State Rep. Baxter Troutman and state Rep. Denise Grimsley have to be in the insurance lobbyists' back pocket. The article in Sunday's paper on the unregulated insurance is a complete joke. ...more

September 18, 2009

Please Gov. Crist, insurance costs are killing us; if you can get it. Let the market place give us a choice. ...more

June 29, 2009

'Empty Chair' Charlie Misses Work Often In 2006, Charlie Crist ran for governor on a populist platform, pledging to be the "People's Governor," offering glimpses off a bright future for Florida on the horizon. ...more

April 2, 2009

It's an exciting time in history, and an exciting time in my industry. ...more

February 25, 2009

The Selmon Crosstown Expressway will stay bike-free, at least for now. Cycling enthusiast Alan Snel had asked the Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority to close down the Selmon's elevated, reversible lanes one Sunday every month or quarter to allow bicycles. ...more

February 24, 2009

A vote could come today to remake part of the Selmon Crosstown Expressway into the region's newest bike trail, at least on occasion. ...more

February 23, 2009

The choice between $75 prescription sleeping pills or a $5 herbal alternative is a no-brainer for Cathy and Bernard Birleffi, whose insurance costs have skyrocketed along with the nation's financial woes. ...more

January 14, 2009

Challenger K-8 School will lose its school resource officer after all. ...more

October 23, 2008

To borrow a line we once heard attributed to the late Rich Litowchak, a former publisher of this newspaper, "The fact that you've been doing a job 30 years doesn't mean you've been doing that job well." On all the available evidence, that line can't be used to describe Daniel Azzariti's tenure with the New Port Richey Fire Department. ...more

September 20, 2008

Zane Thomas is one of Highlands County officials glad to hear that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded the county a $136,000 "Firewise" grant to greatly reduce the chances of wildfires engulfing homes. ...more

September 15, 2008