Former President Bill Clinton on Sunday delivered to Haitian-Americans and emigres a mixed message of heartbreak and hope. Clinton is making two stops in the Sunshine State, at a Haitian Conference near Miami and the University of Central Florida in Orlando. ...more

August 9, 2009

The residents of East Lake Woodlands seized upon the first ballot in Pinellas County history conducted via conventional mail to brush aside an offer to be annexed by the city of Oldsmar. ...more

March 14, 2009

When it comes to accepting fact; when we're facing inconvenient truths ...more

February 13, 2009

The Tribune is nothing if not relentless in its determination to present a distorted picture of me. The most recent example is Catherine Dolinski's article, which editorialized about my comments regarding public library policies and procedures. ...more

January 3, 2009

Local governments, already trimming expenses a little at the margins because of state-mandated tax cuts, should begin planning for major pruning of low-priority programs. ...more

December 14, 2008

The coming years will, perhaps, be the most difficult in Highlands County government history. Major cuts loom for next year's budget, if projections are accurate, and we believe they are. Deciding where those cuts come from and how to protect essential services vital to the county will require strong leadership, good judgment and an inherent understanding of the direction our county needs to go. ...more

October 10, 2008

The Iraqi government could end this year with as much as a $79 billion cumulative budget surplus, based largely on ever-increasing oil revenue, congressional auditors say. ...more

August 6, 2008

More than 1.1 million dollars donated to the John McCain campaign by Big Oil. ...more

July 31, 2008

Not Even In The Park Regarding "Rays Pitch Logical Finance Plan For Waterfront Ballpark In St. Pete" (Our Opinion, May 17): ...more

May 24, 2008

The City of Sebring has chosen the right way to impose its proposed fire assessments. Make groups of property owners pay proportionally to the fire calls they make, and don't exempt anyone. After the City of Avon Park's harrowing experience to make groups –– initially exempted –– pay their share of the assessment, Sebring has decided that exempting anyone, and later asking for their money, is a bad idea. That's a good policy in making taxation as fair as possible. Fires do not discriminate, be it a church building, a government office or a home, or a vacant lot. And there's no reason why some property owners should be discriminated against when paying this proposed assessment. ...more

May 12, 2008