I am not given to writing letters to the editor but have felt compelled with a sense of urgency to respond to the accusations put forward recently by one of our Spring Lakes residents. Having served a little over nine years on the SLID board, my background is quite deep and I can without hesitation say that the current commissioners are not and do not intend to do anything that would be out of line financially or authoritatively on their watch. This is for the most part a thankless job and not a member of the board over the years as far as I know has ever undertook the job of soliciting votes to serve the Spring Lake Community for financial gain. If anything, there are times when I know a board member has requested themselves from voting on an issue that might have questionable ramifications. ...more

December 6, 2009

Bill Coleman of Dunedin expresses concern about the looming departure of BayCare Health System hospitals from the Aetna insurance network. ...more

December 20, 2008

Supervisor Jack Meehan abruptly resigned Wednesday at the end of a community development district meeting as more questions were raised about possible improprieties. ...more

July 12, 2008

HERITAGE ISLES - Supervisor Jack Meehan abruptly resigned Wednesday at the end of a community development district meeting as more questions were raised about possible improprieties. ...more

July 10, 2008

Community Development District Supervisor Jack Meehan sold insurance policies to two vendors that have contracts with the CDD, he said last week. ...more

July 9, 2008

HERITAGE ISLES - The community development district's lawyer has advised district Supervisor Jack Meehan not to reveal the names of Heritage Isles CDD contractors who bought insurance from him. ...more

July 7, 2008

HERITAGE ISLES - Community Development District Supervisor Jack Meehan sold insurance policies to two vendors that have contracts with the CDD, he said this week. ...more

July 2, 2008

SEBRING — Preston Colby, local public watchdog, was recently in court seeking public records. Colby seeks a release of public records from meetings of the Florida Heartland Rural Economic Development Initiative (FHREDI) committee. Colby maintains the the committee held visioning sessions with volunteers in 2006 that violated the Florida Sunshine Law. ...more

May 11, 2008

A judge ordered a new trial Friday for a Florida woman who was convicted of poisoning her Marine husband with arsenic and then using his life insurance to pay for breast implants. ...more

December 1, 2007

The death of hip-hop artist Kanye West's mother following plastic surgery has once again unleashed our demons - at least the ones that focus on our dysfunctional relationship with beauty. ...more

November 22, 2007