Congress wrote the health bill and Mr. President believes it is a good one and was pushing hard to get it passed ASAP. However, there were a few that saw the flaws in that bill and asked for more time to absorb its contents. Amen! ...more

July 28, 2009

Floridians were loud and clear about wanting property tax relief. In Tuesday's election, 64 percent of the voters – 2.5 million – supported Amendment 1, which doubles the homestead exemption, allows portability of Save Our Homes and provides tax relief to businesses. Now we can brace for the fallout. The big worry with most Floridians is how it will affect fire and law enforcement service, schools and county services. The other worry is that local governments will increase taxes to fill those budget holes. ...more

January 31, 2008

With the dawn of a new year, it's important to get off on the right foot, to start with a clean slate and become that better person we've always hoped to be. ...more

January 1, 2008

Real Issues Ignored Regarding "Gov. Crist Shouldn't Let CSX Railroad Open Government" (Our Opinion, Dec. 16): ...more

December 23, 2007

It will cost about $1 million more for Sarasota County residents to use their county parks in the coming year. ...more

November 24, 2007

SEBRING — Two houses along W. L. Kirkland Street in Avon Park sit in an otherwise vacant, large field near Lake Anoka, on the site of an unfinished development. Nearby, resident Jim Windsor believes the problem lies right between the two, or rather, there isn't enough space between the houses. "You put too many homes so close like that you're going to create a ghetto," Windsor feared. "That's not going to make it good for anybody, the town or the neighbors." ...more

October 9, 2007