This is in reference to Dick Ford's Jan. 13 letter "Democratic Recession." Like most Republicans he feels Democrats are always to blame for all of the ills of our country. Republicans insist the 2001 economic down turn was in progress and inherited by Bush from the Clinton administration. Even though Obama will inherit the current recession (maybe depression) from Bush, I'm sure you Republicans will find a way to blame it on the Democrats. ...more

January 18, 2009

Straight from the kitchens of area homes, recycled cooking oil is powering a few Pasco County vehicles. ...more

November 29, 2008

It's grease! It's fuel! No, it's both! Straight from the kitchens of area homes, recycled cooking oil is powering a few Pasco County vehicles. ...more

November 5, 2008

Is it my imagination or has Sun 'nn Lake General Manager Al Grieshaber Jr. just abandoned all pretense of objectivity with respect to management of district affairs in favor of protecting the backs of the large landowners of Sun 'N Lake and their landowner-elected supervisors? What Mr. Grieshaber hasn't told you is: ...more

August 23, 2008

There are so many critical issues in our country that must be expressed. We sometimes wonder if we are ever heard by our government and our official politicians? ...more

June 4, 2008

I was sorely disappointed when reading that the Highlands County School Board had backed down after listening to a few speeches by people who were claiming that evolution is a proven scientific fact, and that any other theory had no right to a discussion in science classes! Correct me if I am wrong, but it is my understanding that a scientific "theory" is accepted on the basis of such criteria as the following: 1. It must be observable. 2. It must be reproducible. 3. It must be predictable. If evolution had those three characteristics, perhaps we could accept it as a viable explanation for what we see all around us; the astonishing complexity of life, the world and the universe. ...more

February 17, 2008

Attorneys are negotiating a possible plea deal in the case of one of two former University of South Florida students charged with transporting explosives. ...more

February 16, 2008

TAMPA - Attorneys are negotiating a possible plea deal in the case of one of two former University of South Florida students charged with transporting explosives. ...more

February 15, 2008

A former University of South Florida student charged with transporting explosives may not be able to find a fair jury in Tampa, his attorney says in court papers. ...more

January 24, 2008

TAMPA – A former University of South Florida student charged with transporting explosives may not be able to find a fair jury in Tampa, his attorney says in court papers. ...more

January 24, 2008