Outspoken sports radio host Dan Sileo was back on the air this morning, a week after he was suspended by WDAE, 620 AM, and the station retracted his report about the finances of the Glazer family. On Oct. 29, Sileo quoted a "friend" who works with the Securities and Exchange Commission as saying the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' owners lost $440 million in the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme. He also surmised that the Bucs were for sale. ...more

November 6, 2009

Tampa Bay Buccaneers co-chairman Joel Glazer today called a radio station's report that his family lost millions in the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme "irresponsible" and "slanderous." ...more

October 29, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist has signed a bill designed to strengthen Florida's investor protection law. ...more

July 1, 2009

"The better the villain," Alfred Hitchcock said, "the better the movie." And in the epic production that is the United States of America, we have followed that advice since the earliest settlers landed. For every hero the American story factory produces, a vivid new villain comes off the assembly line in short order. ...more

April 2, 2009

We live in a world filled with scandal and corruption, at least that's what some people believe. And some folks make the same claims right here in Highlands County. In fact, they thrive on making such claims and insinuations. Sometimes there is a hint of truth in what they say, but mostly it's blatantly untrue. The damage, however, is real whether it's true or not, and it's up to all of us to keep the conspiracy seekers at arm's length. ...more

March 25, 2009

One person likened a proposed stimulus plan for Hernando County to a Ponzi scheme the likes of which disgraced investor Bernie Madoff would be proud. ...more

February 12, 2009

Our country is in the throes of a very unstable economy of which there is no solution except to delay the inevitable collapse of things we have become accustomed to — primarily having everything we want right now. ...more

February 12, 2009

Hernando County Commissioners recently approved a $12 million increase in our 2009 budget. ...more

January 14, 2009

Hey, did you hear? Santa Claus is laying off Rudolph after the big night. ...more

December 21, 2008