What better place to observe Halloween than some woods in the dead of night, state park leaders figured. ...more

October 23, 2009

The bosses in Tallahassee dropped the interim label last week. Toby Brewer is now the official manager at Weeki Wachee Spring State Park, becoming the second person to hold that position since the roadside attraction was taken over by the state last November. ...more

October 21, 2009

PORT RICHEY – Sod has been laid along the recently constructed entrance on U.S. 19 for Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park, but the construction project still has a long way to go. ...more

June 25, 2008

Two controlled burns authorized by the Department of Forestry are burning nearly 200 acres in Pasco County today. ...more

February 20, 2008

In answer to Mr. Boyce about Republicans. It may come as a complete shock to Mr. Boyce that all politicians play that game, including Democrats. Let Mr. Boyce name one Democrat that hasn't flip-flopped when expedient to do so. It is something we have to live with. Let the buyer beware. Mr. Boyce states, "Republicans agree on continuing the war until we have victory." Is there something wrong with that? There is no proof that "The number of people living in poverty has grown during this administration." Most Americans have one or two cars and a couple of television sets. This is not "poverty." Jobs and factories began leaving this country during the Clinton Administration. Clinton was the one pushing Nafta. The only thing Democrats promise to do is to repeal tax breaks and to add considerable more taxes to already strained Americans. Democrats just can't wait to impose their "social programs" on the rest of us, and that means more and more new taxes. ...more

February 9, 2008

Prescribed burns such as the one that on Tuesday sent a plume of smoke heading skyward from Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park help maintain the park's ecological balance, the park's manager says. ...more

January 11, 2008

I am a Democrat. I wish George W. Bush and his family a good life. As president however he is: 1. Incompetent 2. Arrogant 3. Has misled the government and the people of this country with errors and lies. If you believe that you, or your family, and our country are better off than we were seven years ago, I don't think you need read any further. ...more

January 10, 2008

Lynne Marie Flareau had two docks and a boat lift installed several years ago at her home on Fifth Isle in the Gulf-front Leisure Beach community. ...more

December 27, 2007

Baby boomers are quitting the work force, so Wall Street's going to work. Its latest pitch: "payout" mutual funds that provide retirees with regular income. These funds come on the heels of a slew of new income-generating insurance products, including immediate-variable annuities, "longevity insurance" annuities and tax-deferred variable annuities with living benefits. ...more

December 9, 2007

Surrounded by blood-splattered walls and dead bodies, these newshounds were startled even in the light of day. ...more

September 24, 2007