Look at the state of affairs in this country and we see what dire straits our economy is in. The deficit is at an all-time high and employment is at an all-time low. In order to boost the economy, the banks are still offering adjustable rate mortgages, which in the long run will cause more foreclosures. ...more

December 26, 2009

Blaise Ingoglia's guest column last week in Hernando Today, which was critical of third parties for undermining the two major parties' future existence, was laughable. ...more

December 16, 2009

As the umpteenth Thanksgiving I will have celebrated approaches, a same old question looms: Which of my many blessings and benefits should I be most thankful for? ...more

November 24, 2009

The Arizona Republic, on health care reform: There is a lot wrong with the current state of affairs in American health care. But the rapid rise in costs - including a 131 percent rise in employer-sponsored premiums in just the past 10 years - is what drives this current fight for reform. ...more

November 17, 2009

Lion junior centerfielder Madison Manuel shifts into gear going 3-for-3 and driving in a game-high four RBI as the HCA finally snaps its hex against county rival Springstead, 7-5. ...more

March 24, 2009

It was 10 a.m. on a Tuesday when Ray Sikorski saw his worst-case scenario coming true. ...more

March 20, 2009

It was 10 a.m. on a Tuesday when Ray Sikorski saw his worst-case scenario coming true. ...more

March 15, 2009

With the recession raging, failures are skyrocketing in Florida and the Bay area. Business bankruptcies filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court's middle district of Florida – the central, southwest and north portions of the state – rose 101 percent from calendar year 2007 to calendar year 2008. ...more

March 13, 2009

In its recent anniversary issue, the New Yorker magazine took a look at the state of affairs here in Florida. Apparently there is nothing amiss in the Empire State worthy of note. So it declares things here a real mess, thanks to the collapse of the real estate market. While it told of some foreclosure hardship tales from southwestern Florida, the ground zero of the devastation, according to the New Yorker, is good old Pasco County. ...more

February 11, 2009

The election is history. The oaths of office have been taken. From Pasco County all the way to Washington, D.C., we have new representatives to help lead us into the future. Our work as Americans is done until the next round of elections, right? ...more

February 4, 2009