Before Cody Grater fought for his country in the Army, he fought for a skateboard park in Hernando County. ...more

August 3, 2008

Now that Sen. Barack Obama finally found a little time to campaign in Florida, there's much he needs to say that Florida hasn't heard. ...more

May 21, 2008

Parents have an inherent responsibility to protect their children from the dangers of the world. ...more

May 8, 2008

Pitiful Taxpayers Dear pitiful taxpayers of Hernando County: Did you read April 9 article in Hernando Today, "Leto To Turn In County Vehicle?" ...more

May 4, 2008

One recent Saturday night, my 81-year-old in-laws, once serious league bowlers, got to throw strikes and pick up spares, just like in "the old days." ...more

February 25, 2008

Easy Answer In response to: "Is There Life In Spring Hill?" Perhaps you should have kept pondering on whether or not to put your opinion into print. ...more

February 3, 2008

The military telegram arrived in Peekskill, N.Y., on a springlike day in February 1945. The parents put it down unopened, falling to their knees to pray. Three of their five sons were pilots fighting overseas, and they were afraid to learn which of their boys was dead. ...more

February 3, 2008

Jane Buckingham, a slender, blondish woman in a diminutive pearly gray dress and knee-high black boots, clearly has a following. ...more

January 13, 2008

Like father, like son. That was my immediate reaction to a new federal study that said more than one out of three of today's 17-year-olds won't have any money saved up once they hit retirement age in the 2050s and beyond. ...more

December 30, 2007

After waking up Thanksgiving morning and getting my 26-pound turkey stuffed and in the oven, I took the rare opportunity to sit down with my lovely new bride, Michele, and peruse that morning's Tampa Tribune over a cup of strong coffee. As Michele enthusiastically plunged into the pile of post-Thanksgiving sales ads, I made my way through the sports, national and local news and eventually to the obituaries, which I check with regularity to make sure I'm not listed. ...more

December 3, 2007