Pasco-Hernando Community College risks losing $58 million in state funding for a Wesley Chapel campus because of a dispute with the owners of Wiregrass Ranch about where to put a satellite location. ...more

February 26, 2009

The good news, economist Mark Vitner told Pasco County business leaders Friday, is the recession should bottom out at the end of this year. ...more

January 31, 2009

When living in Highlands County it's easy to think that some of society's worst problems don't affect us too much. That's for metropolitan areas, some of us believe. Of course that's not true. The same ills that affect our big cities are found right here and they are every bit as serious. ...more

January 28, 2009

In reference to Leonard Pitts's column: Eagerly Awaiting History's Verdict" on Jan. 18: Mr. Pitts, you once again amaze me. Your poison pen strikes again, another liberal left point of view without regard to truth or fairness. ...more

January 21, 2009

Obama Was Winner There is no doubt in my mind who won Tuesday night's debate. Obama was articulate, showed a greatly improved maturity since the beginning of the campaign, and was specific in answering the questions with a point-by-point explanation of his solutions. ...more

October 9, 2008

Hernando Classroom Teachers' Association officials still want 5.5 percent pay increases for teachers for the 2008-09 school year - like the one awarded in May to Superintendent Wayne Alexander - but are willing to work with the numbers. ...more

August 23, 2008

The county commission is scheduled to hold a hearing on Aug 5 on the reduction of current impact fees by 25 percent for a minimum of 18 months, in order to share in the $20 million state affordable housing fund for first-time home buyers. While this measure is being praised by institutions with ties to the housing industry and it appears by Commissioner Russell's comments on July 15 in the Hernando Today that he agrees, there are numerous things they are not talking about. ...more

July 23, 2008

With three candidates vying for the school board seat currently held by longtime board member and vice chairman Jim Malcolm, they had plenty to say about local teachers' recent request for a 5.5 percent raise. ...more

June 27, 2008

With three candidates vying for the school board seat currently held by longtime board member and vice chairman Jim Malcolm, they had plenty to say about local teachers' recent request for a 5.5 percent raise. ...more

June 26, 2008

As New Port Richey Mayor Scott McPherson noted, last week's decision by St. Petersburg-based commercial developer Grady Pridgen to sell the downtown land on the Pithlachascotee River he owns wasn't a surprise. The decision, however, says a lot about the state of downtown redevelopment. ...more

June 25, 2008