Florida's Republican Party chairman took a swipe at Democrats on Saturday during his party's annual meeting, saying they should apologize for disenfranchising voters during the state's primary election. ...more

February 3, 2008

A redneck was stopped by a game warden in Central Mississippi recently with two ice chests full of fish. He was leaving a cove well-known for its fishing. The game warden asked the man: "Do you have a license to catch those fish?" "Nawsir" replied the redneck. "I ain't got none of them there licenses. You must understand these here are my pet fish." "Pet fish?" ...more

January 31, 2008

Say what we will about the crush of political advertisements on television and radio and the madcap statewide barnstorming by GOP frontrunners hoping Florida launches them insurmountably toward the nomination, this culminating day should prove fascinating. ...more

January 29, 2008

Thousands of people in Highlands County, apparently in record numbers, took advantage of early voting and cast their ballots. That's good because it reduces the number of people who show up on election day, which reduces congestion at the precincts. The Presidential Preference Primary Election is Tuesday. Democrats and Republicans are choosing their party's nominee. All citizens can vote for or against a constitutional amendment for a property tax cut. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. ...more

January 27, 2008

Only 51 percent of likely voters said this week that they plan to vote for Amendment 1, 9 percentage points short of the threshold for passing it. ...more

January 26, 2008

SEBRING –– Highlands County's two longest serving public officials, one elected and the other appointed, are speaking out strongly against Amendment 1 on Tuesday's primary election ballot. "It doesn't fix the problem; it is not tax reform for the long term ... and it's just a Band Aid when what we need is complete major surgery on the way in which we tax property in Florida," said Guy Maxcy. With 16 years and counting on the county commission, he is by far the longest serving current county commissioner. "I am going to vote 'no' on this proposed state amendment because the amendment, as Commissioner Maxcy put it, is an attempt to take some options away from local government," said Carl Cool. "And, all of the inequities in the current property tax situation, this amendment would only increase and expand those inequities." ...more

January 25, 2008

Steve Byle never has been afraid to tell the Pasco County Commission - or anyone else - what he thinks of them or what they're doing. ...more

January 15, 2008

Republican Bobby Jindal was sworn in Monday as Louisiana's 55th governor, and moved quickly to make good on a campaign promise to clean up the corrupt image of this hurricane-battered state. ...more

January 15, 2008

Voters who've made up their minds about property taxes and who want a say in their party's nomination for the presidential election may vote early in Pasco County starting today. ...more

January 14, 2008

Which way will Hernando go? The conscientious among the electorate will begin to answer that question on Monday, the first day of early voting for the Jan. 29 presidential primary election. ...more

January 12, 2008