The residents of the Briar Patch development says thanks to New Port Richey City Manager Tom O'Neill and Councilwoman Marilynn deChant for handling problem in timely manner. ...more

February 18, 2009

To keep Americans in their homes nationwide, the true value of homes and the result of the many taxes heaped upon property owners must be a revised undertaking in the very near future. They must be revised. The tax laws on property must be changed to favor ownership, not to discourage ownership. A big part of the housing problem comes from over-zealous public servants who wish to increase their own take home pay and not to the welfare of the public they serve. ...more

January 2, 2009

A program that began quietly a decade ago is attracting close attention now that increasing numbers of veteran workers in state and local governments qualify to get both retirement pay and a big salary. ...more

December 28, 2008

Not that long ago, it was common practice for a neighborhood to take care of the police officer walking their streets. The local grocery helped out with staples, the diner a hot meal, the cafe a cup of Joe. ...more

November 9, 2008

"Double dipping" carries such negative undertones with it that it gives the impression of something illegal or at the very least unethical. After checking into what a local candidate was referring to when she accused her competition of "double dipping" it turned out it was simply receiving a retirement check while actively working. ...more

November 2, 2008

RE:" ISO Rating More Than Meets The Eye, Fire Boss Says," in the July 25 edition of Hernando Today. ...more

July 29, 2008

Here's how things are supposed to work in Tallahassee: lawmakers set direction and bureaucrats make it happen. ...more

June 26, 2008

Mexico City's mayor expressed outrage Saturday that youths as young as 13 were among the dozen people killed in a nightclub stampede and said the officials involved in the police raid that sparked the crush had been suspended. ...more

June 22, 2008

There'll be a whole lotta shakin' goin' on during the annual Hernando County budget hearings that begin in June. ...more

May 7, 2008

Three million kudos to Mr. Ken Wheeler. It does our heart good and makes us fell warm and fuzzy inside when we read how hard our public servants are working on our behalf. Now when we go down to pay our taxes there will be a big smile on our faces and a big thank you sir or madam. ...more

February 15, 2008