Residents brought their concerns over a wide range of issues, including roads, proposed bridges and snipe signs, to County Commissioner Rose Ferlita at a meeting of the Concerned Citizens of Gibsonton last week. ...more

January 19, 2008

Nice study, but the timing is wrong. ...more

January 16, 2008

Nice study, but the timing is wrong. That was the message delivered Tuesday afternoon by members of the Hernando County School Board to a roomful of concerned citizens during a workshop in which members opted to ignore a recent recommendation to raise education impact fees. ...more

January 16, 2008

As if our communities and lives weren't complicated enough, a new threat has been emerging over the last two years. The threat is called "Cheese." Unlike store bought cheese, this cheese can kill you. This cheese is a concoction of Mexican black-tar heroin and nighttime cold medicine. When mixed together, it resembles grated Parmesan cheese. ...more

November 12, 2007

October is on course to record the second consecutive decline in U.S. military and Iraqi civilian deaths and U.S. commanders say they know why: the U.S. troop increase and an Iraqi groundswell against al-Qaida and Shiite militia extremists. ...more

October 24, 2007

The 'river of fire' is hot again, with leaders of community groups on the north and south banks scrambling to get information after two plans involving the Alafia became public a few weeks ago. ...more

October 18, 2007

Compost And Recycle At a time when local governments are tightening their belts, and as our good governor leads the fight to reduce emissions, Pasco County is looking at a costly, taxpayer-funded expansion of an incinerator that spews poisonous greenhouse gas emissions. ...more

September 19, 2007

An ad hoc committee has been appointed by our county commission to make recommendations regarding the Lake Denton boat ramp fiasco. The committee makeup includes two Lake Denton residents, one retired scuba diver instructor and four concerned citizens. None of which appear to directly represent the interests of boaters for which the boat ramp is designed to serve. ...more

September 7, 2007