Pharmaceutical companies and every other special interest group-industry do indeed have a strong grip on our elected representatives (editorial of Dec. 10.) The people's business doesn't get done because of the need for elected officials to constantly raise money to afford to run for re-election. Money comes from drug, oil, dairy, financial, meat and virtually every industry in the country as well as some outside the country to buy the votes of the peoples' representatives. In our system, voting out the incumbents simply replaces them with other special interest agents. ...more

December 14, 2009

Spring Hill Teaching Computer Club Classes For April ...more

April 1, 2009

I am a resident of Hernando County and the Hernando County Board of County Commissioners is my elected governing body. ...more

July 10, 2008

Suggestion Has Merit Regarding "Jim Norman's Disappointing Focus" (Our Opinion, Feb. 20): ...more

February 26, 2008

What chutzpah! First the state intrusively reduces local governments' revenues, tacitly accusing them of wasting money. Then it proposes House Bill 683 designed to kill one county's innovative money saving idea – building its own asphalt plant – in order to endear itself to a special interest group. Our leadership should join forces with officials of other counties that either currently do or contemplate doing their own road construction in aggressively fighting this legislation that forces them to use private contractors for non-maintenance roadwork. ...more

January 30, 2008

Henry Wilson Jr. of New Port Richey says County Commission must make tough decision on recycling. ...more

January 29, 2008

Regarding the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority's planned runway extension at Peter O. Knight Airport on Davis Islands: ...more

January 17, 2008

The Spring Hill Teaching Computer Club offers day/evening/Saturday classes for beginner, intermediate and advanced computer users at the Weeki Wachee Senior Citizens Center, Toucan Trail and Susan Drive, Spring Hill. For information, visit www.shtcc.net or call 597-3632. ...more

December 12, 2007

The next time the Florida Senate convenes, state Sen. Ronda Storms will have her ear to the ground and her eyes on her e-mail. ...more

September 12, 2007

The next time the Florida Senate convenes, state Sen. Ronda Storms will have her ear to the ground and her eyes on her e-mail. ...more

September 12, 2007