The Spring Lake Improvement District Board of Supervisors are again violating their oaths of office and are not doing the will of the people. They are now asking the state Legislature for broad new powers that through assessment powers would drive many senior homeowners into foreclosure. These are trying times for many seniors who are on fixed incomes. We are nationwide in the greatest financial crunch that America has ever seen. ...more

November 11, 2009

Charter government and impact fees are among the hot-button topics awaiting county commissioners when they meet Tuesday. ...more

November 8, 2009

Exercise may not be the only reason taking the stairs is better for your health than stepping into the elevator. ...more

November 3, 2009

A Fort Lauderdale man only needs to sign a few legal papers to start receiving $179,000 from the state and become the first wrongfully convicted person compensated under a new Florida law. ...more

November 2, 2009

A wrongfully convicted man set to receive $179,000 from the state says he won't sign the compensation documents. ...more

November 1, 2009

State Sen. Paula Dockery will announce a decision next week on whether to enter the governor race and won't comment on the accuracy of a news report that she'll announce she's running. ...more

October 31, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - The demand for the school district's new Pasco eSchool has outpaced expectations, the administrator who oversees it said Tuesday. ...more

October 22, 2009

Your Sept. 15 editorial ("Revisit clinics to cut city's health costs," Our Opinion) on Charlie Miranda's idea to cut city health care costs using worksite clinics reflects one of the fastest-growing trends in America for both employers and government to cut their health care costs. The cost savings can be dramatic, health quality improved, and patient/physician satisfaction is excellent. ...more

September 21, 2009

State Rep. Baxter Troutman and state Rep. Denise Grimsley have to be in the insurance lobbyists' back pocket. The article in Sunday's paper on the unregulated insurance is a complete joke. ...more

September 18, 2009

After enduring criticism that they've been waiting too long, Gov. Charlie Crist and Education Commissioner Eric J. Smith now have formally applied for the state's share of the federal stimulus money for public schools. ...more

April 28, 2009