According to a News Service of Florida report, a lot of Florida business owners are holding their breath, waiting to see if legislators start cutting sales tax exemptions. We understand the anxiety, but that's exactly where they should look first when trying to figure out how to deal with a $2.3 billion and growing deficit. ...more

December 21, 2008

Long-time Tribune readers won't be surprised to see we believe that Sen. John McCain is the best candidate for president of the United States. ...more

October 19, 2008

County Commission hopeful Ramon Gutierrez picked up the endorsement of the Hernando County Taxpayers Alliance this week. ...more

September 19, 2008

John McCain might not be the world's greatest orator, but in accepting the Republican presidential nomination Thursday night, he communicated a solid, straightforward and confident vision for how to move the nation forward. ...more

September 6, 2008

Compassionate conservatism began with some questions: Is it possible to apply conservative and free-market ideas - school vouchers, the promotion of community and faith-based institutions, the encouragement of wealth-building and social mobility - to the task of helping marginalized Americans? In the wake of liberal failures, do conservatives offer any hope to addicts and the homeless, to disadvantaged children in need of mentors and adequate education, to citizens living among the broken glass of durable poverty? ...more

June 7, 2008