"Thanks for the memory," sang Bob Hope at the end of his shows. He spoke of good things, but memory can bless or curse. Ideally, we choose our recollections; but we must exert discipline to refuse them when they come unbidden and unwanted. ...more

October 23, 2009

"Hellooo" can anyone up there on Capitol Hill hear me? Probably not with all that bickering going on. You are like a bunch of school kids on the playground, "He did it," "No he did it," "No he did it first." I want to yell "Stop it!" just like I did to my kids. Stop the blame game and get back to work. ...more

April 2, 2009

"Hellooo" can anyone up there on Capitol Hill hear me? Probably not with all that bickering going on. You are like a bunch of school kids on the playground, "He did it," "No he did it," "No he did it first." I want to yell "Stop it!" just like I did to my kids. Stop the blame game and get back to work. ...more

March 29, 2009

When a baseball team leaves one city for another, it's personal. Jobs are lost, lives are changed, and memories become more precious because that's all that gets left behind. So it is for the Cincinnati Reds, who next week will conclude their final spring training here before moving to Arizona. ...more

March 27, 2009

Cash-strapped taxpayers got unwelcome news this week when officials speculated solid waste assessments may go up - and even double - because of delays to the expansion project at the county landfill. ...more

March 13, 2009

A savvy pilot saved at least 155 lives when he guided a disabled US Airways jet to a relatively gentle landing in the Hudson River last week. He also may have protected his airline from the rash of lawsuits that usually follows a plane crash. ...more

January 22, 2009

IRA KAUFMAN'S POWER RANKINGS 1. Titans. No Haynesworth, no Vanden Bosch, no problem. ...more

December 23, 2008

Brown-Waite No Friend Of Hernando County ...more

October 1, 2008

A recent editorial in this newspaper accused the governor and Legislature of engaging in a "con job" to trick citizens, and quoted local government officials cynically twisting the facts to cast blame for the lack of real property tax relief for Florida property owners. ...more

September 26, 2008

Playing Blame Game Regarding "Drivers Cited For Crashes On I-4 Westbound" (front page, Jan. 12): ...more

January 16, 2008