Florida's effort to harden homes against hurricane loss is a smart policy, but, so far, it also has been a flawed one. It's time to adopt sensible reforms. ...more

October 28, 2009

A bill that would abolish the state's growth management agency passed a major legislative committee Wednesday but probably won't be supported by Gov. Charlie Crist. ...more

March 12, 2009

The fire board unanimously settled on a millage cap of 2.75. The public was unanimous in their objection to a local state representative's decision last month to lower the cap to 2.50. ...more

January 15, 2009

The contrasting approaches to health insurance proposed by Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama each comes with more costs and unpleasant side effects than either candidate predicts. ...more

September 29, 2008

RE:" ISO Rating More Than Meets The Eye, Fire Boss Says," in the July 25 edition of Hernando Today. ...more

July 29, 2008

CHIEF SUBMITTED ROUGH DRAFT TO FIRE BOARD LAST WEEK ...more

July 27, 2008

State Sen. Al Lawson is often seen as the Legislature's chief advocate and protector of Florida A&M University, but his push to disband a task force overseeing FAMU's reforms is unwise. ...more

December 7, 2007

More state oversight of private contractors of foster care and common-sense safety measures are among recommendations released this week by a task force created to protect children in state care. ...more

October 11, 2007

The city-county Planning Commission will have until at least January to analyze 13 land-use amendments that recently were proposed, county commissioners decided Tuesday. ...more

September 26, 2007