All the little old ladies in my social circle here in Zephyrhills have received our first Progress Energy electric bill of 2010. Mine was $275, more than twice any previous amount. That's almost one third of my Social Security check. One friend's bill is over $300 for a single-wide mobile home. ...more

February 17, 2010

Alan R. Waishkey of Port Richey says former Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev had a good crystal ball when he declared in the 1960s, "One day America will wake-up and wonder how it became socialist." ...more

March 21, 2009

Price To Be Paid The Republicans think it's OK to spend hundreds of billions on an unnecessary war but refuse to help pass the economic recovery plan because ..... ? ...more

February 5, 2009

The Problem "The leadership in my department at work has an 'us versus them' approach when working with other departments. ... Efforts by others to address this with the head of our department, as well as with HR human resources, have failed. ...more

February 1, 2009

It's a terrible time to have to think about raising property insurance rates, but a task force set up to make Citizens Property Insurance Corp. the homeowners' insurer of last resort as it was originally intended to be has little recourse. ...more

January 12, 2009

I am the vice president of our homeowners association. We live in villas, not condominiums. Can two married people living together under the same roof both serve on the association's board at the same time? Is there any difference if they are condominiums or villas? ...more

January 11, 2009

Q: Can a board of directors approve a special assessment simply to balance a budget? The members have been assessed what amounts to an additional fiscal quarter because the new board members have determined that there is a shortfall. Shouldn't a full membership vote be required for any assessments not deemed an emergency by the governor? BR, Naples ...more

October 5, 2008

This year's presidential election has fired up so many people that the Florida Division of Elections can't handle the volume of voter registration applications it is receiving, the Secretary of State's office said Wednesday. ...more

September 25, 2008

Theo M. Chastain of New Port Richey says Barack Obama's stance on abortion is courageous. ...more

August 27, 2008

We live in a gated community and are governed by traditional HOA rules and bylaws. ...more

August 21, 2008