LAND O' LAKES - Teachers and other Pasco County School District employees would get one-time pay supplements but no raises or step increases under a tentative contract agreement announced Friday. ...more

November 4, 2009

A law meant to protect the voting rights of deployed troops and other Americans overseas is forcing at least a dozen states to consider holding primaries earlier or to negotiate another plan federal officials will accept. ...more

November 2, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Teachers and other Pasco County school district employees would get one-time pay supplements but no raises or step increases under a tentative contract agreement announced Friday. ...more

October 31, 2009

Deron Mikal, Commander of the Brooksville chapter of Disabled American Veterans, was honored recently at the DAV National Convention in Denver. ...more

October 4, 2009

Even in a time of seemingly endless economic gloom, hard times can actually be good times for some professional fields. Take career education, for instance. "When times turn downward and people cannot find jobs, they look for training opportunities," said Dr. Arthur Keiser, whose family started Keiser University in 1977. Today, Keiser University and Keiser Career College has about 15,000 students at several locations throughout the state and online. The school has opened its newest campus, in West Pasco. ...more

March 25, 2009

Kevin Beckner, Hillsborough County's first openly gay commissioner, is about to reopen the potentially explosive issue of giving health care benefits to the domestic partners of county employees. ...more

January 16, 2009

A public records request of all 67 school districts in the state relating to school employee health insurance coverage has been upheld by the State Attorney General. ...more

November 16, 2008

A healthy economy is key to America's strength. John McCain has a plan to keep our economy strong. It includes real benefits for the middle-class worker. For example, the elimination of the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) would save 25 million middle class families nearly $60 billion in a single year. McCain would double the personal exemption for dependents from $3,500 to $7,500. McCain would maintain the income and investment tax rates at their current level, which is the key to insuring economic growth of small business and entrepreneurs. McCain would allow for immediate deductions on the purchase of equipment (rather than depreciation over several years.) This will spur new jobs and innovation. Looking to stop the tide of businesses having to outsource their operations, McCain would make the United States the best place to start and run a business and make products by reducing the federal corporate tax rate from 35-25 percent. ...more

October 18, 2008

Finally, an accelerating trend in health care insurance that's good news for many parents. ...more

June 22, 2008

East To The Rescue Last week my son graduated with his GED from Nature Coast High School. My family had looked forward to this night. My camera's batteries ran out before the evening was over. One of your photographers, Bob East, was nice enough to let me have two batteries. ...more

June 4, 2008