Three-term Republican incumbent Ginny Brown-Waite will once again try to fend off outspoken Democrat John Russell, who has twice tried to snatch the 5th Congressional District seat away from her. ...more

October 19, 2008

Acute Care Nurse Beats Two Other Democrats ...more

August 27, 2008

John Russell will get another chance to unseat U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite this November. ...more

August 27, 2008

U.S. Congress, 5th District As much as his opponents are nice people genuinely concerned about the future of our country, John Russell is the only legitimate Democratic candidate vying for the Fifth District U.S. Congressional seat against "Grandma" Carol Castagnero and perennial candidate H. David "The Pole Sitter" Werder. ...more

August 23, 2008

Meet the gentler John Russell. The 52-year-old acute care nurse practitioner is back for another crack at the 5th Congressional seat held by Brooksville Republican Ginny Brown-Waite. Past races have gotten nasty, including an alleged shoving episode between Russell and Brown-Waite's husband. ...more

August 13, 2008

In a three-day tour of Florida this week, John McCain sought to set the tone for his campaign against Barack Obama, showing himself as a reformer distinct from President Bush, but more experienced and prudent than his opponent. ...more

June 7, 2008

Change might be blowing in the wind for insurance coverage for hurricanes and other natural disasters, Pasco County Commissioner Jack Mariano thinks. Mariano has been pushing hard for a nationwide fund for catastrophic insurance. Various proposals have been floating around for the past 12 years. ...more

February 23, 2008

Upset that John McCain is boasting that he campaigned in Florida's primary against a national catastrophe fund bill, a Democratic congressman Tuesday urged Gov. Charlie Crist to work harder to persuade the Arizona senator to support the idea. ...more

February 13, 2008

TAMPA - The final GOP presidential debate before Florida's crucial Tuesday primary proved to be a civil affair, but tested the candidates on topics from the tumbling U.S. economy and the Iraq war to a national catastrophic insurance fund. ...more

January 25, 2008

State Needs To Probe More Insurance Companies State officials should investigate Citizen's Insurance along with Allstate. We arrived from Ohio in fall 2006.We purchased a home in Spring Hill in Hernando County. Citizen's was the only company issuing new homeowner's insurance. Our home was $245,000.The yearly tax bill, including sinkhole coverage, was $3,800. Ohio homeowners insurance was $350 on a $200,000 home. ...more

January 22, 2008