"The Income Tax Relief Measure Comes at Expense of Debt" article in last Friday's paper, by Jim Abrams, clearly defines the policy and lack of principles of the Senate regarding tax cuts, spending increases and who pays the bills. Further, to have this White House praise the 100 senators' actions opposing the 435 representatives of the House's action, confirms our bankrupt policy. That this action could have closed loopholes to pay for the $50 billion peoples' programs only confirms that it is the working class wage tax that pays the national debt. The Senate and White House strenuously continue to protect the loopholes in the $200,000 range, which is the rule of thumb when big money is involved. It's a double win strategy for the Republicans in a losing year in that, like Sherman's scorched Earth policy, it leaves little in the treasury for the incoming "public servants," which may or may not be a blessing. ...more

December 11, 2007

So you finally splurged on that sweet plasma high-definition television, snagging it for a bargain $2,000 from an online electronics retailer in the Midwest. ...more

November 16, 2007

It was good to see American Electric Power, which relentlessly fought efforts to clean up its power plants, finally get its comeuppance. ...more

November 10, 2007

Regarding "Put School District On A Consultant Diet" (Our Opinion, Nov. 5): Pretty funny that the school board attorney, Tom Gonzalez, says, "In effect, the district could hire a consultant for any amount of money without seeking bids." ...more

November 8, 2007

County commissioners gave independent trash haulers what they wanted Wednesday evening, voting 4-3 to reject amendments to a trash hauling ordinance that a judge ruled is flawed. ...more

November 8, 2007

County commissioners have received hundreds of phone calls, e-mail messages and faxes in recent days about proposed changes to a trash-hauling ordinance, and lobbying will ratchet up considerably today, when independent haulers are planning demonstrations outside the County Center at 601 E. Kennedy Blvd. ...more

November 7, 2007

Dissension and bitterness surfaced among Florida Democrats on Sunday in the wake of pledges to boycott the state's primary campaign by the leading presidential candidates. ...more

September 3, 2007