Jim Rahenkamp postulates that "the silver tongued Pied Piper of Change" has led us down the slope so far and with such momentum that we have reached the point of no return. He states, "Capitalism requires that production must exceed consumption" and "We no longer export more than we import." I assume this was meant to imply that this condition has come about during the less than six months that President Obama has been in office. ...more

June 17, 2009

Is it possible to change "change," or has the charismatic, silver tongued Pied Piper of "Change" led us down the slope so far and with such momentum that we have reached the point of no return? Capitalism requires that production must exceed consumption. Socialism (veiled Communism) requires that consumption must exceed production. No individual, city, state or nation can long endure when consumption exceeds production. We no longer export more than we import. ...more

June 15, 2009

Liam Neeson has completed work on "Chloe," the film he was shooting when wife Natasha Richardson died after falling on a beginners' slope at a Canadian ski resort. ...more

March 31, 2009

A sandy shoreline runs outside Patrick Wiese's front door. A white crane toes through gentle blue-green waters as the sun beams overhead. The view of downtown is spectacular, the fishing good and the rent free. ...more

March 27, 2009

A bus filled with Russian tour guides crashed through a roadside barrier Tuesday and tumbled down a steep ravine in southern Israel, killing at least 26 people in Israel's worst traffic accident. ...more

December 17, 2008

You can learn a lot bouncing around local garden blogs. And I'm all for learning from someone else's trial and error. ...more

December 14, 2008

Longtime Lutz gardener offers tips for filling out your landscaping. ...more

December 11, 2008

"It's the best flounder fishing we've had since I've been guiding," captain Ray Markham of Palmetto reported. "I've always been able to round up three or four on a trip, but for the last three weeks we've been catching 10, 12, up to 15 a day, and some of them have been up to 4 pounds." ...more

November 30, 2008

The Tampa Heights Civic Association's annual tour of homes has been on hiatus since spring 2006 and doesn't appear to be coming back to life soon. ...more

August 27, 2008

SPRING HILL - The retention pond along Curry Drive has long been a magnet for thrill seekers. Three sinkholes put an end to that today. ...more

July 16, 2008