The news on property values in Pasco County isn't good. Year to year they have dropped 10 percent and are expected to decline more in the coming year. ...more

July 9, 2008

LORIDA — An elderly Lorida man who didn't wish to be identified was the target of an Ontario, Canada sweepstakes scam, but using common sense, he said he wasn't fooled. The intended victim said he received the letter in the mail last week mailed from Canada, but the envelope had no return address. ...more

May 7, 2008

I would like to start with a simple equation. Government spending equals government taxes. When government taxes are not enough, then red ink is applied. There is much ado about taxes being too high, unfair etc. but we rarely get excited over government spending. The reason being, is that we are recipients of government spending in one form or another, such as: welfare, housing subsidies, farm subsidies, food stamps, subsidies for colleges and tuition, building stadiums for high priced athletes, and the infamous congressional earmarks and many more. ...more

February 18, 2008

An idea gaining support in a tax-reform panel would cut all property taxes in Hillsborough County by more than 20 percent. ...more

January 20, 2008