I recently received my statement of benefits from Social Security. I was informed that since the cost of living had not increased, my payments would remain the same. This brought on some interesting thoughts. ...more

December 26, 2009

Responding to U.S. Rep. Brown-Waite's recent article in the Dec. 20 edition, it appears she is continuing her onslaught to be re-elected again to a fourth term in the U.S. Congress. She is also mailing correspondence to numerous constituents throughout her assigned district calling attention to her bid for re-election. Upon reading her article, I had to read it several times which in my opinion amounted to political psycho-babble concerning her alleged accomplishments. ...more

December 24, 2009

The issue: Union fundraiser spends 85 percent of collections on salaries and other expenses. Our opinion: A disgraceful practice that unions should cease and lawmakers should investigate. ...more

December 13, 2009

An injection of federal stimulus money could reverse some of the cuts Pasco County made this fall to its firefighting force in response to falling tax revenue. ...more

December 12, 2009

When David Hale learned during the summer he had been traded for the second time in his career, his family didn't mind the change of locations. ...more

November 16, 2009

Residents in New Tampa soon will have a new fire station and firefighters in their neighborhood, courtesy of the federal government. ...more

October 9, 2009

Residents in New Tampa soon will have a new fire station and firefighters in their neighborhood, courtesy of the federal government. ...more

October 8, 2009

All five Hernando County commissioners and the five constitutional officers are getting a raise this year, courtesy of the state. ...more

October 1, 2009

When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers put their franchise tag on receiver Antonio Bryant, they committed to paying him $9.88 million in 2009 - the average of the 10 highest receiver salaries in the National Football League. Most work-a-day types have no way to relate to an annual salary with a decimal point, so TBO.com created the Antonio Bryant Franchise Calculator. ...more

September 8, 2009

I read in the edition of July 25 how the county administration is unsure where to cut the budget to relieve the "gap." How about this: Let's start at the top and work our way down! Instead of cutting pay to the lower paid employees give the top administrators and department heads a 10 percent cut. ...more

July 28, 2009