Save it, tie bells around their necks or just shut it down? ...more

March 14, 2010

The Feb. 20 editorial in Hernando Today, "County must cut expenses to invest in primary industry infrastructure," has been on my mind for several weeks and has bothered me to the point that I must respond. ...more

March 13, 2010

It turns out the problem with this Gates thing is not a problem at all. It's just that what we have here is a failure to communicate. ...more

March 5, 2010

Noted economist William Fruth has a simple message for county commissioners who are considering adopting a long-term economic development plan: Do it now. ...more

March 5, 2010

Adopting a program that protects Hernando County government from hiring illegal aliens was not met with open arms at Tuesday's workshop on E-Verification. ...more

March 3, 2010

The popular hue and cry today is jobs, jobs, jobs. While that is surely a noble undertaking, it begs the question: Where do the jobs come from? ...more

February 21, 2010

The first meeting of Hillsborough County's charter review board erupted in controversy Monday night as a board member's push to use county money to hire a private attorney and staff was defeated. ...more

February 16, 2010

Changing how county commissioners are elected; replacing an appointed county administrator with an elected county mayor; making it easier to change how county government operates. ...more

February 14, 2010

Last year, as Hillsborough County government struggled with perhaps its worst budget crisis ever, administrators proposed closing the county's regional parks two days a week. ...more

February 6, 2010

The county is off base on charitable events at county parks. ...more

January 31, 2010