feed her dogs. Tuesday, she took her plight to the street. ...more

October 8, 2008