If it's a shock to pay $60, or even $100, to fill up your gas tank, you better get used to it. ...more

June 12, 2008

How do you spell political leadership, prosperous economy, and national security? Two words spell all of the above, energy independence. ...more

June 5, 2008

SEBRING — There are lots of interesting things to know about Hal Valeche. He was a carrier pilot in the Vietnam War who trained at Mirimar Naval Station. He was a Wall Street investment banker. He got into Yale at 16. But even more interesting is how well versed he is on "American Idol." After being interviewed at Inn on the Lakes, he stood out front and asked which contestant had the greatest chance of winning. ...more

May 29, 2008

Michael N. Mattia, Tarpon Springs, oil drilling, Artic National Wildlife Refuge, Congress, Gulf of Mexico ...more

May 24, 2008

Energy Independence The next time you cuss out the gas pump, stop and think of those who have caused this problem. ...more

May 11, 2008

SEBRING — As the country moves toward energy independence, central Florida will be a key region, U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney told county school board officials and administrators. "This is going to transform Highlands County," he said Thursday. "We believe that we are going to generate over 10,000 high-paying jobs in this region in the next 10 years." ...more

February 22, 2008

The best bang for the buck is to "stop the bleeding, stop the war." Bring the troops home from all nations. We can no longer be the world's policeman. We have bases all over the world that we can no longer support, short of borrowing millions of dollars a day, which is destroying us financially. The best that America can do for the entire world is to stabilize our financial institutions. The entire world's economy is tied to the American economy. America must re-build its own industries and its infrastructure, not of other nations with the American tax dollar, as well as borrowing money from other nations at huge interest. We must also work toward energy independence, which is the biggest cause of a failed economy. The many regulations that were put in place to regulate financial institutions for the last two decades have been ignored and have created criminal lending practices. These have happened under the watch of both political parties. This illegal lending will create a huge tax bill for all Americans. ...more

February 1, 2008

SEBRING — Most people cringe when they open the dreaded electric bill — especially during the summer months. That's not the case for Robert Seybolt of Sebring. "I was very, very happy," Seybold said of the $48 bill. "I used to pay $130 to $140 a month. "I think anyone would be happy." Seybolt is sold on solar power. He has solar yard lights, a solar ventilator fan and solar charger on his boat. ...more

January 27, 2008

Wayne Dofflemyer of Bayonet Point says ethanol is a false god on the road to energy development. ...more

January 15, 2008

California sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday for denying the state's first-in-the-nation greenhouse gas limits on cars, trucks and sport utility vehicles, challenging the Bush administration's conclusion that states have no business setting emission standards. ...more

January 3, 2008