It appears that we and our government have not learned anything in the last 2,064 years. Why do I say this? In the year 55 BC, Cicero, a Roman citizen, wrote the following: "The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, and the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance." ...more

November 9, 2009

I see the do-gooders struck again. They managed to tax a manufacturer of a legal product out of business and put almost 500 people out of work. ...more

June 26, 2009

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office today confirmed that a woman found slain Friday in her Riverview home is Alisa Jackson, 40. ...more

April 18, 2009

A Department of Children & Families staffer was found slain Friday in her Riverview home, DCF spokesman Terri Field said. ...more

April 18, 2009

Taking Fido to the vet for routine shots can cost upward of $100. With more people out of work and struggling to pay for their own health care, getting required vaccines for the family dog or cat is becoming less of a priority. ...more

March 24, 2009

"The budget should be balanced, the treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living off of public assistance." Cicero - 55BC. Apparently Cicero was the Ron Paul of that era. ...more

March 20, 2009

A collection of briefs about pets. ...more

February 24, 2009

Police said Thursday they will investigate death threats against octuplet mother Nadya Suleman and advise her publicist on how to handle a torrent of other nasty messages that have flooded his office. ...more

February 12, 2009

A big share of the financial burden of raising Nadya Suleman's 14 children could fall on the shoulders of California's taxpayers, compounding the public furor in a state already billions of dollars in the red. ...more

February 12, 2009

A big share of the financial burden of raising Nadya Suleman's 14 children could fall on the shoulders of California's taxpayers, compounding the public furor in a state already billions of dollars in the red. ...more

February 11, 2009