Links to Lindsay's pet picks ...more

April 23, 2009

For the fifth year in a row, the Florida Legislature is attacking local government control of wetlands permitting, especially aiming at Hillsborough County's Environmental Protection Commission (EPC). In the name of streamlining, legislators maintain that local wetland review duplicates that of other state agencies and is a reason for the state's economic crisis. Ha! ...more

March 19, 2009

Through this new technique, chiropractors now have the tools to help chronic pain suffers find relief. ...more

November 25, 2008

Florida's property appraisers are demonstrating they are more committed to reducing property taxes than Gov. Charlie Crist and lawmakers, who failed in their promise to substantially cut them. ...more

September 11, 2008

In reading the article in the paper on Aug. 28 regarding the "drinking age," it occurred to me that there is a very simple solution to this question. ...more

September 5, 2008

A 'Declaration of Independence' from imported oil requires only self-evident programs. ...more

July 9, 2008

The Bush administration is working to combat the country's severe housing crisis but there is no simple solution, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Monday, adding that a correction in the housing market is "inevitable and necessary." ...more

January 8, 2008

SEBRING –– Teamwork, fundamentals and playing for the betterment of the team is what basketball is all about, at least that's what Avon Park head coach Luther Clemons is trying to instill in his boys basketball team. And the message might have finally sunk in. The Red Devils ended 2007 on a positive note, defeating the Kissimmee Gateway Panthers 41-34 in the final day of the Jim Taveniere Holiday Tournament on Saturday, and in the process, may have found the blue print for success. ...more

December 31, 2007

The state constitution wisely provides that every 20 years, a panel of experts must review how Florida collects and spends our money. This year the re-evaluation has begun with the state voters eager for fundamental change yet confused by a ballot measure that doesn't get the job done. ...more

December 9, 2007

Bucs coach Jon Gruden doesn't count yards. He counts turnovers instead because he's learned through the years that it's usually the turnovers that determine the winners and losers in the NFL. ...more

October 30, 2007