I've been attempting for many months now to warn readers about the economic tsunami ...more

November 21, 2009

There are many patriotic American holidays but none is more special and personal than Veterans Day. I believe this is because our nation was born through sacrifices of those who answered the call of duty. We cannot see or talk to those whom have served and gone to heaven's gates but there are still many here and many to come that are just like the ones before. This call of duty is very special to Americans. Although there has been a terrible time when we fought each other, it has made us a better country for history is a learning process and we all fall short. We have never fought to take another country's land; on the contrary we have fought to protect the lives and land of others. The call of duty for this nation is a righteous one and has made our soldiers the best in the world. ...more

November 15, 2009

October was by far the best month U.S. retailers have had since consumers put the brakes on spending a year ago. Major categories had robust sales growth for the first time in more than a year, new figures show. ...more

November 5, 2009

Although Amtrak ridership fell nationwide for the first time in seven years, ridership on the Silver Star that serves Tampa on its daily New York-Miami northbound and southbound runs grew 1.1 percent to 371,235 passengers for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30. ...more

October 14, 2009

CORRECTIONS Pasco County Sheriff Bob White does not plan to eliminate paid holidays for his staff, contrary to a report in Sunday's Pasco Tribune. ...more

July 15, 2009

In Dale Gillis' letter he accuses Cal Thomas of scientific illiteracy and then tells us about predictions by NBC of an Arctic Ocean free of ice. NBC, that's a great source of unbiased info. He then tells us about Al Gore getting a standing ovation while addressing a bunch of people who agree with his hype; big shocker there. ...more

April 21, 2009

Nearly five years ago, as ground was being broken on the Main Street Landing construction site, city officials at the time looked forward to March 2009. That's when, if all went as planned, the Community Redevelopment Agency would have happily presented a $1.25 million check to Gainesville-based developer Ken McGurn if the Mediterranean-styled commercial-residential development was significantly built out and half the units leased or sold. March 2009 has arrived, and McGurn met March 10 with City Council, which was acting in its role as CRA board. Instead of a grip-and-grin check presentation, the two sides were meeting to figure out what they might do to restore a now-strained business relationship and get the project moving again. ...more

March 18, 2009

Mr Lensis's letter defended Limbaugh's comment that he wants Obama to fail. I'm sorry Mr. Lensis, but no matter how you twist it, how you "rephrase" it, or how people wiggle it around, we all know what Rush said and what he meant. He wanted Obama's policies to fail — which can only mean that the U.S. would go into a depression! And contrary to what you said — I have listened to Rush. I first started listening years ago when he first hit the air waves. Being analytical in nature and a talk radio/news junkie it didn't take long before I noticed that Rush was not quite telling the whole story on many things. He routinely takes statements out of context to push his radical right-wing spin on things. The last straw for me was one lunch hour, on the noon day TV news, I watched a fellow make a statement about something in an interview. Less than an hour later, I heard Rush "quote" this same fellow. Rush left about half the fellow's statement out, which changed the whole meaning. I realized at that point I was being "conned" by Rush. ...more

March 15, 2009

Where's The Outrage? I am amazed and appalled by the degree of passive public acceptance that has greeted the so-called stimulus bill that President Barack Obama signed this week. ...more

February 21, 2009

Monday's edition of Highlands Today contained an article titled "Spring Lake May Purchase Golf Course." As a Spring Lake property owner and resident I am pleased to see this creative proposal, which under consideration by the Spring Lake Improvement District (SLID) board, receive your coverage. ...more

January 29, 2009