Jobs trump airplane After reading the story, "Unequipped pest plane idle 6 years" (front page, Dec. 20), I started shaking my head in disbelief over our local government at work. All I can say is that I hope come mosquito season the overpriced 1979 King Air finally gets in the air and does the job it was meant to do in 2003, or I say let's go back to the trucks. It just might save a few county workers their jobs in 2010! ...more

December 24, 2009

Florida CFO Alex Sink unveiled a new online help center for Florida's insurance consumers, allowing Floridians to submit their insurance questions and complaints electronically. ...more

December 21, 2009

Airport tower flies in the face of facts Read Thursday's remarks from the "airport official" defending the need for an airport control tower. Rob Mills is quoted as saying no taxpayer money will be needed to construct the $3 million control tower. Mr. Mills must have been misquoted as all $3 million in public money comes from the taxpayer in either federal or state tax revenues or the airport tenant and business activities. ...more

December 19, 2009

As Hernando County Airport supervisor, Rob Mills said he is on-site five days a week and interacts constantly with pilots in the air and those coming in for a landing. ...more

December 17, 2009

Examine facts Many claim the science is in on man-caused global warming. I disagree completely. ...more

December 15, 2009

Citrus County state Sen. Charlie Dean has figured out a way to be a bully but grandstand it as a way to save taxpayer money. What a queasy guy, but hey, just sell it as cheaper and a lot of folks who it actually will hurt will nod and support him. ...more

December 13, 2009

Fish and tin drums Regarding the piece by Paul Krugman ("An affordable truth," Other Views, Dec. 8): ...more

December 12, 2009

Please tell me this was a typo: Judge Michael Andrews approved paying $125 a day to a make-up artist so that an accused criminal's tattoos can be covered up. ...more

December 10, 2009

Sometimes in an attempt to guarantee a fair trial, extraordinary measures are put in place. We disagree with some, but holding a fair trial for someone accused of a crime is the cornerstone of our justice system. OK, we support that. What's troubling, though, is when taxpayer money is spent to hire a makeup artist to cover the tattoos of an accused murderer on trial in Tampa. ...more

December 9, 2009

The Justice Department has concluded that the Obama administration lawfully can pay the community group ACORN for services provided under contracts signed before Congress banned the government from providing money to the group. ...more

November 28, 2009