Beware The 'Rs' The less taxes, less government and more guns chairman of the Pasco Republican Party, Bill Bunting, wants everyone to support the state's ballot initiative on Jan. 29 that would increase the homestead exemption to $50,000. Isn't it ironic that the Legislature's support for raising the constitutional amendment passage rate from 50 percent to 60 percent in support of business interests that hate this voice of the people may well come back to bite them in the backside? ...more

December 5, 2007

When the No. 5-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers trudged off the turf at Raymond James Stadium on Sept. 28, as USF fans stormed the field following the Bulls' 21-13 upset, it would have been the longest of long shots. ...more

November 19, 2007

About six months ago, I was having lunch with a political consultant and we were having a smart-alecky conversation about the presidential race. All of sudden, my friend interrupted the flow of gossip and said: "You know, there's really only one great man running for president this year, and that's McCain." ...more

November 15, 2007

Patrick Carroll of New Port Richey muses on property tax rate decrease -- or lack thereof. ...more

November 14, 2007

Overshadowed by a Britney Spears performance that became the moment of the MTV Video Music Awards, young Caitlin Upton continued to stretch her 15 minutes of fame on the awards show Sunday night. ...more

September 11, 2007