In the hours before Election Day, as inevitable as winter, comes an onslaught of dirty tricks - confusing e-mails, disturbing phone calls and insinuating fliers left on doorsteps during the night. ...more

November 2, 2008

Every so often, not just every four years, but in a seemingly endless succession of election years, we're deluged, bombarded, and swamped with political posturing and pontificating. Each side tries to convince us poor ignorant peasants that their candidate walks on water and will make the civilized world safe from all predators while their opponent, if elected, will bring us to the brink of extinction. ...more

September 13, 2008

In a presidential election year where both sides claim to be candidates for change, there's little new in the nastiness of the campaign. Comments concerning "lipstick on a pig" are being thrown around as if one of the candidates just stated he would declare war on North Korea if elected. It's ridiculous, and too many people are being whipped into a frenzy over it. ...more

September 12, 2008

Mary J. Shields of New Port Richey proud of young people who vote. ...more

August 16, 2008

A Teamsters' representative has fired off a letter to the county administrator asking him to respect the rights of 12 employees who are actively engaging in union-organizing activity. ...more

June 19, 2008

12 COUNTY EMPLOYEES ARE HEADING LOCAL EFFORTS ...more

June 18, 2008

There is no mudslinging or million-dollar war chest. No party nominations, dirty tricks or battles for key endorsements. ...more

January 19, 2008

A top adviser to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York said Wednesday that Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's admission of illegal drug use as a young man could threaten his electability and be seized on by Republicans if he won the Democratic presidential nomination. ...more

December 13, 2007